Newbury Schools
Newbury Junior and Senior High School is busy preparing for its first choral concert of the year. The concept is a celebration of…
Choral Concert Scheduled
Newbury Junior and Senior High School is busy preparing for its first choral concert of the year. The concept is a celebration of music, highlighting music’s importance in various cultures, time periods and in the lives of the students and others.
The concert, to be held in Newbury’s auditorium on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m., is free and open to the public. It will feature the middle school choir and high school choir with a variety of vocal styles, genres, soloists and instrumentalists.
Come experience a celebration of music, as sung by Newbury’s choir students.
Block Scheduling: A Student Perspective
By Rebecca Harrison
What is block scheduling exactly? That’s probably the question most Newbury students may ask in the beginning of a brand new school year. By brand new, I literally mean brand new. Newbury has taken on this new way of learning. What does the staff think of this new schedule? Well, more importantly, what do the students of Newbury High School think of this complete schedule change?
First, we need to clarify what block scheduling is. Instead of taking a core course for forty minutes all year long, a student takes the course for eighty-two minutes for one semester. There are benefits to this type of schedule. First, students have the options to take more electives, have fewer classes each semester and retake classes if they fail.
Some students may say that this block scheduling thing is ridiculous because they are in classes longer and the students can get bored easier.
“I don’t really like it,” says a senior from Newbury High. “I prefer the old schedule.”
Others may think that the block scheduling is good for their study skills.
“I feel like it’d be better because we, as students, can get more work done in what seems like a shorter amount of time,” says Josh Voitushenko.
It can also help them with getting extra work done so that they can do extra-curricular activities, such as sports and drama.
On the other hand, some people may have mixed feelings about this whole schedule. It’s okay to have some more time in classes, but at the same time, it’s very difficult to sit still for eighty to ninety minutes. Students thought that sitting in class for forty minutes was long, but now some think that sitting for forty minutes is no time at all.
Dylan Piekarski, a sophomore at Newbury, says, “That would depend on the class. Whether it was a likable class or not.”
So, in conclusion, the Newbury students most likely think that block scheduling isn’t either good or bad. Whether they like it or not, it looks like block scheduling is here to stay. As for me, I think I am liking the new Newbury.
