Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1998, Page 38

Description:	schedulingby Jordan Garnerfaculty to accomodate four types of schedules• have almost made it to the front ofIthe line, just four more people...DING, DING, DING, DING.Were sorry, you will have to comeback later to get your schedule changed.Four hours in line for nothing. Illnever get my schedule changed.Almost everyonewas affected byscheduling problems insome way. Manystudents arrived thefirst day to find thatthey had no schedule,while others weremissing classes theyhad signed up for. Longlines for the counselorswere the result.I waited for threehours for the counselorand still didnt get my schedulechanged, junior Evan Martin said.I was late to trig because the line infront of the counselors offices wasblocking the hall, junior Kristen Youngsaid.Students lacking scheduled classeshad to wait in the cafeteria.I had to wait in the cafeteria for fivedays to get my schedule, sophomoreScott Fisher said.There were many reasons for thescheduling delays. We have a new£ £1 waited for threehours in line for thecounselor and stilldidnt get myschedule changed. -junior Evan Martincomputer system that we are stilladjusting to, and the schedules areusually done in the spring, but becauseof construction, we could not do themuntil right before school started, Mrs.Martha Street, counselor, said.Street also said, The combination ofblock, hybrid andtraditional schedulesmade putting themtogether all the morecomplicated.Students hadtrouble settling in withall the class changes.I was put inchemistry when I wassupposed to be inbiology. I guess it wasbecause all the biologyclasses were full,freshman Maria Gaetani said.Books could not be handed out forweeks in some classes due to thechanging number of students.Many classrooms were filled beyondcapacity to accompany students.In some classes teachers were put incharge of 38 or 39 students, Street said.But when teachers said things suchas, Class, you are to write a five pagereport, which will be due tomorrow,sitting in the cafeteria all day didntseem so bad after all.Eben McAvay®hile senior AdamBainbridge writes on adesk, senior BobbieBurke watches. New desks weresupplied for all new classrooms aspart of the renovation.This • is • only • a • test1. Your schedule is halfblock/half traditional. Whatis this called?A. messed upB. traditional/blockC. hybridD. all of the above4. You have no fifth or sixthperiod on your schedule.Where do you go?A. homeB. the park of your choiceC. the cafeteriaD. any old classroom2. How much earlier than 5. Should block, traditionalusual did the counselorsreturn to fix schedules?A. one hourB. four monthsC. no earlier than usualD. one to two weeks3. Which of the following isonly offered in traditional?A. photojournalismB. governmentC. AP Calculus 1-2D. ceramicsand hybrid schedules all beoffered in the future?A. heck no!B. heck yes!C. it doesnt matter to meD. offer only one6. According to Mr. GeorgeSmith, counselor, how manystudents had scheduleproblems?A. 10 percentB. problems? what problems?C. 25 percentD. 65-75 percentCT9 Of OC CT6 ^BA sjaAvstre g ^ j38 academicsspread design by jason geringer
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