Something as simple as walking in the hallways should be fairly simple. Unfortunately, this is not the case at Kempsville High School, where students tend to walk slowly, and also take up a lot of space when switching blocks. This can be due to the small hallways and the large population of students here at Kempsville.

After each block, students are given five minutes to get to their next class. With the hallways being crowded, a handful of students are not able to make it on time. This story is important because it is an everyday problem that occurs even multiple times a day for some.

When asked about the slow hallways, Luke Ragle, a senior said, “They make me feel tense and uncomfortable at times with the amount of fights that occur over time.” 

This is a true statement because of how people bump into each other because of the small space, and then it escalates into larger things. 

When asked how he handles the situation, Ragle said, “I usually stay in the courtyard to be in free and open space.” 

Another student interviewed was Angelo Soriano, who is also a senior.“Many people I know have this kind of problem too, where classes are on the opposite side of the school, making it difficult to be in class on time. Like me, they handle the situation by going to the courtyard but there is no way to avoid it when it’s raining,” Soriano says. 

Gavin Carpenter, a junior, said, “I try to just go whatever way it’s moving the fastest. Since I’m a smaller guy, I can move through the hallways pretty easily.” 

This shows that people use their traits to try to avoid the crowded hallways. 

Noah Eddy, a junior, has a different approach to dealing with the crowded hallways. 

“I usually just try to push through people. If that doesn’t work, I’ll go through the courtyard” he said.

In the future, this problem will most likely stay the same. The only way it changes is if everyone is more considerate about how fast they walk.