It's Heating Up

After reaching out to the alum, we learned why they decided to contribute to our school, and why it happened so unexpectedly. This alum is a shark in the AC/Heater business, and has made quite a profit by installing units into people’s homes. When asked the question “Why Masterman?” they replied, “I was thinking about ways that I could really make a difference in the heating world. I was sitting at my desk, pondering what I could do to make an impact in my community. Then, I remembered! Flashbacks rushed through my head: I was in fifth grade and sitting in Mrs. Gray’s class, sweating through my t-shirt. That’s when I knew I had to go back to my Masterman roots!” So, the alum is funding this installation through their company, Ocean AC/Heating Installations.

This new system will make the air temperature controllable throughout the entire school, from the basement to the fifth floor. There are some special features that will really cater to the student and staff needs, and they are very unique. In each room, there is a thermostat with a screen. Students will mark their attendance using a touch ID on the thermostat, automatically entering it into the gradebook. At the beginning of the school year, students will fill out a Google form where they indicate their ideal indoor temperature. After all the students have entered the classroom, the thermostat takes the average of all the students and teacher’s ideal temperatures and sets the climate of the room. I asked for a few teachers' inputs on this concept, and Ms. Stanford replied saying, “Well, I think it’s a great idea. A majority of the time, it is way too hot in all of the classrooms, and it makes teaching so much more difficult. Hopefully, all the technology will work out, it seems like a complicated system.” Construction will begin in the summer, and I am speaking for everyone when I say I think we are all very excited to come back to a new, cool Masterman building!