The thought of transforming the familiar schedule into a blocked modular schedule has been on the minds of members of the administration. Altering the schedule would take away a part of JC that many are familiar with and break its unique tradition within the community. The schedule should remain the same and new alternatives should be considered to effectively accommodate the STEM program.

Becoming more unified may sound positive and easily accepted in any situation, but when it comes to scheduling, change isn’t always an easy thing to accept.

A final decision has not yet been made as to whether or not or how exactly the schedule will change. If JC were to change the schedule to one similar to a public schools schedule, each student would have the same amount of class time each block. There could also possibly be a designated lunch period where each grade level has lunch together. This is also known as a block schedule.

Adding more mods to accommodate the STEM program is another option when altering the schedule. Replacing mods would only shorten class time and potentially deprive students’ options on choosing certain classes.

Regardless of what the school chooses to change, the current schedule allows for more freedom, gives each day a new aspect, and prepares students for the outside world by applying different classes to different days. It allows students the opportunity to practice prioritizing time efficiently.

The current schedule gives more freedom than a public school schedule. By not having a designated lunch period, students have more of an advantage with prioritizing their time. The schedule solidifies the transformation from middle school to high school by teaching time management and the correct way to handle lifelong skills.

Keeping the current modular schedule will help maintain the consistency in this tradition. Creating a new schedule to compensate the STEM program would be another new aspect to the schools multiple improvements, like the new bathrooms. Students that are not participating in the STEM program will have to adapt to the change.

It may be hard for upperclassmen to adapt to a new schedule since they have already become comfortable with the current schedule. However, having only one or two years left before graduation, they would not have to worry as much as freshmen and sophomores about long term adaptations.

Everyone seems to be content with current schedule. Keeping it would surely keep the peace between those who are for it and those against it.

Brianna George is a Photographer/ Copy Editor for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com