Custodian

Felix Lopez is the hardest working guy at Washington Middle School. As a child, poverty kept Mr. Lopez from finishing school. Now, he's a mentor to the students at Washington Middle School and attempts to give his 10th grade daughter the opportunities he never had.
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[@Wunouno]

I'm custodian too middle school I love the kids the teachers and keeping a clean school all the time

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Thank you for your commitment to the students and your school. You are appreciated. GO PUBLIC!

[@BeardedKayakFishing]

Who the hell is thumbs downing this?? Great story. I'm am elementary school Custodian and we do so much that no one sees. People think it's an easy job but it's definitely not. Especially with Covid. I was always told, the principal, secretary and custodian are the three most important people in school.

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Thank you for your comments. Custodians play a critical role in the functioning of our public schools. Appreciate your service to the students and your community. God Bless and GO PUBLIC!

[@dawnokeeffe5418]

Absolutely. Thank you!

[@Seca1973]

Great story. I wish in every school give a credit to the custodian.

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

He is a very wonderful man and so excellent at his job. We are proud to know Felix!

[@yanksfan43]

Great story! I am a custodian too and realize what hard work it is, thank you Felix, great job!

Jeffrey Adams I am as well. I'm at school district 42 covering (Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows) in British Columbia, Canada. Where do you work?

[@jeffreyadams8345]

Len Martin West Canada valley school in Newport New York, it's hard work I work the part of school all the sports take place, very busy especially basketball season, take care sir

[@marymonroe2129]

Jeffrey Adams you’re cute jeffy;)

[@BeardedKayakFishing]

Same here brother. I'm and elementary school Custodian. We work hard and people think it's an easy job. Especially now with Covid

[@hpiproceed97pcp20]

Great work Felix I’m a custodian also and when my co worker got injured I did the whole school myself for 3months .

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Thank you Carlos for serving students so faithfully! Blessings and GO PUBLIC!

[@pintobeans3490]

Man, I miss Washington Middle School. Felix is such an amazing person. I would walk by him everyday and he would greet me with a smile. My brothers and mom knew him. Everyone knew him. He is such a friendly guy. He would come up to me and give me loads of helpful advice. We would speak to eachother in Spanish as well. Super, super proud of him.

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Felix is the best! We were happy to be able to share a day in the life of Felix. As the Asst. Principal said, "Felix is the hardest working guy on the campus." Such a kind, gentle, loving soul and who daily strives for excellence in his job. We all love Felix!

[@sirfijoe450]

Nothing but respect for this guy

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Amen!

[@michaelc1693]

schools are hard work nice job man i work for a casino janitor can be hard at times as well as schools

[@bugbooncirnoir9045]

This guy gave me inspiration and hope just by watching this

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

He is a wonderful guy, hard working and cares deeply for the students. Thank you for your comment and GO PUBLIC!

[@yanksfan43]

Inspirational! Go out and work hard, the rewards? Just watch Felix!! God bless my friend

[@TheZigzach]

Shut your mouth.

[@Ezequiel55vf]

Work smart not hard.

[@oscar.gonzalez]

I really enjoyed watching this! Thank you Felix!!

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Thank you for your kind comment Oscar. Blessings and GO PUBLIC!

[@superfelipestudios8104]

I go to that school and I saw him in person and today is the day that I found out that he's in a video

[@steviedee415]

I love my fellow custodian from San Francisco Unified School District .

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Thanks Jeffrey for your kind remarks. Felix is a fantastic guy who has such an amazing work ethic and positively impacts students every day! Blessings and GO PUBLIC!

[@mikecasale9360]

I do the same thing as Mr. Lopez, he is GREAT!, would love to work with him for a week. I love to help the kids just like him, you go Mr. Lopez..

[@watchyourbackmike]

yeah iam the only janitor and maintence guy at the school I work at its hard to do every thing by your self with the teachers asking where I was they should try doing it

[@okeeffebfp]

I am sure you do an excellent job Michael and you are an important part of making your school run efficiently. Always know that your daily efforts make a difference in the lives of the children at your school. Blessings and GO PUBLIC!

[@Kris_P._Bey_Ken]

@@Marie_thqueen are you a custodian at a school?

