CCHS Turns to Tents for Classroom Space

The incoming freshmen class for the 2024-2025 school year is the largest the school has welcomed yet, with hundreds of students. CCHS does not currently have enough classroom space for this immense number of students, so administrators came up with a solution: tents in the parking garage.

Charlotte Catholic will cover the top deck of the parking garage with tents for the freshmen to report to for homeroom and classes, so students will no longer be able to park there. Each tent will be a different color for the different types of classes: blue for math, green for science, orange for English, yellow for foreign language, purple for religion, red for history, and white for electives. 

Freshmen will not be allowed to enter the main building during the school day, in the interest of not overcrowding the hallways. They will not be able to get any food from the cafeteria or materials from the school.

Since all classes will be close to each other, freshmen will have two minutes of passing time instead of five. The tents will close when the late bell for class rings, so students who are late will sit in Mr. Telford’s office until the next class. 

Instead of desks, these new “classrooms” will have small carpet squares for students to sit on. Students will not have access to wifi, so they will not be able to use their computers while in tents. Instead, teachers will provide all materials on paper. 

The tents will have no air conditioning or heating system, so students will need to dress accordingly. Additionally, if adverse weather conditions arise, tents will move to the second highest deck of the parking garage for maximum safety. 

Detention will also now use the tents. Administration will require students to take apart the tents at the end of the school day and put them back together the next morning. After they complete this task, they will go back into the building to do work in Mr. Kossmann’s room.

Charlotte Catholic is sure this new initiative will improve students’ daily lives by spreading out classes and giving upperclassmen more room.

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