By Peter Hyle
Registering for classes is a part of high school life. Each student is given a decisions packet that gives a short description of every class offered here at the school. After reviewing the packet, the students are given a username and password to a website where they can register for their own schedules.
For some students, the entire process of registration can seem confusing.
“It’s frustrating because I don’t know what classes I want to take or what diploma I’m going for,” said sophomore Megan Banet.
There are many required and elective classes that finding the right one may be a challenge. Luckily, most students know what they want to get out of their high school career.
“I know what I want to take because I have an idea of the diploma I want. That helps a lot,” said freshman Josh Poynter. “For others who don’t yet know what they want to do, it’s probably harder to find the right classes.”
Other students have ways of dealing with their uncertainty.
“It’s not really a challenge, but it can be very confusing. That’s why I have my mom register for me,” said junior Kate Peggs.
In the past, FC has given their students more time to figure out their courses for the next school year.
“Beforehand, everyone registered around spring break in March. The superintendent would like parents to have a copy of their book bill sooner rather than later. This way, parents will know how much everything costs months before its time to pay rather than weeks,” said Dean of Students Joe Voelker.
The students have mixed feelings about their registration dates being moved forward.
“I think they should return it to March, don’t rush anything. There’s a bad tendency for your diploma to get all up in your face, and that is easily remedied by slowing down and giving students more time to think things through,” said Poynter.
Some believe that it is a better idea to have the date in January.
“This is my first year registering in high school, so I don’t know any different,” said freshman Trevor Mason. “In March everyone is so excited about spring break and no one wants to worry about their classes. It’s easier to have us sign up now.”
Despite the strong feelings from some of the students, the new registration schedule has more positive than negative outcomes.
“I think a majority of students know what they’re interested in and what classes they want to take going into high school. It shouldn’t be too big of a change for them, and it will overall benefit their parents,” said Voelker.
