Despite being early in the year, school staff are already encouraging families to avoid travel plans that may begin before the final day of school on May 22, as grades and assessments will still be collected through the very last week of school this year.

“If students are leaving early, they’re not getting the full lesson,” attendance clerk Keely Land said. “And sometimes, when it comes to truancy or their 90 percent, they are not getting a full credit.”

Students like junior Ezza Abbasi are surprised by the change, but are looking forward to seeing how things turn out.

“So it’s kind of unexpected because ever since freshman year we’ve always ended grades before the last week,” Abbasi said. “And the last week has usually been for like sort of fun stuff to try and wrap up a good year and so this is kinda unexpected but maybe this will be a first.”

On the other hand, not all students are concerned. 

“I think we already went to school for like three weeks on and off and I think that’s enough,” freshman Sowmitha Rajendran said. “And I think I can do good in the whole year, so that the last week of grades won’t tank my average.”