Gian Frongia is the current Italian teacher and the Spanish teacher at Harrisonburg High School. Frongia is going to be teaching at Harrisonburg High School. This means Rocktown will not be able to teach students Italian in the future.

“I’m very sad because I like Italian and the Italian teacher and the class is really cool,” Nate Curtis said. 

Curtis is taking Italian 2 this year. Since Curtis is going to Rocktown, he is unable to take Italian 3 next year and will have to take Spanish in his junior year. Curtis talks about Italian class and the new environment Rocktown will bring in the fall.  

“I’m pretty excited to go to Rocktown. It will be a cool experience to learn at a new school in my junior year,” Curtis said.

Most students are excited about the new environment at Rocktown and the advanced technology it will have.

Many student’s schedules will change because of the school split, causing many students to worry about their schedule. Mayyah Ogundipe talks about going to Rocktown next year and the worries she has about her schedule.

“It’s nice to have a new change of scenery but I’m also worried about not having all the classes I need,” Ogundipe said.

She is in French 2 this school year and is hoping to take French 3 in the fall. 

Harrisonburg High School’s current French teacher, Eleanor Dupal, talks about the school split and the relationship between students and teachers.

“The students build relationships with either your admin your teachers or counselors, and then some of them are leaving and if you’re a student you have to rebuild that, it’s just unfortunate in that way, especially for a kid who doesn’t open up form these relations or you need that support,” Dupal said.