This year at Roseville High School, the administrators are replacing the after school homework center with a night school that will serve the same function. Instead of taking place from 2:40 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., it will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

     “The night school homework center was planned by the administrators who brainstormed ideas about how to improve the school,” said assistant principal Jason Wilson.

     This year, students who do not do their homework will first receive a warning from their teachers and their parents will be contacted.  The second time they will have to stay after school either in the library or teacher classrooms, and the third time they will be required to go to the homework night center.  The program has not officially started yet, due to the low number of academic referrals.

     “The main goals of having the night school is so that we can give students the opportunity to finish their homework for those who want it and intervene on those who have the academic referral,” said Wilson.

     The night school will only take place two or three times a week after school, depending on how many students there are with referrals, but all students are welcome to come. As in previous years the administration is requiring students who need to make up work and have received academic referrals to attend.

     The homework center usually had around 10-12 students regularly attend last year, and according to Wilson more are expected to come this year due to the time change.

     “Hopefully this year, we will have more students come since their transportation may be easier for them because of the time change,” said Wilson.

      Freshman Melissa Provencio, thinks the time change will hurt attendance.

     “I think the new time change will be bad for those who have trouble for transportation and students may be less likely to show up because it’s not right after school,” said Provencio.

      In addition, the new time change may also affect students who play sports either right after school, or later in the day.

     “I like the time change better than if it were right after school, because I can go home and eat or sleep, and it would work better for people who play sports,” said freshman Kyleigh Foster-Williams.