[@johnjarou2357]

i was a school custodian 40+ years at Grand Blanc Schools in Michigan. so i know a little about it. People don't realize there are a few tricks to the trade in this job. you go Felix!

[@dawnokeeffe483]

He is a wonderful gentle...man! Blessings and GO PUBLIC!

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Thank you for your lovely post and so glad you too are positively impacting the lives of students! Blessings and GO PUBLIC!

[@EduardoMartinez-hx9yu]

I am glad you have a great person working hard for you all and don't take it for granted . I myself started as a janitor and it is hard work but I have my reasons , lot of people would tell me why a janitor . I don't know what this people think about this job .

[@dawnokeeffe483]

Thank you Eduardo. Being a school custodian is a very important job and Felix does it with all his heart. He is impacting students with his love and with his example of being a hard worker who strives to be excellent in his job.

[@antoniodalessio8027]

Great workout homework man I like it to where you work God bless you you work very hard I do the same thing you do God bless you have a wonderful blessed year and this summer

[@coffeepot3123]

He's doing way more than what a custodian should be doing. Like leaving the building to pick up trash etc that's a different departments job, the groundskeeper and so on.

[@tylorevans]

Been giving some thoughts about being a school custodian this guy seams like a great guy gave me an idea what a school custodian does everyday

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

The film shows some of the things that Felix does every day. I'm sure there are many more big and small ways he helps keep the school clean and things running smoothly. Appreciate your interest.

[@dawnokeeffe483]

Felix is a great testimony to the value of all those who work to support our schools and our students. Such a wonderful man with such a positive, caring spirit.

[@brandycoke713]

Some of these teachers at most of these schools let their students trash the classrooms and eat in the classrooms and have a lot of spills and want the custodians to mop their floors everyday they should start mopping their own floors and then they would see how custodians feel that have to mop everyday.

[@marstillo8087]

I'm a Custodian and love my Job.

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

So glad to hear that! Blessings and GO PUBLIC!

[@kaapokakko797]

I do maintenance/custodian work in my school and the pay is good and i get benefits and a retirement pension

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

It's a very important job on a school campus. I'm sure you do your job well and are a blessing to the students who attend.

[@kaapokakko797]

Dawn OKeeffe I dont really see anyone i do evenings but i do enjoy my job and it makes a good living for myself and im only 22

[@kaapokakko797]

Dawn OKeeffe god bless thankyou

[@humzahhassan4521]

And no student loan debt

[@OtziTheSurvivalist]

He does a lot of stuff!

[@zekehooper]

what a cool dude!

[@nickomendez2176]

I remember when asst. Principal Eric Gothold, was our art teacher back in '99 & '00.

[@imari883]

Thank you I appreciate you ❤️ you are wonderful man

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Felix is a wonderful man. Amen and GO PUBLIC!

[@BannerJames]

He's a happy guy.

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

He is! And a wonderful guy!

[@straightman4272]

I just got a job as a janitor in a supermarket!

[@dawnokeeffe5418]

I hope it goes well and you find your work rewarding.

[@michaelbtw2553]

This was 7 years ago damn

[@KenaiFlyer]

way to go felix!

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

"Hardest working guy on the campus!"

[@fozia4993]

I lost my iPhone Felix brought it to me

[@gopublicfilm]

Felix is just the best!

[@superfelipestudios8104]

@@gopublicfilm everyday i go to school i always talk to him and just say hi to him he's a nice man

[@TheFoodieCutie]

Go Felix!!

[@krystalrodriguez8787]

I go to this school and mr felix is a very hard worker

[@vincentgabrian6531]

Never work for a private company doing this kind of work make sure you work for the school not a private company especially Pritchard Industries they treat you horrible

[@Zeromatic420]

Vincent Gabrian. yes private cleaning companies are horrible. I've worked for several over the past 16 years, and they treat their employees like slaves. No benefits or even a raise.

[@Endor2001]

Yes. I worked for a private cleaning company for 4 years and another one for 2 years and never had paid personal time off or any vacation time. Not to mention unreasonable time constraints at each location.

