A Fresh Start

Triton Introduces New School Schedule

Taylor Richard, Angela Simmons, and Chloe Price • June 11, 2025

New Triton Regional High/Middle School Schedule for the upcoming school year.

As the school year approaches its final stretch, we start to envision what the next year will bring. For 2025-2026, we will have a changing schedule.

Mixed feelings have flooded the halls with some students eager for change and others yearning for normalcy. “I think the new schedule is more difficult and confusing,” said incoming senior Riley McIsaac. “It didn’t need to be changed.”

With new beginnings also comes anxiety for the new things ahead, “I don’t enjoy change, so I’m not a fan of the schedule,” McIsaac said. The schedule consists of a discussion of a change in the old “Viking Block,” now being 51 minutes instead of 30, and at the start of the mid-day class rather than the end, “calling it a 90 minute period just sounds more intimidating.” Riley said. Another major change in the schedule is an alignment with the middle schoolers; some high schoolers roll their eyes at the thought of walking the halls with middle schoolers, while others beam at the opportunities they have. Riley said “I think that the middle and high school are divided for a reason and a lot of the middle schoolers aren’t mature enough to be in the high school yet,” whereas middle school Principal Alan MacRae counterclaims “they’re going to see some other opportunities for them in the schedule, and, as an eighth grader, they’ll

know exactly what to understand when they get to high school.” “As a whole, they follow directions and do their tasks pretty well,” said MacRae about next year’s group of eighth-graders. Current sixth and seventh graders will be getting a taste for high school before it actually starts with combined music, TLC, and world language classes, including both Spanish and French.

“I think the new school schedule isn’t going to work well for students,” said current junior Bella Carmody, “having the three lunches is [going to be] confusing, and leaving a class and then going back to it after lunch is going to ruin our focus.” Some students like Bella worry that time for academics will be scarce with the change, and impact the learning for students. Although our previous article mentioned a possible later start time, unfortunately, it has been overlooked, with the times staying at 7:42 am to 2:13 pm.

“For the past two years, the schedule has been working great for us. I understand they want to match up lunches with the middle school, but we need structure and can’t keep changing the schedule.

About the Contributors

Taylor Richard, Staff Writer & Social Media Editor

Hi! My Name is Taylor Richard, and I am a junior at Triton High School. Outside of school I work at an ice cream shop and play tennis. I also do tons of community service on the weekends and volunteer at my church. My favorite things to do are to travel and go to the beach. I have an older brother and twin sister who I do almost everything with. I don’t think I would carry out a career in Journalism but I do like taking the class. I had heard from older friends of mine that this class was fun and kept them busy, which was something I liked. My favorite part of being in this class is being able to create articles on almost anything I want that interests me and others. It is really cool to see the impact that some articles can have on my peers as well. My goal for this year in journalism is to improve my writing and give people things that they would enjoy in the newspaper. I think that being a journalist for the school newspaper is very important. Surely, it’s not as important as those who write articles about much bigger and better things, but it is equally important in getting students involved and excited about what happens beyond the classroom. Educating them on the importance of knowing what happens around us every day is crucial too. I hope to go to college in the South once I graduate High School and become a Radiology or Ultrasound Technician! You can reach me at @[email protected]

Angela Simmons, Staff Writer & Social Media Editor

Hey, I’m Angela Simmons, a junior at Triton High School! I’m an active person in the Triton community and outside of the Triton community. See now, I don’t do a fall sport with Triton. It’s just that nothing appeals to me, but I do run indoor track and outdoor track. I love to keep moving and being physical seems I am a very energetic person so track helps me wind down. My older sister is nothing like me; she doesn’t do any sports but now that she is in her first year at CU Boulder in Colorado, she and I aren’t with each other 24/7 we have grown a stronger bond and I feel as though she is a built-in best friend. I also have a much older brother who I don’t know very well since we’re only related by my dad. He and I were very close when we were younger but now we see each other every couple of years, which yeah stinks but we call now and then. I am very close with my family. Even my extended family. We love to have our traditions of, cookie baking, going to Millinocket, Maine, Sunday River, and my favorite:e we try to go on a crazy blowout trip all together; last time it was Italy. I recently traveled with my best friend Lily D’Andrea. We do everything together. I’ve known her for about 14 years now and we’ve been pretty much inseparable since. We love to adventure and find new things to do together. Right next to her is Bella Carmody, we have been friends since freshman year. She and I don’t share any classes together but when it’s winter season for track, that’s the time when we are the closest. That pretty much sums up my closest friends. Journalism is so different from anything I’ve done in school. I don’t think I would take this up for a career, but I do find it fascinating how this writing style works. I do find a lot of joy in interviewing friends on some funny but also not-so-funny topics. I think writing for the school newspaper is important because the school will read it and find out more information about the school itself and what the students love or dislike about our school. I think that media is important for our community because let’s be real we would not know anything about what’s going on or maybe we would but it would be really difficult. I haven’t decided on my career yet. But over the summer and the last couple of months in my sophomore year, I figured out that I find the female and male reproductive system pretty interesting. So I asked my dad who is a doctor what I could do that involves the reproductive systems. So an OB/GYN would be so interesting, which, yes, that is known to be kind of a difficult job. But I think it would fit me so well. I don’t have anything else I think is interesting about me. Although I do love to ski and care for my horses. You can reach me at [email protected]

Chloe Price, Staff Writer & Copy Editor

My name is Chloe Price, I am a junior at Triton High School. Some things I enjoy doing outside of my journalism class are going shopping with my friends, doing track, going to the beach, and cozying by the fireplace during Christmas time. I have one older sister and a pet dog. Although I do enjoy living with my family, I am excited to move out and get my dream house, which is a house on the lake. As quarter two started, I realized that although journalism is fun, I don’t think I will pursue it in the future. However, I enjoy going around and interviewing people, creating new ideas for next week’s article, and the thrill and excitement that comes with it all. It is important to not only myself but to other people as well. Writing something can change someone’s day, not because they could be having a hard day or anything, but to help them look forward to something each week. Journalism can show you to jump outside the box, and try new things. You can create new friends in the process, but can also help you improve your writing in many ways. Although journalism won’t be the job I will do in the future, I do still enjoy it. I have a few jobs in mind that I would love to do. Some being real estate, interior design, or cosmetology. My mom is a hairdresser, so I grew up in that environment of learning to cut hair, being around people, and more. Real estate and interior design both have something in common, one being that they both have to do with houses, but another being having to interact with people. I still have a little while to figure out what I choose to do but that’ll be a decision I make when the time comes.

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