Saint Veronica Catholic School is a private parochial school

Parochial school

A parochial school is a school that provides religious education in addition to conventional education. In a narrower sense, a parochial school is a Christian grammar school or high school which is part of, and run by, a parish.-United Kingdom:...

 located in South San Francisco

South San Francisco, California

South San Francisco is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. (Saint Veronica, 2006) The school enrollment is 340 students spanning the grade levels K through 8. The school is located at 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco.

Campus facility

Saint Veronica School's physical plant is characterized by a two story yellow-brick

Brick

A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...

 building set back off the roadway in a campus-like setting that provides both security for students. A classroom addition project took place in 1996. (Brunnier, 1996) The landscaping surrounding the building was professionally upgraded in the summer of 2005. Ornamental walkway

Walkway

In US English, a walkway is a composite or umbrella term for all engineered surfaces or structures which support the use of trails. These include sidewalks, footbridges, stiles, stairs, ramps, paseos or tunnels...

s provide a safe means for students to access the school grounds. A 9-11 Remembrance Garden was created to allow for private reflection. There is a library

Library

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, computer

Computer

A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...

 laboratory, a science lab and a college scale gym

Gym

The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...

nasium.

Aircraft sound

St. Veronica School lies in the airport noise

Aircraft noise

Aircraft noise is noise pollution produced by any aircraft or its components, during various phases of a flight: on the ground while parked such as auxiliary power units, while taxiing, on run-up from propeller and jet exhaust, during take off, underneath and lateral to departure and arrival paths,...

 impact zone of San Francisco International Airport

San Francisco International Airport

San Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO...

. St. Veronica School was chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...

 (FAA) as one of the first schools in the nation to participate in the aircraft sound retrofit

Noise mitigation

Noise mitigation is a set of strategies to reduce noise pollution. The main areas of noise mitigation or abatement are: transportation noise control, architectural design, and occupational noise control...

 program, in order to reduce interior sound levels at the school from aircraft

Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...

 overflights. The FAA in concert with San Francisco International Airport and the city of South San Francisco retained Earth Metrics Inc. to conduct a detailed computer simulation

Computer simulation

A computer simulation, a computer model, or a computational model is a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system...

 analysis of alternative strategies for soundproofing certain areas of the school. The study recommended specific sound insulation techniques, and post-project sound monitoring indicated a significant reduction in classroom

Classroom

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sound levels.(Hogan, 1988)