NPHS reacts to heatwave
On Sept. 4, the temperature in Thousand Oaks reached 109 degrees fahrenheit, creating a a significant spike in a week and a half long heatwave. NPHS Principal Stephen Lepire explained how this affected the school. “We’ve been advising the PE teachers to be cautious about what [they’re] doing. We had a power outage over the weekend in Newbury so the [AC] system shut off and it takes a while to get it working again,” Lepire said.
Lepire explained further effects of the heat. “The only event that was canceled was a girls JV tennis match,” Lepire said. Frosh/soph football coach Darin Erickson described how most sports continue in spite of the heat. “We are just trying to be very cognizant to be prepared, so the kids are hydrating a lot, they’re putting a little extra salt on their foods, but CIF is careful to watch the temperature,” Erickson said.
ASG President Sophia Di Stephano outlined the difficulties of holding events in this weather. “The heat [and] the wind definitely affects our plans.” Di Stephano said, “It was hard to get students to participate [in games] because everyone was hiding in the shade.”
Most plans and school events resisted the heat and remained unchanged, but the school is prepared in the event that the AC stops working, as it did in some classrooms. “When we have an issue arise, we just work with the school district and our custodial team to get it fixed as quickly as possible,” Lepire said.
