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Two weeks into the start of the school year and teachers are taking a leave of absence; a permanent one. In both elective and core classes, pupils anticipate lessons and teachers however, due to this scarcity, it is not  feasible.

With several classes across campus lacking teachers, many new students spend their first week sitting around. However, the school has not given up completely though, and has been hiring both college graduates and students to try and compensate for the lack. But for hours students are sitting in the Media Center waiting for someone to arrive to teach them. Naturally, when a teacher does come, they will come with a lot of work.

“It’s been relieving not to have any work in my physics class,” junior Piper Drack said. “But once I get a teacher it will be a rude awakening.” 

All hope is not lost and this predicament may cause a few weeks of catching up for some of the student body, but the new teachers will reign in an era of new opportunities and connections. Every new teacher has the chance to start up clubs that have long since been abandoned by previous  sponsors. Every new teacher has the possibility to create a strong connection and understanding with their students and the struggle education can pose sometimes, seeing as they just had to deal with it themselves. As students deal with this ongoing change in the education system, students and teachers are all learning to adjust. 

“I’m hopeful that once we do get a teacher, my peers and I will learn a lot more throughout the year.” junior Eve Pearce said.

Now the school is using an alternative strategy for the shortage: using college teachers,  and it has been a success. Over half the student body had passed the exams and transitioned to the next grade and onward. 

“I think a college teacher wouldn’t be so bad,” junior Mikailah Knight said.  “I had one last year and she did a pretty good job.” 

The start of the school year may have  been a little unstable, but the school has gone through worse. Battling through the Covid years has proven students have the strength to adapt to new circumstances. This is just one roadblock on the way to graduation for all the students of this resilient school.

“It’s been confusing, but I think it’s going to turn out all right.” Knight said.