Do you feel like school isn’t stressful enough already? Well, according to LHS administrators, all students who enter 10th grade next year must complete a minimum of 10 AP classes to qualify for graduation. The school officials state that their intention is to help students succeed in college, but they actually want to improve their system rankings through student scores.

 The details only get more unbelievable. Students at the school will receive automatic placement into AP courses which they cannot refuse, and study halls will turn into mandatory AP study periods during which students will face monitoring to ensure they experience “productive stress.” The school requires students to sign weekly contracts which establish study hour minimums while conducting random checks of their backpacks to ensure they possess review materials at all times. The reports indicate that students will need to complete six hours of homework each evening, while teachers will receive instructions to conduct surprise “mini-AP exams” every Friday. The school requires students who fall behind to attend 6:00 AM “Academic Boot Camps” where their phones will be confiscated and motivational speeches will play continuously until they finish their assignments. The situation continues to escalate into more severe problems. 

The school plans to install timers in hallways which will record student travel time between classes while imposing penalties for students who walk at an “inefficient” pace, and the school will reduce lunch times to allow students to attend “optional” AP tutoring sessions which actually function as mandatory requirements. Bob Ben said, “I would switch schools or I would drop out.” One anonymous source even claimed the school is considering replacing senior privileges with mandatory extra AP coursework “to maintain discipline.” Students have started to express their disbelief. The proposal hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, but next year might be less about learning and more about surviving. 

Fulla Mahmoud, Staff Writer

Junior Fulla Mahmoud is a staff writer for the 2025-26 Colonelnews Magazine. She like matcha, cat, shows, and listening to music.