By Justin Barrios, Staff Writer | October 23
The picture above was provided by Carson website Bell Schedules – CHSCarson High STEAM Schoolhttps://carson high school.org › bell-schedules
The new bell schedule has changed within the last couple of years leaving students to adapt to this new normal.
Before COVID-19, students would start their school day at 7:30 a.m. with the tardy bell ringing at 8:00 a.m. However, during the pandemic and with the popularity of online learning on the rise, students were asked to join their classes via Zoom which began at 9:30 a.m. After COVID began to dwindle down, the new and current school schedule required students to be at school at 8:30 a.m.
The image shown is our new block schedule.
The amended Carson High School schedule has some notable changes: students are in class 2 minutes longer, 5 minutes were taken off of students’ nutrition, and the new school dismissal is 3:38 p.m. instead of 3:40 p.m.
Students are not the only ones who have to adjust to a new bell schedule.
“I'd rather spend my time in the morning than an extra hour after school,” said CHS teacher Ms. Boyd. “I prefer the old bell schedule.”
Research may confirm the sentiment that earlier is better. According to EducationWorld, research was conducted by Texas University where students who were early risers scored better grades than those who were late to rise.
CHS senior David Perez said, “The new bell schedule isn’t good because they took off 5 minutes of nutrition just to get us out earlier.”
Taking all things into consideration, the new bell schedule is not helpful for students. Giving 2 minutes extra for each class is not enough time for anything additional to be accomplished. Then, taking 5 minutes from nutrition to get out simply 2 minutes earlier is not necessary either. More time during nutrition is what students need because it’s during this crucial time that students can take a break and recharge themselves before their next class.
In the end, the old schedule with an earlier start and dismissal time allowed for positive fellowship amongst peers.
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