As quarter one ended, I asked the students and staff of Alliance High School how they were feeling about it ending. Many people were stressed, excited, or worried about what the next quarter would bring. If you didn’t know, this is AHS first year of doing quarters as we have always done semesters. The question is, is quarter one ending bringing a lot of stress onto our school? I sent out a google form to find out the answer to this, many answered with why they were stressed.
When looking at the answers on the google form, many kids stated they were stressed because of their grades and not being able to get them up in time. One student stated, “Having to worry about grades a lot sooner than I’m used to, especially after last year with semesters. It was easier to keep track of things because I knew when the end of the semester was and how much time I had, but quarters are still odd to me.” Another person says our school has too many requirements for them and that they can’t keep up with them. Makenna Haskell told me that, “I was really worried about my ending grades in my classes.” A few people also said they were sick the last week of the quarter and couldn’t get stuff in.
Another thing that was asked on the form is how the students felt with the new switch to quarters. One of the students said, “It might help certain classes, but there was always a little comfort knowing that you can make up for a missed assignment later on in the semester. I think classes like art which are project based are more crippled by this change since the teachers might rush to get something done for the quarter.” Someone else said that they feel like it is hard to keep our grades up with only a few months in a quarter. Dani Cole said, “I would say I was less stressed than if we were doing semesters.”
Overall, many kids were stressed and struggling with the end of the quarter. Many great opinions really showed on the switch from semesters to quarters. I can’t wait to see what this next quarter brings us all!
