Gunn High School's Student Newspaper
Newsbite: Keys Middle School splits into two
Published on October 12, 2009 in Volume 46, Issue 2

Keys Middle School expanded to a new campus on El Camino Real, but the move is unlikely to affect the commute times of Gunn students, according to Head of Keys Middle School Michael Thompson.

An average school day at Keys starts at 8:40 a.m. and ends at 3:20 p.m., while Gunn starts at 7:55 a.m. and ends at either 2:05 p.m. or 3:10 p.m. A shuttle will bring students from the old, lower school campus to the new campus during the school day. "I don't think traffic should affect Gunn students, both because our start time is later and our end time is later as well," Thompson said. As of now, no traffic conflicts have been reported regarding the new middle school.

In the future, Gunn will see an increased number of Keys students enrolling in Gunn. Before the new campus was established, each grade had only one class. With two separate campuses, Keys has expanded the seventh and eighth grades into two classes each. Thompson predicts that enrollment from Keys to Gunn will rise from about five to eight students every year to eight to 10.


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