By: Theresa Schuetz

GS’ schedule has had multiple changes for the coming school year.  

Principals and guidance counselors believe this to be the best way for students to explore more classes to better fit post-graduation plans. 

At the beginning of next school year, GS will transition from the block schedule to a more common period schedule which is a big change for the school. The school day will no longer be divided into longer blocks, but rather shorter periods. This change will allow students to explore a wider variety of courses while still keeping the workload manageable.  

“The new schedule should provide more opportunities and flexibility for students to take courses geared towards their individual needs as learners,” Assistant Principal Mr. Frank Sundry said. 

The changes in the bell schedule also affect lunches. Lunches will begin at 10:35 and end at 12:05 which is extremely different in comparison to the original schedule of 11:00 to 1:15. 

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A chart that resembles the schedule for the 2025-2026 school year.

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However, it won’t just be all periods for each student; this change in scheduling allows for it to be more customizable, allowing students to choose if they want some blocks included. This flexibility ensures students are still able to take more in-depth classes at certain points of the school year. 

“The new version will be a ‘hybrid’,” Mr. Sundry said. “It will allow for students to customize their schedule to either seven periods or a combination of blocks and periods.” 

Along with the change in schedule of the day, there are new classes to choose from. These classes range from the History of Rock and Roll to AP Environmental Science and even e-sports. The newer classes even span different difficulties as well, from AP to college in high school and standard classes.  

“I’m excited for AP environmental science,” junior Nico Bortz said. “The epidemiology class also seemed interesting.”  

The schedule change is not expected to happen seamlessly. Administrators expect there to be a few bumps along the way, but hope for these modifications in the schedule to be a good thing for both students and teachers.  

“I think there are going to be hiccups, but that’s anytime you do something different so that could be intimidating, but I think we’ll figure it out,” Science teacher Mrs. Rachel Sassani said.