{"id":6751,"date":"2013-04-11T12:25:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T17:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=6751"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:15:25","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:15:25","slug":"students-discuss-their-most-challenging-trimesters-at-phs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=6751","title":{"rendered":"Students Discuss Their Most Challenging Trimesters at PHS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nathan Williams is getting supplies out of his locker to prepare himself for another school day. Photo by: Courtney Black<\/p><\/div>\n

By Courtney Black<\/em><\/p>\n

Students’\u00a0 high school years are the most important ones. However, students may be challenged by having difficult classes.<\/p>\n

Plymouth High School is divided into three different trimesters. The classes taken during the trimester allow for different credits to be earned. Every student takes different classes for different reasons, but sometimes they need to take certain classes in order to graduate. Sometimes, if a student has too many difficult classes, it can make the whole trimester seem longer. Senior Aiden Osman said, \u201cSecond trimester was the hardest because I had Pre Calculus Honors, English 12 ACP and AP Psychology at the same time.\u201d With so much on his plate, Osman did it not like that trimester the best. Students in high school will experience a hard class sometime in their school year. Agreeing with Osman, sophomore Faith Hutchens said, \u201cfirst trimester was the hardest for me because that\u2019s when I had all of my hard classes, such as Spanish and ICP.\u201d \u00a0In most cases, students like to have classes where they can have fun. Freshman Kiara Meadors said, \u201cMy favorite class would have to be speech because I get to express myself with my writing.\u201d Hard classes are not the only reason why students might struggle in school. Meadors said, \u201cI was trying to get used to being in high school and getting into the swing of things.\u201d Since it was Medor\u2019s first year of high school, she found her first trimester to be the most difficult. For Medors, \u201cbiology was the hardest class because it\u2019s hard for me to apply the things I learn to tests and activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not all of high school is difficult. Sophomore Nathan Williams said, \u201cI loved the third trimester because I have lots of awesome classes and some amazing teachers.\u201d The materials the students have in school are important, but the teachers are as just as important. Students have teachers that they enjoy for different reasons. Williams said, \u201cMr. Beguin is an amazing teacher and explains things so clear that my little sister could probably understand it while being funny.\u201d Teachers have a big impact on students’ lives in the classrooms while teaching. When a teacher connects with the students, the students feels more welcomed into their classroom. Osman said, \u201cMr. Rust is a great teacher but I just despise the material.\u201d It is truly an amazing thing when a teacher can make memories with their students.<\/p>\n

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Nathan Williams walks into Mr. Beguin’s class to enhance his learning of geometry. Photo by: Courtney Black<\/p><\/div>\n

Students should not only appreciate the school, but also value the skills of their teachers. Osman said \u201cMarching Band is my favorite. Great Memories.\u201d The students that were interviewed had a pattern in their responses for my questions. The pattern was liking easy classes. Sophomore Nadia Baca said, \u201cI love Chinese class and it\u2019s easy for me.\u201d Baca is not the only one that thinks easy classes are the best. Hutchens said \u201cSecond trimester was easy because I really didn\u2019t have very many hard classes and \u00a0it was just an easy and fun trimester. Easy trimesters make happy students at PHS.\u201d<\/p>\n

Six out of the seven students that were interviewed for this article said that third trimester is the easiest. Osman and Meadors agreed to liking this trimester the best because they did not have math. The interviewed students like this trimester so much, very few of them would like to change it. Osman said, \u201cI like all the classes this trimester. Nothing this trimester really bothers me too much.\u201d Even though students mentioned the trimester is not difficult,\u00a0 it will still\u00a0 prepare them for college. High school is four short years of the students’ lives that prepares them for the real world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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