Seniors have mixed feelings about this year’s skip day
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Some seniors said goodbye to CHS on Wed Feb 11 and didn’t return until Tues Feb 17, observing Senior Skip Day on Mon Feb 16.
Senior skip day is known to be a specific day that all seniors choose to skip a day of school. Some people think it’s pointless, while others take advantage of it to the fullest.
Senior skip day used to be the day their graduation year was. For example, this year would have been February 15(02/15). But because of in-service days and the weekend interrupting the tradition, it’s chosen to the closest day. This year it was on Monday February 16.
There are plenty of perspectives on senior skip day. Some found it enjoyable to skip.
Senior Chelsea Seibert said, “I stayed home and ate breakfast with my boyfriend. I think senior skip day is a good day because you know everyone else is at school and I got to do something fun.”
The two hour delay, however, made some seniors more convinced to go to school.
Senior Elizabeth Glenn said, “We had a two hour delay that day. Why wouldn’t I come if I had two hours less of school hours? I love two hour delay days! Maybe if senior skip day was a full day I would have participated.”
The two hour delay brought a bonus to coming on Monday while others were skipping, but also some others got a bonus for being in class.
Senior Dayshia Esceber admitted, “I got extra credit in one of my classes just for coming to school. Plus we had a two hour delay so it was a good day to come to school even though I didn’t get to skip like some seniors got to.”
Some were going to come either way. Knowing it was senior skip day didn’t convince every senior not to come; in fact some found it to be a waste of a day.
Senior Roy Mohr said, “I went to school on senior skip day; I think [senior skip day is] pointless. Why would you all choose a day to skip? You still need to make up your work the next day that you missed. If we were all excused from our work that we missed, then maybe I’d consider it a good idea.”
Senior skip day affects everyone in different ways. It’s everyone’s individual decision on if they want to come or not.
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Brianna Robison • Mar 26, 2015 at 7:51 am
This article was great on including everyone’s positions. I think senior skip day would be more effective if the senior class actually planned to do an activity together instead of just staying home. My mom, a CHS alumni, said that on their senior skip days they went up to Fuller Lake as a class and had a huge cookout. I think if we did something worth the time, more people would participate and more memories would be made.
Justine Douglas • Mar 25, 2015 at 9:07 pm
I didn’t really understand senior skip day this year. It was last minute and why would we do it during the winter? I would rather skip on a day that I can go out and do something and enjoy the weather. I came to school on senior skip day. If I would have stayed home I probably would have sat on the couch all day and watch movies & eat food.
Erin Newcomer • Mar 23, 2015 at 8:30 am
I think its interesting to get everyone’s ideas on senior skip day. I personally did not see the point in participating due to the shortened classes and the cold weather. I feel that I would have participated if the weather was nice and I could do something fun outside. Honestly, I would have skipped if it was a full day and I could have gone outside to a lake or done something fun. To me staying inside and being bored isn’t worth it.