Late start days could be an argument to discuss; we have interviewed students and teachers to see the advantages, disadvantages and opinions of starting school later. 

“At the beginning of the day the block day was very good,”  Alessia Zennaro (‘25) said. “I had more energy since the first hour and I enjoyed the classes more. Sleeping longer helped me to live the school day better and to do better in tennis during the afternoon. I think that having just 30 minutes for every class is good once a while, to take a break and do different activities. I don’t think that it would be better to have just 30 minutes for each class every day, but starting at 9.20 a.m. it would surely be better for every student.”

Most students really like late start days mostly because they get to sleep a little longer in the morning, which causes them to actually have energy.

“I would like for every day of school to start at 9:20 a.m.,” Alonna Carter (‘26) said. “I feel like I would definitely have improvements during the school year.”

“I like it because it helps me sleep in, it also helps me get my mind right for the rest of the week. It improves me throughout the day because sleeping in makes me not as tired for school, “Hoyt Gregory (‘25) said. 

Classes are only about 30 minutes which is definitely a plus, because sometimes it feels like class lasts forever. 

“On late start days because it’s a shorter class, for pe, we get to play basketball,” Coach Zangriles said. “So we just yam on kids all day long, alley oops, 3 pointers. We just make it rain. It’s fun for us as coaches, we make it fun for us and the students.”

On late start days, students don’t mind getting up for school. They also have a longer attention span.

“I think school should always be like this, maybe start it at 10 a.m. and end at 1 p.m,” Coach Hankins said.

Whether students know it or not, varied schedules, like late starts and early release days, help them adjust to life in the real world.