Next year, block days will run in a different sequence of periods.

Wednesday will have periods four, five, six, and seven while Thursday blocks will have period one, Smart, then period two and three.

The decision to change the block day schedule was made in May by the administration and the department teacher leaders.

Millie Hackworth, who teaches Integrated Science and Chemistry, said she is excited to have the changes.

“It’s very helpful for the science department,” Hackworth said. “This way, having the block period consecutive allows us teachers with a split schedule to get one lab set up, and do all those labs on a certain day, and then prep for the next class and have all those labs set up with that different prep on the other day.”

Prior to this change, science activities such as labs would have to be set up and taken down within the five minute gap between classes on days with even and odd periods. With the order of classes not changing, preparing for classes will become easier, Hackworth said.