Scheduling Success
Gavriela Kalish-Schur (11-4)
Masterman is an institution that loves change: “Traditions are something that are meant to be constantly amended!” For many years, Masterman resisted change, but that itself is changing. Something that has been changed recently, and will surely be changed again, is the daily schedule. Classes will be longer, high school lunch will be later and extended advisory will be a daily occurrence. This schedule truly excites students as it provides many opportunities that students were asking for. “I have always wanted my classes to be longer,” says a sophomore, “I think it provides a lot more time for me to understand the material.”
Rising seniors that opted to take discrete mathematics, which meets in the mornings at CCP, reflected on the challenges that clubs meeting during advisory will present: “I am taking discrete and 5 APs, I play two sports, three instruments and I run 15 clubs. I am looking forward to the new challenge!” In terms of clubs, students are ecstatic that their club leaders will not be available to lead club meetings. “I thought that the upperclassmen were really overbearing anyway. If they aren’t there to lead the meetings, the clubs that I joined to build my resume just won’t meet I guess,” says a satisfied sophomore.
As for sports, players are looking forward to late practices. “If we don’t get out of school until 3:19, we don’t get to the field until around 4. Practice usually goes for 2 hours, which means that it won’t end until 6. It’ll be really nice to get to watch the sunset during practice,” says a junior. This new schedule also consists of daily 50-minute advisories. That provides students with an alternative time to host club meetings. “I really like the idea of hosting my club during advisory; it’s not like I use that time to study for tests or do homework or anything.”
The way that the new schedule was rolled out also appealed to students. “I like how it was a fun surprise that no one knew about,” says a junior. “But my boss was even happier when he found out that I could only get to my job at 4:30 every day.”
Whatever the thoughts about the new schedule may be, the overall feeling is a sense of excitement. Students are welcoming the change and any challenges it may bring.