The window to sign up for classes for the next school year opens sometime in early January and closes towards the end of the month. Due to the added snow days and delays, the annual scheduling day, also known as Stop, Drop, and Schedule, was moved from Fri., Jan. 10 to Mon., Jan. 13. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors were ordered to report to their homeroom classes during M.A.P, so they could review instructional slides and schedule their classes.
“Monday was so odd,” Sophia Abplanalp, 10, said. “I don’t know why they thought having everyone choose classes at the same time was a good idea. Nothing was loading. They always do this and wonder why nothing works.” Similar internet issues have occurred during standardized testing, school wide surveys, and even regular assignments.
After being required to select their classes, the counselors wait weeks to meet individually with the students. “I don’t get why they have us pick classes and then wait a month to ask any questions we may have,” Josh Reynolds, 10, said. “Also, since I am in IB, I barely have any options for courses I can take, and my counselor isn’t very helpful.” There are about 2,000 students, which are split between the seven counselors.
“I understand that they have to meet with a ton of kids, but it’s always so rushed when I meet with my counselor,” Kaden O’Donnell, 10, said. “I don’t see why they couldn’t have us schedule classes earlier or why we have to have them finalized by March, since it seems to be too much for them.” Mar. 28 is the final deadline for making any changes to your course selections for the following school year.
Overall, it seems as though Stop, Drop, and Schedule could use some reform in order to better the lives of students and faculty.