The forever sought-after talk about a three day weekend has now been made possible. The rumors about a three-day weekend and four-day school week have rained down for many graduated classes. Year after year, rumors are strewed and echoed throughout the halls, but soon after the elation disperses, the rumors settle down and disappear.

Personally I enunciate “yay.” The proposition sounds intriguing, and the idea of having a longer weekend sounds like a bit of a stress reliever.  The logic behind this plan would be a longer school day with a reward of a three-day weekend.

The problem with this would be that students consequently would experience a longer school day with longer hours, and possibly have to wake up even earlier in the morning. The dedicated students in extracurricular activities might have to come in even earlier or stay later in the afternoon.

However, as long as I receive a three-day weekend, I am all for the “nays” that go along with the “yays.”

The idea of a four-day week comes from the state, allowing a cost reduction with student transportation. Schools were giving the “OK” to cut one day of the week out.

Initially, the idea was started to help cut cost of the smaller school districts. It was then picked up by some of the larger schools to help cut cost and save the money for other things.

Which day would be the best to cut out is another question. Personally I prefer Monday, that way students would be able to spend their Fridays together and Sundays with families as well. Also, if a family were to go out of town, it would help add another day to the weekend. Then for the schools sake, cutting Monday out would allow all holidays to land on a Monday and it would save free days.

With Edwardsville’s District 7 given the all right to move along with this idea, only time will tell whether a day will be cut out or not.