By Nia Gallagher Everyday, students are rushing around school trying to get to their next class on time. Between slow walkers, bad weather and the long hike from one building to another, five minutes to commute to classes simply does not work for all of the students at Wilson. Over 100 students at Wilson High School were polled to further support the idea that commute times should be increased. 74% of students believe that five minutes is not enough time to get to classes. Within these people, 84.6% of them must travel to the upper house at some point throughout the day and 89.7% of these students want the transition time increased. Adith Gopal, who plans on running for Sophomore class president, states that there should be more change seen regarding this issue. It is one of the biggest problems that both students and teachers face. He plans on addressing this issue within his campaign to improve the system of the school. Through the polls, it was discovered that 68.3% of students are affected by specifically the bad weather, crowds and “late” dismissal from classes. When the ground is icy or it is raining out, students begin arriving to their classes later. Some students are pacing themselves with caution so they do not slip and fall down the steep hill, while others are taking the longest route through the building, helping them avoid hazardous outdoor conditions altogether. In addition to that, there are constantly crowds of people holding everyone up, especially in the Lower House with the current freshman class of 552 kids blocking the hallways. Between slow walkers and groups of people socializing with their friends, students making an effort to be on time tend to grow annoyed and delayed. Finally, when teachers don’t allow students to pack up until the bell rings or try to wrap up their lesson quickly after the bell rings, lateness becomes even more pronounced. With five minutes, every second counts to get to certain classes, so there is a significant impact. In addition to that, Reilly McMullan (sophomore) says, “Five minutes isn’t enough time between classes, especially if you need to go between the lower house and upper house.” Another student, Jenna Nardy (junior), adds on to McMullan’s point, later stating, “... to go from the Lower house to the upper house takes five minutes, not giving enough time to get to the actual classroom. Also, the hallways are very crowded, so it takes a while just to get outside.” After she voices her opinions, she takes outside factors into consideration and decides on another simple solution. She says, “If the school keeps the five minutes we have to get to our class, then I think teachers should be understanding if a student comes in late from a class that is far away.” On a daily basis, there are demands heard from students such as suggesting that the administration gives us six minutes and shorten the class periods by a minute. On the other hand, there are still 26% of students who believe that there is no need to change the times. Ava Breslin (sophomore) thinks that “If you increase the time, kids will still find a way to be late… and most of the teachers are pretty lenient.” However, one may argue that if students will still find a way to be late, then there can be stricter consequences set for lateness. For example, if you are late without a pass, then you are automatically written up. Even if the time is not extended, students find that even though some teachers are understanding about tardiness, it still becomes both embarrassing and inconvenient to arrive at a class after the lesson has begun. Some students believe that teachers should accept lateness based on your schedule, as not all do, and put themselves in a student’s shoes to help further understand their everyday struggle. Next time you arrive at one of your classes late, imagine how different your day would be without frantically rushing to your next period. It’s hard to, still knowing that in reality, no matter how fast you walk, you will not arrive on time. Photo Courtesy Of: www.nystatesbhc.org and www.footwearnews.com
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Elena Caputo
Hi! My name is Elena, and I'm a senior at Wilson and one of the Editors of the Editorial section. If you have any questions or ideas or if you want to write, email me at [email protected]! Olivia MonosHello! My name is Olivia and I'm a junior this year, and one of the editors of the Editorial section! I'm really excited to write for the Paw Print again this year!
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