DIY Week 1

DIY PROJECT

Team Room Re-model

       For the DIY project, Sarah Yao, Conner Reilly, and I have decided to demolish the disgusting, out-of-date, and dangerous "team room" for swimmers that spend time during meets and while waiting for practice in there. It is in desperate need of some TLC and a complete remodel. Conner has been impaled by random sharp objects sticking out of the couches and from the walls. Speaking of the couches, there are springs and stuffing spewing out of them that further dirties the room. Additionally, there are years of pictures dating back to 1998 lying on the floor and wishing to be hung up on the wall. Also, the coaches have to set up a table each time they want to set up the projector for a presentation. The door doesn't work, the carpet is disgusting, it's unpainted, and the curtains consist of make-shift towels; it needs help. That is where we come in. 

Coach Nichols

      I have already begun the first step for the project this week. I discussed all of our plans with the swim coach here at FVHS, Mike Nichols. He thought that it was a fantastic idea and even gave some input on how to accomplish it, what days we should work, and additional things that he can do to try to of set the cost. He suggested that we should call local companies to sponsor just like how the baseball and track teams are sponsored by Under armor. 

Here are the plans of what we have to do so far: 

• New couches
• shelves
• TV
• curtains
• carpet
• paint
• organize equipment room
• hang pictures
• projector mount

       This may seem like a hefty list...and one might ask, "How are three high school students going to pay for all of this?" We have decided to call companies for sponsorship, we have money from the booster board, and we can sell some of the materials already in the room. Also, we don't need to hire anyone to do the manual labor because we can organize a deck day to get the team working and we are three very able teenagers. 

     Our mentor will be Coach Nichols along with the deck manager Mr. Knott. The schedule will rely a lot on away swim meets. We have to do the demolition on the weeks when people won't be using the room and we can keep people out. A lot of the actual work wont begin for a few weeks but we will be planning what to buy and how to get it for a few weeks.