As many anxious juniors and seniors went to their mailbox to get their schedule for the  new school year, there was one surprising change. For many, this came with confusion and unhappiness, while for others, it wasn’t a big deal.  What they thought would be their advisory for all three years at the high school had now been changed.

“I was really sad when I found out advisory got changed,” said Tara Lee, junior. “I loved my advisor and I had friends in my class that now I will no longer be able to see.”

Students were told at Sophomore Orientation that the advisor to whom they’re assigned is theirs for their whole high school career. Finding out during their junior or senior year that the class they’ve been with every Monday for a year or more is no longer together was disappointing for many students.

The leading cause to this change was an increase in students and shortage of advisories, which left the administration needing to redistribute all the students into different advisories. It also came to a surprise to advisors when they found out they would be having different students.

“It’s just another opportunity to meet more kids” said Vincent Paolucci, Phy Ed.

Even though it is a big change, many students are making the best of it. A new advisory gives them the opportunity to meet more of the people in their graduating class and bond with another teacher.

“I wasn’t bothered by the advisory changes,” said Stella Haberman, senior. “I think it’s very nice to be introduced to different teachers and people. It was good for everyone, and teachers will also meet new people, too.”