P.S. 38

"a building that smells like a combination of chalk dust, ammonia, and Mystery Meat." ―Nate Wright describing his school

P.S. 38, or Public School 38, is a public school, and is the school where most of Big Nate takes place. Nate Wright, a student at the school, does not like the school, as it is beaten up and old. The school is over 100 years old, and is 2 or 3 floors high.

History

P.S. 38 opened on February 7, 1912, making it over 100 years old. Over the years, the school has gotten old, and beaten up. Paint started to peel, and problems occurred more frequently. When a mural by folk artist Granny Peppers was discovered in the school, P.S. 38 sold it to a museum. The money they received was used for repairs on the school.

Facilities

• Locker rooms
• Classrooms
• Restrooms
• Cafetorium
• Gymnasium
• Field
• Library
• Faculty Lounge
• Student's Lounge (converted from the photocopy room)
• Parking/Faculty parking lot
• Computer Lab
• Detention

Clubs

• Cartooning Club
• Chess Club
• Dungeons and Dragons Club
• Problem Solvers
• School Beautification Society
• Science Club
• Spanish Club
• Spotlight Club
• Problem Solvers
• Wizards and Witches

Administration

P.S. 38 Staff and Administration

Principal Wesley Nichols - Principal

Mrs. Clara Godfrey - Nate's Social Studies teacher

Mr. Ken Rosa - Nate's awesome Art teacher, Cartooning Club faculty advisor

Coach John - Nate's cruel Physical Education teacher, substitute

Trivia

• P.S. 38 is rivals with Jefferson Middle School, another middle school in Nate's town. It is said that Jefferson is a sister institution of P.S. 38.
• P.S. 38 could be based off of a school in New York.
• The mascot of P.S. 38 is the Bobcat.
• It is more than 100 years old

P. S. 38 has been around since 1912 as seen in several comic strips.

Gallery

Nate runs out of P.S. 38 in this comic strip.

Jefferson. P. S. 38's rival.

Nate and Francis conversing at school.

Field Day at P.S. 38

Art class