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By KRISTI PENDLETON
and KELLI SISK
Rappahannock News Contributing Writers
As students at Rappahannock County High School, we are well aware of the insufficient facilities that are a part of our education. Much has been said about the inadequacy of the building, but no one can truly understand until they spend time trying to learn in this environment.
In order for the public to visualize the type of educational environment their children are experiencing, we must start with the basic facts.
There are 12 numbered classrooms, including one split in half by a temporary wall (9A and 9B), a home economics room, one science lab, a shop and four modular units.
Room 1 is disguised as a math room. It’s true that calculus and algebra are taught in that room, but during lunch the room provides space for the students who can’t fit in our cafeteria, and who don’t want to sit on the floor in the hall. There is also a small (and we emphasize small) computer room in the back, separated from Room 1 by a constructed wall.
The lunchroom is not only a poor excuse for a lunchroom; it is also an inappropriate place for a study hallclassroom. And when desperation
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