What’s on Your Agenda?

By Bailey Dixon

Along with the new 2012-2013 school year has come a brand new organizational tool for the Secondary School at Interstate.  This new item is called an Agenda, which is like a personal planner, and every student received one at the beginning of the year.

The idea of the Agendas first came up in January of 2012.  It originated as an idea to give students a better way to organize themselves and keep all of their activities and assignments in one convenient place.  After talking with school board members, teachers, students, and Interstate graduates, the idea became solidified for the upcoming year.

The Agenda contains multiple items; it has spots to write down the assignment for each class every day, has the school handbook, lists daily sports activities at the bottom of the page, and even has a periodic table and nutritional chart in the back.  It is also serves as the student hall pass, allowing the students to leave class six times per week.

According to students and staff, the Agendas are thought to be very helpful and organizational. “They’re easy for the teachers to use as a consistent hall passing method, but it’s also a good way for the students to keep their homework and activities scheduled in one place, and it really helps to keep them on track,” said Mrs. Zuercher. 

                While being useful, the Agendas are also smaller than an average notebook and three hole punched, which makes it easy for kids to carry them snapped in the rings of their binder.  If an Agenda is lost, they can be replaced in the office for a small fee.  The Agendas are a great new way to keep students organized and on task, and they are sure to be a continuing feature at Interstate.