Bathroom Issues

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Published: February 13, 2023 February 13, 2023

By Ruvi Romero

Students are unable to use the bathrooms on campus due to broken toilets and missing toilet paper.

“Sometimes when I go to the bathroom, I must wait to use the stall because most of the toilets are out of order and the ones that are working are being used by another student. This is a problem because sometimes I really need to use it. My teacher gives me 5 minutes or less to use the bathroom. Sometimes it is impossible to use it between that time. Depending on the location of the classroom, it can take a student 1-2 minutes just to arrive and another two to use it depending on what they are going to do.”

This seems to not be the only problem regarding the bathrooms at the school. Several students at the school mentioned that the bathrooms are missing toilet paper and soap.

“When I go to the bathroom, I must make sure that there is toilet paper in the stall that I am going to use. There have been times where I would be in a rush to use the bathroom and I do not realize that there is no toilet paper in the stall, so I must ask my friend to get some from another stall and pass it to me. There is also a lack of soap. When I go to wash my hands there is a soap bottle with 5% soap and 95% water. The custodians fill the bottle with water instead of getting a new bottle of soap. It makes me feel dirty.”

Students claim that the bathrooms should be bigger and that it lacks sanitation.

“Most of the time the bathrooms are nasty. There are only two bathrooms that I think are clean. I use the bathroom twice a day, so it makes me feel uncomfortable.”

“I avoid using the bathroom because they smell strange. The bathroom stalls are also ridiculously small. It can be claustrophobic for tall people like me and heavy students.”

“The other day I went to the bathroom, and I was greeted will an awful smell. There are 4-5 stalls in a bathroom and 3 of them were out of order and the other one did not have toilet paper, so I had to use the stall that was on the far left. As I entered the stall the awful smell got stronger, and I saw urine all over the floor. It appeared as if it had been there for hours or days. I had to take off my skirt and hang it on the door so it would not touch the urine. After that day, I try to avoid using that bathroom.” The students hope to be heard so that a change can take place and make these problems disappear.

Miss IEKHS 2023

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Published: February 17, 2023 February 17, 2023

Miss IEKHS is finally back in action with our show stopping contestants J’Naiya Squiabro, Aniyah Rodriguez, Shameya Benjamin, and Kyra David. 

After nearly six years of being deprived of a Miss IEKHS, the school is buzzing with excitement. On January 20^th, 2023, during one of this year’s first pep rallies, the entire school screamed and cheered them on as they masqueraded in their luscious outfits and wooed the crowd with their speeches. Expressing excitement, an IEKHS students said, “I am very excited about the show! I can’t wait to see all the girls in their outfits.”

It is expected, many people will attend the show on February 25^th at IEKHS in the cafeteria at 6:30 pm. The contestants will again dress in different outfits like sportswear and swimwear, introduce themselves, and woo the judges as best as they can. Then they will finally announce this year's Miss IEKHS.

St.Croix Agriculture Fest 2023

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By Steven Universe Steven Universe

Published: February 28, 2023 February 28, 2023

Many people went to the island of St.Croix for the  51st annual Agricultural fair over the President’s day weekend. 

This year's theme was, “Agriculture:  Growing Today for Tomorrow… You, Me, All Ah We”. Reminding those in attendance that it is everyone’s responsibility to grow on agriculture and get involved in preserving the industry.  The fair attracts close to 30,000 people. Agriculture Commissioner Positive Nelson said, this year’s fair presentation was one of the greatest in recent years after a significant decrease due to hurricane damage and Covid over the last five years. “The energy at the fair this year was dynamic and the wide variety of entertainment continued to feed into that energy,” he said. “ I am just really proud today to be the chairperson of the board that made this happen. We all worked hard, employees especially and it paid off in a big way.” Across the fairground you would see many people walking with their shopping bags filled with Vienna cake, Sugar Cookies, fruit stews, and homemade candies. Children had a great time getting to see the livestock and learn a little about them. Judging was done in categories for foods,drinks, pastries, livestock and plant displays, the results of which will be released later this week.