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The first week of school, the number of scheduling problems was astounding.
Only students missing a class period or with no schedule at all could wait
in line in Tiger Auditorium for a chance to see a counselor. New students
were told to come back in a day.
Although many students had the wrong classes, they too were told to return later.
So why all the confusion and schedule tie-ups?
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Students often had to wait patiently in long lines to see
their counselor.
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First
of all, in June the student count for the 1999-2000 school year was 3,364.
When school started in September, there were 114 unexpected new students
to find schedules for. Also, contracts and laws must be abided. For example,
teachers may have a maximum of no more than 166 students total.
As of September 17, eight new class periods had already been opened. Assistant
Principal Mrs. Kunze stated, “Teachers have really been awesome
with helping administration cope with the extra students.”
Some teachers have even taken on an extra class. When English teacher Mrs.
Shannon was asked about her extra class, she said, “It means that I’m going to have to do more work on the weekend; however,
I’m very glad to get to teach sophomores and earn more money.” Other teachers
had similar reactions including Social Studies teacher Mrs. Peters
who simply stated, “I love it. It’s fun.”
Many students were affected including Binumol Varughese (00) who recalled,
“The first week of my senior year was very frustrating for me.I couldn’t
get the classes I wanted; the next week I finally got them.”
Mrs.
Kunze wanted to thank all the students for being patient and cooperative.
As a word of advice, the new schedule forms every returning student receives
at the end of the school year should be filled out completely and given
to their counselors before summer break. Also, the summer is the best time
to correct any scheduling problems, since it is the easiest time to see
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