Trinity High School is having a two-hour early release on October 31, 2025. However, are two-hour early releases worth the hassle?
Both regular and early release schedules have their pros and cons.
Sophomore Kenzie Bailes says, “I like them [two-hour releases] but sometimes it makes the day feel longer.”
Students may feel like that because they are waiting for that clock to hit 12:25 p.m. to go home. Another reason students may dislike early release days is because the schedule can be stressful.
Junior Ayvari Chandler says “Having periods in order would make them [two-hour early release days] so much easier.”
That seems to be the consensus among Trinity students. Having the day start at seventh and eighth period then back to second period forces students out of their normal routine and creates stress. Some students even think that two-hour early releases are too fast paced, limiting the amount of content learned in class.
What about from a student-athlete perspective? Students that play sports have their practices after school. But with the early release, athletes can go home and relax before practice.
Bailes, who plays on Trinity’s Girls Volleyball team, said, “They’re helpful cause it’s a break in between school and practice.”
On the other hand, these breaks could make athletes less motivated to try their best at practice as they may be too relaxed from the short break.
Two-hour early releases don’t just affect students, but teachers as well. Their thoughts on the topic are also mixed.
History teacher Mr. Poletti said, “They’re wonderful! We can focus on the end of nine weeks, the end of the semester and finish up grades without interruptions.”
Similar to students, however, teachers may find these days more stressful. They may have to shorten or change lessons plans in order to fit all the material within the time period, which can often set back their plans and create more stress.
With winter coming up, Trinity may also have two-hour delays. With both two hour early releases and two hour delays bringing about disordered scheduling and less time in school, which do students and teachers like more?
Chandler says that he prefers “early releases because you can go on with your day after.”
With two-hour releases in the near future and (more than likely) two-hour delays, it’s only a matter of time before it’s evident what Trinity students think of both and what impact they have on students’, athletes’ and teachers’ days.
