Fall Home Improvement
“If you could make any improvements to your home, what would they be?”
Scott Mitchell Johnson talked to pupils at Zippel Elementary School.
Alexis Simpson
Grade: 3
Age: 8
“I would like a bigger bedroom because I’m kind of squished, and I would like a bigger house. I would like some organizers or a toy box to keep my stuff neat, and I would also like to have any kind of animal because I like animals. A frontyard or a backyard would also be nice … that way I could play outside with my friends and family.”
Andrew Kirk
Grade: 3
Age: 8
“I might paint the house blue and have a garage. I wouldn’t do much to my bedroom because I like it the way it is, but I might make it a little bigger. I might get a go-cart. I might either go out and find a little track that I’d ride it on, or if I do have a big yard out in the back, I’d probably just ride it there.”
Nick Powers
Grade: 4
Age: 9
“I’d make a basement so it would be a work room and a game room. I’d also have a bigger garage. We have a two-car garage now, but only room for one car. We have a doghouse in the garage and one outside, so a garage big enough to put both cars in would be good.”
Hailey Cameron
Grade: 4
Age: 9
“I’d like to put a pool inside and have a second story floor. Upstairs I’d put a playroom, a laundry room instead of doing it in the basement, and the bedrooms. I’d also want my very own computer room.”
Levon Francis
Grade: 5
Age: 10
“I’d change my home into a mansion with 112 rooms. There would be water beds, big, flatscreen TVs, and a lot of Hummers. I’d have a big bedroom. I’d still live in Presque Isle though.”
Erin Ackerson
Grade: 5
Age: 10
“I’d make it so we could have a ladder coming out from our top window so if we had a fire, I could get out safely. We’d also have an alarm at our house if someone tried to get in. I’d also have a swimming pool in my backyard, and I’d have my own room so I wouldn’t have to share it with my 13-year-old sister.”
