Being late to class because of football practice isn’t a common occurrence. Senior Kevin Carillo, however, did have that experience. Carillo takes metals, a two period long class that starts at 7:15 a.m. During two-a-days he was usually running a little late, but has grown to like the early start to his day.
“I didn’t really want to get up that early but Mr. Hurt was very convincing,” Carillo said.
There are three classes in the skilled and technical science department that are two periods long. There is a metals class held 1st and 2nd period, an autos class held 9th and 10th period and a drafting class held 6th and 8th period. These classes are set up like this because there are bigger and more detailed projects.
“We use the extra time have more lab time and to make things more elaborate and precise,” metals teacher Matthew Hurt explained.
He loves having it as a first period and makes for great start to his day. Since it has always been two periods long it fits great into his schedule.
But not everybody has as much luck with their schedules. Senior Ethan Kerr, who is in the drafting class, has a 7th period in between the two classes. This causes him to have a uncommon 5th period lunch. Drafting is the only class that isn’t back to back. This is because 7th period is suppose to be lunch for upperclassmen.
“I think having a class in between drafting causes a loss of focus and makes it harder for me to restart again,” Kerr said.
These classes are uncommonly small compared to others. Autos is the largest with ten students, next is drafting with eight students and lastly, metals with four. But having a small class is a great thing in this case. With fewer students there is more one on one time with the teacher to work out every detail of an extensive project. So even though and two periods for one class is a little uncommon, it works best for everyone involved.
