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Greeley Central students urge board to update 'castle' bathrooms; praise bond-funded parking improvements
Summary
Student representatives from Greeley Central High School told the board Jan. 27 that several student bathrooms are outdated, humid, not fully ADA accessible and sometimes flood; they asked the board to consider bathroom renovations in future bond work and thanked the district for last year's parking-lot repairs funded by a bond.
GREELEY — Students from Greeley Central High School told the Board of Education on Jan. 27 that bathrooms in the historic “castle” portion of the school are outdated, poorly ventilated and in some cases not fully ADA accessible, and they asked the board to consider restroom upgrades in future bond work.
Dante Parlin, a senior and member of the district’s Council of Student Representatives (CSR), said many students avoid using the bathrooms because they are “outdated and aren't the most inviting place to be in the school.” Myla Kyle, Luca Wakefield and Abigail Tovar, all CSR members from Central, echoed the concern and provided additional details: humid, trapped air; frequent flooding in the boys’ bathroom; inadequate feminine‑product dispensers; and soap dispensers that “don't last very long.”
The student delegates commended the board for addressing other building needs: multiple students thanked the board for a bond‑funded repaving of Central’s parking lot, saying the resurfacing improved safety and daily travel through the lot.
Principal Amy Zulof and board members acknowledged the students’ comments and said the district is aware that additional bond work will be required to address building needs beyond prior projects. Trustee Miss Mash said, “We definitely know that we do need an additional bond issue to address some of the things that remain in our building.”
Clarifying detail: students requested “updated bathrooms” and suggested better feminine-product holders and improved ventilation; several CSR members described the issue as widespread across the castle side of the building. They asked the board to “consider this issue for the future” and “hope that continued renovations are considered for future bond issues.”
Ending: Board members thanked the student representatives for presenting their perspectives and said the district will factor building needs into long-term planning and potential future bond agendas.
