The second annual spring cleanup event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18 at MHS. The event will focus on deep-cleaning classrooms and other areas in the building.
Freshman Principal Amy Sturges is in charge of the event and organized the fall break cleanup that ran on Wednesday, Nov. 27 as well as last year’s spring cleanup. She said she hopes the event will help out the six full-time custodians as well as allow students to make a larger impact.
“We wanted an opportunity for students to give back to our school,” Sturges said.
Teams of six students and a staff member will work in a classroom to wipe down tables and chairs, sweep and mop, Sturges said. Students who aren’t in a group will be given a specific area to clean, such as wiping down the windows or cleaning the gym bleachers.
The signup for the event will close Friday, March 14, at 3 p.m. Sturges said only the first 80 students who sign up will be able to attend the event.
“We had so many volunteers the last two times that we had to cap it because I was coming up with tasks as we were going,” Sturges said.
To Sturges, cleanup events extend beyond cleaning the school.
“It’s being a part of something bigger than yourself, coming here and cleaning and being proud of what you did,” Sturges said.
Noelle Kowalski, sophomore, participated in the fall clean up and plans on also participating in the spring clean up as she felt it was a good experience.
“I thought that it was a good moment of team bonding because you split off into groups and worked on each classroom together,” Kowalski said.
Kowlaski describes the clean up as more of a fun activity than just pure work.
“I thought that it was very interactive because you had to really clean up and split up the activities between each other,” Kowalski said.
To form groups, a staff member would state how many students they needed and students would get into groups of that number.
“I might join this year’s spring cleaning because I felt that the fall cleaning was a great experience,” Kowalski said.
Tristan Chambliss, senior, also went to the fall cleanup event with friends from National Honors Society (NHS). Students can use their time at cleanup events towards organizations such as NHS or Key Club.
“I noticed when I came back It made things a lot cleaner and it made the teachers really happy,” Chambliss said.
Although Chambliss will not attend this year’s spring cleanup because he is out of town, he encourages others to volunteer.
“You see your teachers happy when they come back to a clean room,” Chambliss said.
