Whether it is to finish up assignments, to study for a test, or to just sleep, advisories give students 30 minutes for whatever they need. At the beginning of quarter two, changes were made to how advisories work.

“We felt like this would be a great opportunity to have some enrichment and intervention time,” commented Dr. Anne Marie Yarborough, Dean of Instruction.

The new system was made to help students who aren’t able to attend tutoring because of work, extracurricular activities, and other personal matters.

Students can be drafted into advisories to make up work or a test, get assistance from our college and career advisor, or to be together with any clubs/sports.

The way students can check what advisories they have is by using the RTI scheduler, this is where they can check what classes they have been drafted into, and what classes they can sign themselves up for.

LHHS is one of seven in the district to implement this change, but the only school using RTI scheduler. 

The new advisories have led to some mixed opinions from students.

“I think it’s unnecessarily complicated,” commented Deniel Marquez (11). “There’s a much easier way for students working with teachers and being able to change advisories when necessary.” 

On the other hand, Ashley Smith (12) feels like “the changes help us to work on assignments given by our teachers.”

Only time can tell how this change will pan out, but Yarborough wants “kids to see that we are trying to meet their needs when they are here at school.”