CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — With his classmates miserable in the recent unseasonable heat wave, 9-year-old Abram Barker decided to take matters into his own hands.
Kettle Lake Elementary school near Caledonia was one of many schools enduring temperatures above 90 degrees. Some schools resorted to half days or blasting fans, but Abram had a better idea.
On Monday, he brought in a homemade air conditioning unit to his fourth-grade class. The simple design consisted of one large Rubbermaid container, 40 frozen water bottles, some towels, a fan and a couple of 2-liter bottles. The unit managed to cool the classroom by several degrees.
Abram’s teacher Kelly LaCroix said she had been encouraging her students to find creative ways to beat the heat, but Abram went above and beyond.
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