SEHS Looks Trashed

SEHS Looks Trashed
Marlene Flores
Jaguar Times Writer
Students at SEHS have to pick up after themselves.
The responsibility of keeping this school clean belongs to all students, not just the custodial staff. Students have to help the janitors on campus keep this school clean, so visitors do not criticize it and because students study and learn here. So, why do students want a place that gives us so much, to be dirty and filthy? The school should also be kept clean because students wouldn’t want it infested with rodents and seagulls!
There are many ways to keep SEHS clean and representative of the students. One way to keep campus clean is to recycle. Most classes have recycling boxes. Another way to help is to clean up and throw away all trash and food.
The biggest trash issue seen on campus is after lunch. Students on campus eat lunch and leave the trash expecting the janitors to pick it up. Many students finish eating a snack and just throw the wrapper on the ground.
Some students even throw it at each other and leave it where it lands, instead of picking it up and putting it in the trash bin where it belongs. Peter Alvarado, SEHS plant manager said “When I see a student littering on campus I think to myself and say the [student] aren’t helping themselves because they are making their campus look dirty.” Alvarado said, “The biggest trash issue I find on campus is after lunch and sometimes after school.”
Peter says that where he finds more trash in school is in front of the gym and in the lunch area. “We wouldn’t have birds around on campus if students were to pick up their food after lunch,” said Alvarado.
Keeping the school environment clean is important to both the students and the school. Some students are lazy, but a little effort wouldn’t hurt. Not only are students helping the school, but the earth as well.