There's something else troubling me as well:
Last year, we had chorus lessons during lunch so that we wouldn't have to miss any classes for it.
But this year, the school board decided that taking a few minutes out of the chorus lesson to eat lunch wasn't enough, and we needed the entire period to cram as much stuff in as possible. So now, we have lessons during CLASS PERIODS.
This is bad because although they give me the option to make up the work I missed for full credit, I have enough work as it is and so instead of doing some work in school and some work at home, due to having a lesson during class and therefore missing the opportunity to do it at school, I have to do twice the amount of work at home. This wouldn't be as much as a problem if I had a study hall in my schedule this year, which I don't, unless I drop out of chorus, which is really missing the point of getting a study hall.
And I'll miss the lesson and the notes the class took as well, so I'll probably be confused on how to do the work, and the kids aren't going to give me the notes, and the teacher likely isn't going to have time to give me a private lesson.
Although they excuse us from chorus lessons during tests and regions class science assignments (since those are required to graduate high school) we then have to find time to make up the chorus lesson, which also turns into a hassle.
The band and orchestra classes are doing this system as well.
This makes me really upset because I'm probably going to have to drop out of chorus to keep my grades up in my more important subjects, which I really don't want to do as I love to sing and we are doing some really nice songs this year.
Plus, a LOT of the kids were complaining about it and are dropping out which makes me think they might change the system back if this goes far enough, and if that happens and I drop chorus before it does, I can't get back in. Nor can I get back in in the four years we have chorus in high school.
It sucks that they only give you one opportunity to sign up for chorus, which is in 5th grade. And if you decide to drop out or if you get kicked, you can never go back.
I have until Monday to decide wether I want to stay or not and I know that dropping out is probably the better option but I really don't want to...