Features our locker already has:
• Hooks
• Lock
• Air Holes
Things I currently keep in my locker on a typical day:
• Gym bag (preferably needs to be kept away from other things)
• Textbook (needs to be towards the bottom because it’s heavy, and organized by class period)
• Coffee cup (needs to be safe from accidental spilling)
• Notebooks (needs to be kept away from other things so the spiral doesn’t catch on other items and unravel)
• Binders (needs to be organized/ upright so pages don’t fall out of pockets)
Items I wish I could store but don’t have room for:
• Large poster boards from projects
• Musical instruments
Measurements:
Locker:
• Height: 27 inches
• Width: 11 inches
• Depth: 15 inches
Book bag:
• Height: 18 inches
• Width: 11 inches
• Depth: 7 inches
Binder:
• Height: 1 inch
• Width: 10.5 inches
Hallway:
• 13 feet (3 feet taken up with two students standing in front of lockers)
Articles:
Vise, Daniel De. "Students Say Locker Size Is Cramping Their Style." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 2007. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.
This article was about a school in Montgomery County, which has lockers that are much smaller than the standard 12’ by 12’ lockers that they are supposed to have. This has led many students to complain about how much they have to put into their lockers that haven’t evolved basically since their grandparents went to middle school. Nationwide, lockers are typically one to two feet wide and five to six feet high, but locker dimensions vary per region. And locker manufacturers haven’t changed their lockers in any drastic ways for years now, yet the amount students have to carry is increasing a lot.
Jenny. "School Problems." : Jenny: Locker Space. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.
This article is written from the perspective of a student who is writing about her personal experience with lockers at her school, specifically whether or not lockers are too small, or if students are taking unnecessary items to school. In fact, the main reason that student lockers are so small is partially so that students can’t bring their entire wardrobe, and partially so that a student could not fit inside and hurt themselves.
Locker manufacturers:
https://www.newtondistributing.com/Metal-Lockers-Prodview.html
Pros
Taller than your average locker
Strong and durable
Aesthetically pleasing
Cons
Would take up more space in the hallway
http://www.schoollockers.com/gym-lockers/double-tier-ventilated-gym-lockers/double-tier-ventilated-locker.html
Pros
Aesthetically pleasing- comes in various colors
Double ventilated
Two tier
Cons
Expensive
Larger- would take up more space
Would need to be shipped in bulk
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