Both introverts and extroverts are involved in school culture, but introverts often get left out of conversations revolving around policy and methods of reaching students. While Connections has been a good remedy to that, it could be used to replace or strengthen for introverts the school functions that cater only to extroverts.

If school policies affect one set of students more than another they need to be evaluated to decide whether or not those policies could be improved so they capture the attention of both types of students.

According to SHS Principal Tom Albertson, the main goal of an assembly is to bring all students together to inform and/or celebrate an event.

If the point of assemblies is to inform and get students excited for school events, they are not the most effective way to accomplish those goals for half the population.

Assemblies create an uncomfortable environment for many students, especially introverted students.

The crowd atmosphere is fun for about half of the student body, but stressful for the more introverted half.

For that half, big crowds are overstimulating and exhausting. The loud noise at assemblies prevents people from hearing the information they were supposed to.

Most of the information given out at assemblies can be given out in a smaller time period such as Connections or the morning announcements, which takes less time away from classes on assembly schedule days.

Assemblies are important to inform students of events (like our annual spirit competition) and celebrate events like when SHS sports teams head to state. However, these kind of celebrations and announcements would be more student friendly if presented during Connections class.

Instead of having all school assemblies, students could meet with their Connections groups to learn about upcoming events and important information each month.
This way students will be able to enjoy celebrations with their peers and the school can maintain their goal of informing the entire student body.