Kaitlin Anderson
Period 3. Pitcock School Announcements Morning announcements are very important. They are needed for informing students and staff of current deadlines, dates , and practice times ex. There is no way that schools could do away with announcements, but there are ways that would be more efficient for students to recieve the information. In the mornings hardly anyone wants to sit and listen to a teacher ramble on for fifteen minutes about useless information that does not concern or interest them. In order for students to become more interested in the morning announcements, it would be helpful if that fiftteen minute rambul could be minimized to a five to eight minute short and to the point update. Students would probably be more willing to sit more quietly and respectfully during announcements if they were not so long and drawn out. The announcements can be very boring. The announcer will read a whole powerpoint word for word, and not forget to leave any detail out. The timing for when the announcements are read should be changed. Instead of doing them in the mornings they should be done before lunch and then at the end of the day. People are tired in the mornings and are normally not fully awake to comprehend or obtain the information that could pertain to them. If the announcements were to be changed and read before the first lunch, students are more awake because the school day is almost over. Also students show up late to school and normally dont make it to their classes in time to listen to the announcements, so if they are moved to before lunch then it is more likely more kids will get the news they need to hear. Alot of students use their phones in school. Texting is a main way of communicating now. What if in the beginning of the school year students signed their names; emails; numbers on a roster for clubs, sports, and