Have you ever noticed the 26 ¾ room in the lower B wing?

Originally, it was just a chemistry storeroom, until Jennifer Brazier, a former science teacher, decided to change it to a useful space for science students.

“She actually spearheaded that whole process of taking all the chemistry chemicals and also determining which ones we don’t need anymore, and getting rid of them, and then moving everything in that room so that we have extra space,” said science teacher Matthew Briggs.

Since then, this auxiliary room has been used by agriculture classes, Geoscience, and Briggs’s classes when his classroom was in the lower D wing. Currently, it is being used by Geoscience for their stream tables labs.

Another interesting characteristic of the auxiliary room is its name. The science department’s jokes and the order of the preexisting room numbers led to the room being numbered 26 ¾.

“Mr. Elizondo, his room is under the stairs, so we were joking that the platform that goes to Hogwarts should be the name of the auxiliary room,” said Briggs. “So that’s how it got its name as a joke. But now they permanently actually put it on there.”

However, this whimsical name might be changed soon, as the room will be remodeled for the next school year. The current room will be split up into two, and glass walls will be installed. 

“I’m not sure which one gets to be 26 ¾,” said Briggs. “So I don’t think they’ll keep it, but it’ll be interesting to see what future name they’re going to give it.”

The new rooms will be designed for student use with research and independent study in mind.

“Spaces for them to do those different independent projects is really important,” said Briggs.

Although there will be significant changes to the 26 ¾ room, it will continue to be a helpful space for students.