There are several thousand more students than lockers, so unfortunately many students don’t have lockers. Some students will share a locker with a friend, but many students will go through four years at Tech, never have a locker, and be just fine.

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Lockers are in classrooms, so access to them is limited – only when there is no class being held. So having a locker is actually not that convenient.

For a regular Tech locker (residing inside the classroom), any lock is fine.

For a gym locker, students must use a specific lock which can only be purchased from school. These locks are only used on gym lockers during gym class.

Gym teachers normally don't cut and throw out the the special gym locks. If kids forgot them in the locker-room, they are encouraged to reach out to their PE teacher or seek out Lost & Found to see if their locks are there.

Kids can normally pick up the special gym lock from the SGO store in the cafeteria in the 7th floor.

Students do not need to carry textbooks to school. Tech has purchased enough textbooks so that students can keep their textbooks at home. If a class requires a textbook during class, there are textbooks available for all students in the classrooms.

[PA hint: You may have noticed the “Freshman Backpack” phenomenon, where 9th graders carry massive backpacks loaded with heavy stuff. (Typically 10th-12th graders carry much less stuff.) Some suggestions to lighten the load:

1. Don’t carry textbooks.

2. If it works for your student and meets teacher requirements, don’t use bulky binders. Instead, use a thin notebook and a folder for each class. Six thin notebooks and six folders isn’t much to carry! Use the folders for handouts and homework. When each unit is finished, move the handouts into folders you keep at home – no need to carry tons of paper back and forth all year. Just keep it at home to study for mid-terms and finals.]

On Monday 9/8 and Tuesday 9/9, PE Uniform and PE Locks will be available to purchase via cash in Gym 1 (sponsored by SGO)