Science rooms at new Sandy High School take a leap forward

By Garth Guibord

The Sandy Post, Feb 2, 2010

The floor plan of the new high school’s science wing.

contributed photo

The new Sandy High School is set to open in fall 2012. As we prepare to greet the new building and say farewell to a school that served area students for decades, The Post will offer a monthly look into the classes and opportunities we can expect from the new one.

The hallways in Sandy High School that house the science rooms have a reputation that stinks – literally.

“The smell of dead animals all the time all throughout the hallways is not the best smell in the world,” said Kyza White, 18, a senior who knows the smell all too well, thanks to the numerous classes she’s taken, including astronomy, oceanic science, botany and zoology.

But improved ventilation will be one of a number of differences the science classrooms will enjoy when the new Sandy High School opens. And while a less offensive odor will be a dramatic difference, the size of the new classrooms also will be a major improvement.

The current high school has four full-size science classrooms, but the new school will have eight. That means that teachers, such as science department coordinator Byron Ball, won’t be forced to split up classes and have some students work out in the hall by necessity. In fact, teachers will be able to do just that intentionally, by opening up the classroom wall that faces the hallway and creating a 30-foot open space, integrating the hall into the classroom.

“When you’re doing physical science labs … you can spread out and have half a class in here and the other half in the hallway, but you still feel like you’re in the classroom,” Ball said.

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