Sophie LeBourgeois|A&E Editor
February 6, 2025
This past week, classes were brought into the library for a presentation by some of our school counselors. Not only did we all discuss and plan our schedules for next year, but major changes were introduced as well. The biggest of them being that 0-4 schedules will not be allowed entering the 2025-26 school year, and for most of us upcoming seniors, that means we will be staying on campus until the 3:20 bell majority of the week. Not allowing a 0-4 schedule means that students will be required to have a 5th or 6th period next year, and therefore required to stay for lunch on most days.
SCHS Junior, Grace Owens says she’s “upset that this is happening [her] senior year because [she’s] so used to leaving school everyday at 12:53 and having time to work, do homework, and relax.” Now that this is required, she fears her schedule will be “weird if she gets something like no 1st period instead.”
Of Course there’s some loopholes to this plan, students who are in year round sports periods will most likely not be affected, and those who still want to leave at lunch everyday have the option of doing cal prep classes online. However, that’s only if they get lucky enough to have classes in periods 1-4 versus a schedule that is 2-5 and so on. Not to mention the school will be very selective about giving out zero periods next year, which could affect the layout of some students’ classes. It basically all depends on availability and convenience for school counselors. After all, last fall was a nightmare when it came to scheduling and schedule changes, no wonder they are tightening their grip!
Speaking of schedule changes, another rule they are implementing for next year’s fall semester makes it so that by the end of this school year schedules will be set in stone, and no changes will be allowed except level downs. SCHS Junior Mcphinneas Holmes Selby said “this makes sense because of how many students were requesting schedule changes simply because they didn’t like their teacher or preferred a class with their friends.”
Cracking down on the flexibility of schedule changes next Fall will definitely make school counselors jobs less stressful and allow for an easier transition into the new school year. Although, for students, these rules introduce changes in the typical scheduling process, meaning we must be sure to adjust accordingly and visit our counselors for any questions.
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