Unfortunately, we’ve probably all heard about the imminent staff layoffs that are happening in our school district. Our school is losing a lot of amazing teachers next year and one question has become increasingly prevalent amongst students: what will happen to advisory classes?

 Since almost every single teacher in the building has their own advisory class, students have begun to wonder what will happen if their advisory teacher does not return next year. Will they be combined with another class? Separated? Will advisory still exist?

“Plan A is to keep the group of kids together and hand them off to another teacher,” stated Mr. Hohnbaum. He explained that in the past, LOHS has had some teachers who share an advisory class, and with plan A, the teachers would each get their own group of students. This is probably the most likely solution to the problem for next year, however, there is an alternative option that might come into play. 

“There is a small chance that we might have to redistribute a class or two, but we’re trying to avoid that,” said Honbaum. He claims that the administration aims to keep all advisory classes about the same size, meaning they wouldn’t ever merge classes. He revealed that if, for some reason, redistribution of classes was absolutely necessary, administration would try to start with the underclassman groups. 

“The ones I feel the worst for are the upperclassmen because they’ve been together,” he said. Honbaum noted that redistributing upperclassmen advisory classes would be somewhat of a last resort for administration as they would prioritize keeping the older classes together for their last years of high school. 

So, there you have it, Lakers. The solution to our 2025-2026 school year advisory problem laid out plain and simple. Hopefully, it doesn’t come down to redistribution, but even if it does, LOHS will surely make the best of it.