By Weston Kelly
The last study hall anyone wants to go to—devoid of friends, energy, and fun. The advisory period is a mandatory study hall occurring every week on Wednesday. The purpose? None. It was introduced as a time to sign up for your study halls the rest of the week using FlexiSCHED, but now you can do that any day after 8:00 a.m. So why do we still use this outdated and unwanted system, and why is it so unbearable?
In my perspective, advisory is enough to make me unmotivated for the subsequent period. I have few friends in the same class, and Mr. Sessions dictates the use of our phones. I am required to do work that I have already completed, leaving me with nothing to do but stare into space. Fortunately, we are able to listen to music and I frequently do so. However, this does not make up for the boredom I endure every Wednesday study hall.
In order to maximize enjoyment and minimize the weariness of this period, there is not much you can do. The majority is up to the Westmont overlords who choose our classes and classmates. Going to a fun and lenient teacher’s class (with friends) is not something you get to choose, so pray you get assigned one. If the odds stack up against you and you get neither of these, make sure to leave some work from other classes to be finished up during this period. And if necessary, go to bed late so sleeping through the misery is possible. So take my advisory against advisory: anything that can be done to avoid this time should be done, or prepare to suffer.