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Custodians help keep Hastings High School clean, safe and welcoming for students and staff by maintaining classrooms, restrooms and other school facilities throughout the year.
Their responsibilities include vacuuming, taking out trash, cleaning restrooms, changing lights and preparing for school events.
Gabe Haynes, HHS business teacher and coach, said custodians contribute to the school by keeping its facilities sanitary and functional.
“Almost all of their routines are done when no one is around during the day,” Haynes said.
Charles Ferguson, a World History and American History teacher, said custodians help students and staff focus on their daily responsibilities.
“They help create a welcoming and productive environment for students and staff to focus on bettering themselves,” Ferguson said.
In addition to their regular responsibilities, custodians continue maintaining the building during the summer when classes are not in session.
“It was evident that they worked hard during the summer to maintain the building,” Haynes said.
Both teachers emphasized the importance of recognizing custodians for their contributions to the school community.
Ferguson said students and teachers can show appreciation by saying hello, thanking custodians and recognizing their efforts.
“I would say THANK YOU! we don’t say it enough and couldn’t do our jobs well if HHS didn’t have you as part of our community,” Ferguson said.
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