A new school year is underway, and students might notice a change with this year’s bell schedules.
The WIN period, which was for remediation and enrichment, was not included in this year’s student schedules. This exclusion has given students an extra 5 to 10 minutes in all of their classes.
Some students like the change to the bell schedule.
Seventh-grader Landry Askins said he likes the new schedule because there is no WIN. Askins said he didn’t like WIN, which makes this schedule better than last year’s.
“WIN is a waste of time,” he said.
Askins wasn’t alone in his feelings about WIN. Other students described WIN as being “boring” and “unnecessary.” Others said they thought WIN should be optional during their school day, possibly being the last class period of the school day, which would give students time to catch up, finish or work on their classwork.
JD Gdanski, seventh-grader, was among the students who didn’t like WIN, but also doesn’t like the new bell schedule. Gdanski said he hated WIN, but he thinks this year’s classes are too long.
He said he would rather have seven minutes for passing periods and only 30 minute classes.
Chuck Wagner, seventh-grade social studies teacher, said he is also glad that WIN is no longer a thing.
“I love not having WIN,” Wagner said.
He said one reason WIN was taken away was because students wouldn’t go to the classes they were assigned, which resulted in teachers having to track down students throughout the 25-minute class period.
Wager said he doesn’t mind the longer classes.
“I like the students,” he said.
Although many students and teachers may appreciate not having WIN, other students saw the WIN period as being a necessity for students to keep up on their work.
Devon Sprivey, another seventh-grader, said he had some concerns about the new schedule. Sprivey said WIN gave him time to do any of his missing work.
