The worst way for a Hackley student to ease back into the school year is by receiving a detention because they come to class two minutes late, not realizing that school starts five minutes earlier.
This school year, classes begin at 8:05 a.m. instead of 8:10 a.m. like last year. This may seem like a minute change that would be easy to adapt to but students have found that five minutes can make a bigger difference than people would think. Students and teachers have varying opinions of how the five-minute change has affected their detentions.
“Yes, I’m late almost every day but I used to get here on time. And now I don’t get to eat breakfast because I need to run to class,” junior Ale Soto said.
Ale can’t eat breakfast anymore, so he’s cranky and hungry, and that affects the quality of his work and focus.
Freshmen Ada Chalfy said, “My bus always comes late, so then I either get detention or yelled at.”
Many people have mixed opinions on this new change that, however small, can make a big difference.
Mr. Arnold said that the lost five minutes will go to community time in the middle of the morning, after the first two periods of the day. He said that the extra five minutes will be useful when all Upper School assemblies take place in the CCAT, the new arts and technology center.
“The extra five minutes in community time will permit for shared experiences, especially when the new building opens up. It will make it easier to have larger-scale meetings, musical performances, drives, clubs, and for Community Council to be in a leadership role. Hackley has a special schedule, and we prefer not to disrupt it as a whole, and this change allows this change to be seamless.”
Mr. Arnold believes that all the time, including the extra five minutes, will be utilized and is excited to see the Hackley community come together and give opportunities for students to be in positions of guidance. Hackley School will be keeping in mind that many people want “this change to be seamless,” for the success and comfortability of the students.
