In classroom F7, there is no doubt that there has been some interesting activity occurring. Doors open and shut with no explanation. The smart board will abruptly stop working, and papers will randomly fall. According to Spanish teacher Anne Timm, there is only one possible explanation for these weird and unexpected occurrences: a ghost.

     “Felipe is the ghost of my classroom,” Timm said. “I blame him for all the weird, unexpected things that happen during class time when I’m trying to teach.”

     Timm views Felipe as a kind ghost, only playing pranks and causing harmless mischief in the classes. 

     “He has friends in here,” Timm said. “He has Oscar the air conditioner, Cynthia la cinta, and Pedro the pencil sharpener, and I think they play around when no one else is in here.”     Timm’s classes do not completely dismiss Felipe and his existence. When he pulls his pranks or ever so slowly opens the door, her classes occasionally say hello to the friendly ghost. 

     “Sometimes [in my classes] we say hola to Felipe,” Timm said. “Then they kind of play along with it. I don’t think they believe me, they play along with crazy maestra. We’ve never celebrated his birthday or anything, or celebrated him for Halloween, but maybe we should, and maybe he’ll stop pranking me. I kind of like his pranks every once in a while, just to remind the class that Felipe is here.”

     The true history behind this strange ghost known as Felipe is still ultimately unknown to Timm and her classes, but that doesn’t mean Felipe doesn’t still visit. He continues to hang around F7, which could be because he has friends, or another reason that hasn’t been discovered by the student body or staff yet. Other uncertainties have arisen in F hall, related to more door slams and unexplained occurrences. Could this friendly ghost be roaming not only the colorful Spanish classroom, but also the other classrooms in F hall? And who should we call?