By Megan Ellis
The heat makes all sorts of things
function more difficultly; it turns out the students have learned their brain
is included on this list. The students
didn’t need a thermometer the temperature high, the huddle of bodies fighting
for the coveted seat in from of the stationary fan or the way everyone stuck to
their desk seats was enough of an indicator.
On Tuesday, August 28, the student body was released from school two
hours earlier than usual at 1:20 because the school had taken on many the
characteristics of a brick oven. The same
early release was then set into place over the next two days, Wednesday the 29
and Thursday the 30, as the heat continued to oppress the students. The huddle of bodies sitting in front of the
stationary fans in every classroom is an easy indication the heat.
Due to the heat the blood,
sweat, and tears Roadrunners have put into the athletics has included a
disproportionately higher amount of sweat (while the tear count has stayed down
because all the students must conserve any hydration). There isn’t a sporting event that has escaped
the high temperatures. Due to the Sahara-like
conditions of the school, the volleyball game against Winterset that was scheduled
to be played at home in Truro was instead moved over to Winterset. The high temperatures had such an impact that
they actually shorten the cross country race at Dallas Center-Grimes. Instead of running two and a half miles the
girls ran a stumped two miles while boys three miles were sliced to two and a
half miles.
Besides athletic competitions, practices
for sports have been reorganized. Many
of the after school practices have been rescheduled for later hours in the day
or cancelled all together. For middle
school cross country and football, there have even been early morning practices
to compensate for not being able to practice is the unforgiving sun.
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