Student Poll- Backpack or Locker?

Written by: Noelle Hanek

With so many classrooms in such a large school and with limited time between each bell, strategies must be conducted in order to make it on time to each class with the least amount of struggle. This leaves students with a choice between hauling belongings in backpacks or storing them in lockers. A poll was conducted asking 25 Sparta High School students from all four grade levels whether they used their backpacks or their lockers during the school day. The chart below contains the results graphed. 21, (or 84%) of the students asked told The Oracle that they use their backpacks only, and never their lockers. Four students claimed to use both interchangeably, depending on what day it is. Lastly, zero percent of the students asked said that they use their lockers alone.

From my perspective as a student here at Sparta High, these results are not surprising at all. I personally use my backpack each day, because it would be quite difficult to go all the way upstairs from my locker, and then back to my class in such a short amount of time. The 21 students in the poll most likely feel the same. To many, lockers are pretty much useless. However, lockers can be helpful for students to store extra belongings they have instead of carrying them around all day. This can include coats, lunches, projects, supplies, and more. Some students may also have classes near their lockers. In fact, a good amount of students keep their afternoon class subject material in their lockers and switch it out with their morning class material during lunchtime. Others can fit everything easily into their backpack the whole day.

 For the incoming freshmen reading this article, lockers are not as necessary as they were in middle school. However, each individual student is different, meaning different strategies may work better for one person than another.

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