Renovations

The pictures in the renovations plans slideshow do not look like anything I would expect Deerfield to be capable of having. In recent weeks, I have come to realize how truly horrible our facilities are. Despite having an average ACT score of 26 and a graduation rate of 99.8%, it seems like Deerfield has the worst facilities out of any of the schools in the North Shore. We don't have a good heating/air conditioning system, the windows don't work, our PERC is full of old and rusty machinery, and many rooms look outdated and unkept. It's absolutely ridiculous that people aren't willing to pay seven extra cents a day because they think their taxes are too low. We live in a nice town and want to maintain our reputation; in addition, real estate prices don't matter unless you're selling your house right now. If we make our school more desirable and more people move here in the future, real estate prices will go up, if anything. We students aren't asking for iPads or Segways to take us from our classes; we're asking not to have to learn in stuffy classrooms with outdated facilities. That's all. And I don't think that's too much to ask for.