P.S 38 is the school that Nate and all of his friends attend. The P.S stands for public school. This is Nate’s least favorite place on the Earth except maybe for the exception of Jefferson Middle School. It the most recent Big Nate book it was revealed that P.S 38 is 100 years old. Most of the action in the Big Nate comics and novels takes place at P.S 38. P.S 38 is around 2-3 floors high
History
P. S. 38 has been around since 1912. Ellen Wright has attended this school and has been deemed one of their favorite students.
Facilities
Facilities include
- Lockers
- Classrooms
- bathrooms and locker rooms
- A cafetorium
- A gym
- A soccer field, probably with a track
- A library
- A teacher's lounge with vending machines
- A student's lounge (converted from the photocopy room)
- Parking lot and faculty parking lot (where Principal Nichol's car disappeared)
- A storage room
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 neighborhood.
- P.S. 38 could be based off of a school in New York. It is very likely because Nate lives in Poughkeepsie which is a city in New York.
- The mascot of P.S. 38 is a Bobcat.
- It is 100 years old
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