Catholic Goes to Chromebooks
- John Wielechowski
- 5 hours ago
- 2 min read
Breaking News: Starting at the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year, Charlotte Catholic High School will be requiring students to exchange their apple macbooks for acer chromebooks. This mandatory switch derives from a new emerging problem in the school as well as issues that have lingered on the minds of administration for the last few years.
The more recent problem for the school is a lack of funds. Recently, Charlotte Catholic announced the beginning of their Capital Campaign. This campaign is designed to generate over $10 million in order to pay for a series of remodeling and construction projects within school grounds. Among these projects include the conversion of the library to create a student-life center, the turfing of the field at Keffer Stadium, and the construction of a new CTE Innovation Center.
In addition to this new Capital Campaign, a belief has arisen among the administration that students are not responsible enough to operate or possess a piece of expensive technology like the apple macbook. According to the IT department, in only the last four years, 101 macbook screens have been cracked, over 300 keys have been lost, and there have been at least 50 recorded incidents of spilled liquids on computers.
Charlotte Catholic administration believes the acer chromebook will be the solution to all the problems the school has been having while using the apple macbook. First, the price difference between the apple macbook and acer chromebook is significant, with the macbook starting around $600 and the chromebook costing only around $160. With this additional money they believe that they will be able to fund their campaign more efficiently.
Second, the acer chromebook is nearly indestructible and when there is an unexpected incident it can be easily fixed. Made of much more durable plastics and metals, this device is not prone to as many scratches from staples, papers, or pencils that may hit it while in a student’s back pack.
The reaction from the student body was immediate. Freshman Smith Perry commented on the change, saying, “I don’t know how I am going to deal with using a chromebook for my remaining three years at Charlotte Catholic. I understand they are more durable and much cheaper, but the picture is very grainy and their connection to the internet is less than sufficient.”
However, it is not just underclassmen who are upset with the change. Seniors Andrew Shepard and Ella Grace Driscoll both wondered why the school couldn’t implement this change after they had graduated. The two had planned on purchasing their macbooks so they could continue to use them in college.
This will be a very difficult and significant change that students will have to adjust to, but the administration believes this drastic action must be taken for the future improvement of Charlotte Catholic.
