Now that it’s a new year and the start of the second semester at Venice High, two Oarsman staff members went around campus and asked a variety of faculty and students what improvements they would like to see at Venice High.

Eduardo Lopez, 9th Grade: “I’m fine with how things are. I really settled down. The teachers are really nice. It’s a cool school, but if I really had see something change it’s the boys bathroom. It stinks in there.”

Ms. Greene, English Teacher: “I would like to see my AP students work harder so that they can excel on the AP exam!”

Jesse Fabian, 10th Grader: “Some of us are immature, a lot of people spit off the bridges or they’ll throw Pop-Tarts in the hallways. I don’t want this to affect our future, such as Grad Nite or graduation. It gives us a bad reputation at Venice because of this.”

Isaac Gomez, 10th Grader: “I would really like it if I was able to contact my counselor easier, because I really want to stay on track.”

Esther Waters, 11th Grader: “Cleaner restrooms because it stinks and no one takes care of it in there, and there’s always people throwing things at lunch.”

Adeniji Stevens, 12th Grade: “The school is fine overall. I think there’s a lot of good things here. We have good teachers and I even like the vending machine options. But there is one thing that I want to see changed; and that’s the bathrooms. Through all of my four years in Venice, the bathrooms have always been the worst.”

Abby Barron, 12th grader: “I would like to see cleaner restrooms, especially in the gender neutral restroom because I always go into stalls and there is pee on the floor. I’d also like for the organization to be better in the counseling office.”

John Bruno, Math Teacher: “I would like to see all the changes (construction) be done with, so we can get back to teaching. I’ve been in this bungalow for 17 years and I don’t want to be uprooted. Other than that, I’m pretty happy with everything else.” (The bungalows by the football field are going to be demolished and new ones built.)