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O PINION 1 Sleep schedule may alter for students in future THE BRUIN
October 2015
OPINION BY DEAN
We have all heard rumors about delayed start times, but finally the Delayed High School Start Time Committee has been formed. The plan to move the Wadsworth High School and Middle School start time is in full swing, with Dr. Hill as one of the main contributors in the committee. The Board is in charge of getting the school start time move passed by
the Board of education and into the schools. The committee is made up of officials, administrators and parents of high school and middle school students. There are plans of discussing a start time change with the teachers union to see if they are willing to move the start time forward. Wadsworth Board Member Julie Batey states that there is a large amount of scientific research supporting a later start time. According to the Wadsworth Post, there is talk of a half-hour move, but it may change in the future. Moving the school time forward seems like a good idea for students’ test scores but maybe not their
social lives. The average schedule of a student is hectic, and they do not have much time for friends as it is. Many students go to practice for a sport, band, or other extracurricular activities after the school day ends. These can run from one hour to even a three hour practice, so students may not be done until six o’clock. Students will barely have enough time for homework and projects, let alone friends and family. “The early bird gets the worm,” said Kyle Hibinger, 11. Even though this is a very simple message, I believe that many students would agree. A schedule change would take a lot of replanning. We will need
a lot of new things and brand new schedules. One of the bigger problems is making the schedule changes line up with other schools and these places will most likely not want to change with us. Sports, band, career tech, and many other things will be impacted. Students know they need sleep, but they just do not want to. Instead, they want to stay up watching Netflix or looking at their phones. Most students go to bed at 10:30 or 11:00 on school nights. If the start time is moved forward, students will go to bed later because they know they have an extra half an hour to sleep. This means they would not end up going to sleep until 11:30 or 12:00.
A start time change might seem like a good idea to administration but not to the students. The school start time should stay the same for the benefit of the students and their lives.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS
The committee believes that an early school start time causes more sleeping and drowsiness in classrooms.
What are your thoughts on a later start time?
“I feel like if we had more sleep, we would perform better in school, and the students would be more awake.” -Matt, 11
“I would not like it at all. It would cause more problems than it would be worth and interfere with sports.” -Matthew , 12
“I feel like it will cause more trouble than it is worth, whatever benefit it can be derived from it, it would not be worth trying to rearrange everything.” -Andrew , 11
“I would like it to start later, because I want to sleep longer and not have to get up as early. I also like starting later in the day.” -Olivia, 9
“I think we should have the same start and end time. I think it is not much of a difference, so why change it?” -Tori , 10 PHOTOS BY DEAN BEDDOW
Top 5 most wanted restaurants in the city OPINION BY ALEX
Many students think there could be better restaurants in Wadsworth. People are sick of the same old food choices they have to pick from. I surveyed 100 students and asked their top five restaurants that they would like to see come to Wadsworth, and I collected the percentages of the top five favored restaurants.
The number one most preferred restaurant in Wadsworth is Swensons. Many people like Swenson’s because it has good food for a cheap price. The closest Swensons is located in Montrose, which is twenty minutes away from Wadsworth. “It would be nice not to have to drive twenty minutes to just get some good burgers and shakes,” stated Spencer Smole, 11. Maybe Wadsworth should make a Swensons of its own.
The second most favored restaurant that students would like to see is Steak ‘n Shake. This is a very similar restaurant to Swensons, yet it still falls second on the list. Steak ‘n Shake is also located in Montrose about twenty minutes away. Steak ‘n Shake is a great top five restaurant.
The third most wanted restaurant in Wadsworth is Buffalo Wild Wings. Wadsworth is not really known for its wings, so I think it would be a successful restaurant in town. “I do not think we have a lot of high quality wing places to eat, said Conner Clark, 11. It would be nice to have one close by.” I believe people would agree with that statement.
The fourth most wanted restaurant in Wadsworth is Olive Garden. I can not think of another popular Italian
restaurant in town. With its wide variety of Italian meals, it is no wonder why this falls at number four on the list. “There are not enough nice restaurants in Wadsworth, it is all fast food. It would be nice to have some fancier restaurants,” said Bailey Brandenburg, 11. I think most people would agree that most of the restaurants we have in town are fast food, which makes Olive Garden a great top five pick.
The final restaurant on the list is Five Guys Burgers and Fries. There are not many burger places in town other than Jake’s Wayback Burgers. I think it would be nice to have another option to go to. The closest one, once again, is located in Montrose. Wadsworth has many good restaurants to choose from, but as one can see, students definitely want a wider variety in town. Students need more places to go out to after sporting events or other extra curricular activities. Adding these restauraunts would bring a major social shift in the students’ activities outside of school.
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