You'll Feel Cold When It's Hot Outside
Monsignor Farrell High School's student body president Andrew Doyle (right), '26, and Thomas Costello, '26, pose in winter clothes during summer as part of a video from this past June celebrating the installation of a new air conditioning system.
2025-26 Marks First School Year with New Air Conditioning Unit
Let's go back to two summers ago, the last weeks of school. You are happy to be leaving school, but you still need to finish finals. Some may panic over them; some may just want to get them over with, but either way, you have spent the whole year preparing for this.
Before going to bed, you check the weather app on your phone. It will be hot -- over 90 degrees. That June, in 2023, saw Farrell students in shorts and sneakers, alongside their usual spring uniform polo, as they completed finals while sweating from the heat.
As seen this past fall, this won't be an issue, thanks to the new air conditioning installed throughout classrooms.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in June 2025 to celebrate the completed installation of Monsignor Farrell's new air conditioning system.
According to Mr. Fisher, '05, Assistant Principal of Academics, faculty members first went to the Board of Trustees, which played a large role in moving the whole process along. After they had approval, the Farrell Family Association (FFA) got to work starting fundraising efforts to pay for the whole ordeal.
Mr. Fisher would like to specifically thank the Board of Trustees, FFA, and student volunteers at the fundraising events to make the air conditioning construction possible. Last year, most funds for Farrell were put towards this air conditioning.
After the funds were gathered, Farrell hired Scaran and Cattello to construct the airconditioning. This process lasted until summer, and no classes were disrupted during the construction process. They did it after school hours, and learning continued as normal.
Monsignor Farrell brought in Scaran and Cattello to help construct the new air conditioning system that is now in place in the school building.
Finally, Mosignor Farrell's air conditioning construction was completed around May, with a ribbon cutting ceremony held. Students everywhere would rejoice, as construction finished just in time for Regents and Finals -- no worry about having blistering heat as another opponent.
Constructing the air conditioning was a large process that will help students in June for years to come. When your finals or Regents exam comes, you will not have to worry about the heat in summer.
The staff of The Lion would like to thank everyone involved in its construction.
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