Study hall restrains students
Olentangy buckles down on study hall rules, now enforcing the rule of a silent study hall. With two exceptions, the cafeteria and room 1259 are not silent.
The rule caused conflict between students and teachers. Amanda Trostle, the AP history teacher is a study halls monitor this year.
“[A silent study hall] is the only way I’d have it. I think it’s super important for [the study halls] to be quiet. That way students get their work done and come here to do what needs to be done,” Trostle said.
Some students are not pleased their study hall is quiet.
“I’d rather talk to people because I don’t always have homework, and now I just have to sit on my phone for the period,” Ashlyn S. ‘21 said.
Ashlyn has study hall 9/10.
Unlike some, others are pleased they be will able to get their work done without distractions.
“I think [the study hall setup is] good. The teachers work efficiently to keep everyone quiet, and I get my work done,” Mason W. ‘20 said.
Amy Miller is the cultural cuisine teacher and monitors one study hall.
“I love having the study hall. That way I can meet new people who I wouldn’t meet otherwise. I understand some people take in the quiet in other ways but they all have ear buds and they can create their own noise,” Miller said.
Malea W • Dec 11, 2019 at 2:10 pm
I liked the article because I have a silent study hall and I don’t really like it. I liked seeing the opinions of other students and teachers and their opinion on them.
Sophie Flowers • Dec 11, 2019 at 1:12 pm
I liked this article because it relates to my life because I am in a quiet study hall and when it sometimes is beneficial, other times it feels a bit too strict, and to hear both sides of the story from student opinions and from an expert source really shows that it is a big debate based on personal preference.
Lauren May • Mar 13, 2018 at 7:45 am
I thought this article was very interesting to read since i am in a studyhall myself. I thought it was cool to see what some of the other students and teachers said how the studyhall setup should be made, and if students should be able to have a silent or “normal” studyhall.
Zainah Yousef • Oct 18, 2017 at 10:12 am
This was a good article to read. I thought that you presenting multiple opinions, each from one side of the issue was good. I thought the best part was showing the two sides of students- the ones that want there to be talking, and the ones that are enjoying the silence. I think that using actual quotes instead of just simply stating things was a good idea. You did a good job on really presenting the issue and not taking a biased stance on side or the other, letting the reader decide for themselves what they think is best.