With the first semester more than halfway completed, it may be difficult not to ponder on what classes are in store for next semester’s schedule, but at Lake Shore High School this may not be the case. At Lake Shore, it seems like there isn’t much enthusiasm for next semester’s courses, stemming from the fact that there aren’t many in-school courses available for students.
Senior, Lucas Huffman commented about our school’s lack of class choices. Huffman said, “I believe there is a lack of class choices because there is probably a mixture of lack of hiring teachers who are qualified, and unnecessary spending where we can’t afford those electives.”
This statement made by Huffman reveals why some students think our school lacks the courses that many of us desire. Lake Shore High School may not have teachers who are qualified to do certain electives that other districts may be able to offer. For example, Lake Shore High School doesn’t have qualified teachers to teach Culinary Arts or Auto Tech.
When asked what courses he would love to see Lake Shore High School have, Huffman mentioned, “I would like an Architecture class, a game design class, and a robotics class.”
The courses that Huffman would like to have are not in Lake Shore High School’s spectrum of classes, but they would make marvelous new additions to our school. An architectural class was at Lake Shore High School a few years ago, and a revival of this class would bring forth a spectacular math and art tandem elective. A game design class and a robotics class would also make good additions to Lake Shore and would help students develop a future for technology.
Staff at Lake Shore have also noticed the need for courses and electives. Greek Mythology and 9th grade Literature teacher, Phil Cerrasco, said, “I think that it’s always a good idea for students to have a choice. There is a lack of extracurricular courses and after-school activities. I would ask each teacher to develop one class that they are passionate about. . . then you would have those classes to pick from each semester.”
This solution by Cerrasco could be very helpful because several students at Lake Shore High School are passionate about classes they know other schools have but Lake Shore doesn’t have, and teachers can create courses they’re also passionate about, which would benefit both students and teachers. Although this may seem like a great idea this may not be possible, due to the speculations about our school’s performance being the factor on why we don’t have many cherished classes.
Senior, Nicholas Archer, said, “ From what I’ve heard from others, Lake Shore does not perform as well as the surrounding schools which might be why there isn’t as much effort to the more interesting extracurricular course.”
Archer’s remark about Lake Shore High School’s not-so-stellar performance on tests compared to other schools is a serious claim as to why our school doesn’t have a diverse range of classes compared to other schools in Michigan.
Hopefully, the future will shine brighter for Lake Shore and its classes, giving students more courses to further develop them for the future and expand their horizons.