[@pophangtime88]

School looks clean... Try being a custodian in Trenton. The staff are worst than the students

[@jabbaweezy]

shout out to him

[@ShawntiaKnott]

I'm a school custodian at Utica school districts.

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Yes, he sure does!

[@natalieunderscore10c35]

I GO TO that school Washington middle school!

[@claudiomonreal4822]

I used to go there a long time go 26 years ago I remember Mr G He was a good teacher cant believe he still there

[@rachelsantana2428]

My fitbit says I walk and avg of 15miles of day at my school. Constantly moving

[@charlesgomez4495]

Does the principal let you rock out to nirvana with your mop and bucket?

[@supernova8604]

I go to this school Mr.G isn't there no more :(

[@claudiomonreal4822]

I went there a long time ago 26 years ago Mr G was there back then he was there a long time ago

[@supernova8604]

@@claudiomonreal4822 Yeah lol I dont go there no more

[@claudiomonreal4822]

@@supernova8604 okay lol good luck in School work hard

[@royaltysanchez8427]

Janitors are important as referees.

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Absolutely! Thanks for posting and GO PUBLIC!

[@royaltysanchez8427]

@@dawnokeeffe4572 Will do...! Especially experiencing the custodial career for myself. : )

[@0jo0s15]

a go in the school felix is nice

[@fozia4993]

Aye Felix

[@joeschmo7145]

The gator is out of gas, it pulls nicely though 👌

[@antonvilla1612]

Lets see the truth, the last minute set ups, we were not told about, the kids in rooms unsepervised, or the restrooms destroyed by kids.

[@dawnokeeffe5418]

There were no set ups. We just documented a day in the life of Felix. That’s the real deal.

[@thejanitor769]

❤

[@plutoplatters]

( give me the swing shift any day without all the people)

[@alexcov7969]

Bruh whats my custodian doing here?

[@kingjamesjames9473]

If I have mr felix on my team I would have a better looking school. I have stuff whose just there for a paycheck

[@dawnokeeffe4572]

Keep working at building the best team possible to serve all the great kids who attend your school. Blessings and GO PUBLIC!

[@chuylopez8793]

he must be a day custodian in our school district all they do is reztrooms some of them are lazy all they do is talk and rezt rooms are diryy

[@DrDevilish1]

We need more American janitors

[@JoseMora-wc5zz]

You need to go fuck yourself

[@pentiummmx2294]

fuck off racist, be nice to mexicans.

[@leasemenov1521]

These people make more than me. I wipe ass for a living as a CNA and have to put up with violent patients

[@joebaumgart1146]

I make $25/hour and most of my day consists of playing dominoes with the boys and waiting for shit to go wrong.

[@claudiomonreal4822]

What the hell I went to this School lol

[@superfelipestudios8104]

ME TWO!

[@claudiomonreal4822]

@@superfelipestudios8104 what year

[@superfelipestudios8104]

@@claudiomonreal4822 2021

[@claudiomonreal4822]

@@superfelipestudios8104 oh man your just a teenager that's cool I am older I went there from 93 to 95 lol

[@darknessdevil1305]

It’s a nasty job cleaning people bathroom at the the job I really hate doing this stuff Disgusting people shitting on the floor people don’t wash their hands believe it or not when I see the shit on the ground I just ignore it so when the next night crew came I let them clean it off on the floor honestly stuck in shitty job and people are disgusting seriously specially at retail stores we doing the shit for three years and it’s nasty sometimes when I see shit on the ground I don’t even clean it i’d like the next day or next girl clean it off

[@notallwhowander5053]

Hello, I am an associate producer at ATTN: , a media company that reaches 500 million monthly video viewers on social media outlets per month. We would love to do a short 1-minute about how we should respect custodians. Can we use some of your video? Would Mr. Lopez be interested in doing a short interview? You can see our Facebook page and videos here (facebook.com/attn/videos) and visit our homepage at ATTN.com. We would, of course, credit you however you prefer and are open to tagging your page in a pinned comment as well. You can see our Facebook page and videos here (facebook.com/attn/videos) and visit our homepage at ATTN.com. Sincerely, Diane [e-mail] --

[@gopublicfilm]

Just saw this today! Thanks for your interest.

[@bigmeus698]

Es todo felisiano echele chingasos! !