Did you know that many Seattle Prep seniors only have two classes on the days that they have free periods? First, you may be asking yourself what a free period is; it is a block period where a senior student doesn’t have any classes and has the time to themselves.
During this time, seniors are free to do as they please, and they have the choice to either leave campus or stay. Senior Megan Floyd says that “People like myself usually leave campus to get food from places nearby or go get drinks at Starbucks. Sometimes, though, I like to go home and sleep. It just depends on the day.”
Many seniors use their free periods to take breaks from studying or choose to use them to get their work done. Floyd says that “Some seniors work on their college applications while others go to the library and intend to get their work done but they end up pretending to do their homework instead of actually doing it.”
Some seniors are very productive during these free periods. Sarah O’Donnell has two free periods on her A day She says that “If my free period is at the end of the day, then I either go home early or I get all of my homework done that I was assigned that day.”
If O’Donnell has a free period in the morning then she says that “I hang out with my friend Nicole in the library, then we go get Starbucks together. After Starbucks we either do our homework or go talk to coach Scott in his office.”
Many seniors decide what they do during their free periods based on the amount of homework they’re assigned and how their day is going. Both Floyd and O’Donnell said that “What we do during our free periods really just depend on our days.”
If O’Donnell has a busy schedule after school, she likes to get her homework done during her free periods. If she doesn’t have a busy schedule she likes to relax and go home early.
These privileges are so great and really appreciated by every senior. Wouldn’t everyone want to be able to have the choice to do whatever they wanted during school?