What will next year’s schedule look like?
March 8, 2023
The Morton East school bell-schedule will change next year — for the first time in a decade.
Our Morton district has decided to finally have a new school schedule starting next year. Morton schedule hasn’t been changed in the past 10 years. Prior to our current bell schedule, years ago students started at 7:45, and concluded at 2:10. Would students like to start later than 8:45 but get out later than 3:10? In a random survey of 60 Morton East students, 25 students reported that they would like to have a schedule change but not get out later than 3:10. 35 students reported that they wouldn’t like to have a schedule change.
‘’Next year the classes will be cut shorter to fit in another period,’’ Morton East Assistant Principal Dr. Parrie said.
Next school year, classes will be cut to 55 minutes since our school wants to add another period for the upcoming freshmen. Upcoming juniors or seniors next year won’t have to worry about the extra period since the extra class will be optional. If you are not taking the extra class you will be starting your 1st class during second hour, so you will have an extra 55 minutes to get to school.
‘’This past year, tardies have become an issue, and we want to improve on our tardies for next year,’’ Morton East assistant principal Dr. Michael Parrie said.
With most students starting their first class during second period, the school administration hopes to see the tardies decrease. Students who would like to take a 6th class should let their counselors know as soon as possible since spots are limited.
‘’We still don’t have the exact time school will start next year, but we for sure know the starting time will be different,’’ Dr. Parrie said.
Next year, there will not be late starts anymore. Students will have an early dismissal instead of having late start.
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Damian Alvarez • Apr 12, 2024 at 9:41 am
I enjoy reading this survey and see what the school did to make up theses decisions, I also like how the school got kids to vote if there should be a schedule change or not.
Gaby Villasenor • Oct 25, 2023 at 10:31 am
O’Malley- I agree because it gives student an extra 55 minutes to get to school, hopefully decreasing the amount of tardies that are done. It also gives students the chance to take 0 hour and not have to wake up as early to get extra credits, like Principal Dr. Parrie said ” Next year the classes will be cut shorter to fit in another period” which can be a 0 hour.
MANUEL ALFONSO MARRUFO • Mar 24, 2023 at 2:10 pm
Genge. Thanks for the article! It’s interesting to see that Morton East is making changes to its school schedule after a decade. The decision to shorten classes and add an extra period for freshmen is a step towards improving the education experience for students as it allows for students to pick more classes which they are actually interested in. Morton has such a wide variety of electives, which, with more classes, can be taken advantage of.
anabella • Mar 24, 2023 at 9:42 am
Genge
I think its bad for the students because there adding an extra period that can be more pressure on kids and a change in the start and for all this new stuff to only cut classes 5 minutes less, but it can be good to start later to have more sleep
Luna De La Paz • Mar 24, 2023 at 9:35 am
Genge
I feel okay about the schedule change, i dont mind taking another class it seems fun to take another one that we are intreated in and not having to take 0 hour. i like late starts i really dont like that change because i get to sleep in a little more. I feel like late starts also helped out a lot of parents who have younger children because we start at the same time elementary kids do. I think it gave parents time to drop off the younger ones and then drop the older ones off.
David Lopez • Mar 24, 2023 at 9:31 am
Genge
I like the idea of schedule changing, giving students more time to get ready and not be late to class, also getting early dismissal instead of late start. I don’t know how it might affect other kids.
Angel alvarez • Mar 24, 2023 at 9:24 am
Genge Its exciting that we would be starting later so i could take a 0 hour class and not have to wake up super early. Also starting later lets kids get more rest which is beneficial
Morgan Marsh • Mar 24, 2023 at 9:23 am
Genge
i agree because if we start school later then we’ll be able to get to school on time. we would also be able to get a majority of our work done because we would have more sleep and not be exhausted and drained while we’re at school.
Deisy De Aquino • Mar 24, 2023 at 8:04 am
Genge – The article states that there can be a schedule change next year so there can be an extra period for students. I disagree with the idea of changing the schedule and making the periods shorter. It would benefit the students wanting an extra period and it would help them get more credits for college. I do think that it wont make a change to those who are tardie. I say that it wouldn’t decrease with tardies for most people because at this time most students are disengaged from education and just wander off making time to get class late. I think tardies would always be an issue and changing the schedule wouldn’t be a great idea.
adrian reynoso • Mar 24, 2023 at 7:50 am
i like the idea of going early but i dont know how it would affect kids schedules. kids already have a routine of how to go to school already. but over all i think its a good idea to start class later because it lets teen brains rest and make them more in touch with themselfs and their mental health.
Mia Carbajal • Mar 24, 2023 at 7:46 am
Genge
I disagree with the schedule change as I believe that many kids work their parents work schedule with their school starting time. I believe that if the time starts later a lot of kids will not be able to get a ride to school as many parents work early. It is also a hassle for parents as they have to figure out a form of transportation for their kid. Some might argue that Juniors could start getting their licenses and drive to school themselves but not everyone can afford a Drivers Ed class let alone a Car.
Amaya • Mar 24, 2023 at 7:45 am
Genge- I feel excited for the schedule change next year because that means I can take an extra class without having to wake up super early. I think this will benefit a lot of students because I think now they are more likely to want to take another class they are interested in, and have an early dismissal.
Andrea Rodriguez • Mar 24, 2023 at 7:42 am
Genge
I like the idea that we are changing our schedule because it would be a bit better for other students who are always tardy to get an extra 55 minutes to get to school and on time for classes. I think it would be a good opportunity to take an extra class of your interest if you are taking 0 hour. I too think it would be good to just have a little change around here.
Yulissa Gonzalez • Mar 24, 2023 at 7:38 am
Genge- I support changes in the Morton student schedule. I think that this will benefit not only students, but also the school. Now that school will start later for those who have 0-hour (and even later for those that don’t) I think assistance would improve. I also approve of us now have early dismissals instead of late starts. I think that for many students our sleeping schedule gets messes up during Tuesdays. Not to mention, some parents cannot drop of students after a certain time, which makes getting to school harder on Tuesdays.
nathalie • Mar 24, 2023 at 7:37 am
Genge- I have always wondered what people were talking about with the new schedule change because I wondered how it would differ from the one we have now. In the article it says “Next year, classes will be cut to 55 minutes since our school, wants to add another period for the upcoming freshmen.” I think that the schedule won’t feel as different because of the classes only getting taken away five minutes and then adding another one. I feel like the only big difference would be that there is not going to be any more late starts.
Sasha Sandoval • Mar 24, 2023 at 7:35 am
Genge- There is pros and cons for having this new schedule changed. I enjoy the fact that upcoming Juniors have the option to choose for an extra class and the possible of early release but are sophomores gonna have the option for having an extra class as well? I think just the fact that our first class will start after 8:30 is gonna still continue tardies. As a student I enjoy the schedule change, but will other students really take the new schedule seriously? One student could ruin it all of the entire student body.
David Salas • Mar 24, 2023 at 7:35 am
Genge – I feel very ecstatic about the possibility of a schedule change, as the fact that class could be starting later is something I’ve wanted for a long time. Everyday, waking up for 0 Hour is something that I hate, and I only do it so I can get an extra class. With this now on the table, I don’t have to take a mandatory 0 hour. Additionally, with class starting later anyway, maybe 0 Hour doesn’t start at 6:55, so I could take 2 EXTRA classes. Personally, I don’t eat before school, and I always feel like I’m in a rush, so just the possibility of more time to do these things is so exciting.