As summer school comes to a close, many students are glad the hours of work is over. For geometry students, who have been in a full day of summer school for the full six weeks, this day could not come soon enough. For some of them it was easy, but for some it wasn’t so, well, “a-cute.” Despite the stress the class caused for some, most students agreed it was worth it in the end.

Taught by Mrs. Alisha Bhimji, who’s in her fifth year of  teaching summer school Geometry, the class consisted of  ready students, most of whom were enrolled in order to move up to Algebra Two with Modeling in the fall.

“The goals that I set for the summer are basically that the students would get a comprehensive experience for geometry, and they have been doing that,” Bhimji said.

Most of the students did just that, learn. The math experience that Mrs.Bhimji provided for the students was a very good one.

“I feel like my math skills have gotten better,” Saurbier said. “The learning in general is one of my favorite parts.”

Mrs.Bhimji also made the class very enjoyable and made sure that each student understood the math, but also had a good time.

“I really like it because it has good people in it, and my teacher makes it fun to learn math,” Isabelle Downey, sophomore, said.

Though geometry is a core class that doesn’t seem like a fun class to take over the summer, students Saurbier and Downey experienced some fun and zany moments that made the class more than just a geometry class.

“We  got to dunk oreos in water and then eat them, and then I asked my teacher if I could try to flip the cup and keep the water in it and she said sure, but it didn’t work,” Downey said. “That was pretty fun.”

Downey also had another instance that made the class better.

“Conor had the hiccups,” Downey said.  “So Mrs.Bhimji screamed when no one was expecting it to scare the hiccups out of him.”

Conor also had moments that he thought made the class better.

“Ok so last Thursday we went outside and played a lot of games in a circle, and I got to know a lot of people,” Saurbier said. “And having my friend Colin in the class and getting to know him more was a highlight. The breaks and walking and hanging out with people was a highlight too.”

Though summer school geometry is shorter than an actual school year, it is still stressful. The students had a few stressful moments themselves.

“Proof  took me a while,” Saurbier said. “The hardest thing was memorizing and making sure everything makes sense.”

Downey also had a tough time with geometry at the start.

“The hardest part of the first semester was circles… like measuring them,” Downey said.

Though at times it was difficult, the class was a place where both students learned and experienced so much.

“My favorite part was the learning in general,” Saurbier said. “I feel like my math skills have gotten better.”

Isabelle Downey also gained much from the class. She gained so much experience that she even would recommend it to other students.

“Yeah. I think I would because a lot of people that I know that took it over the year had struggled with it,”Downey said,“…and it’s easier to do better in a class if you do all the material at once.”

Mrs. Bhimji also had a few struggles of her own.

“The biggest challenge this summer has been staying organized, if you take a look at my desk and my stack of papers like there are papers everywhere,”Mrs.Bhimji said,“My biggest challenge every summer is staying organized.”

Though Mrs.Bhimji claims not be the most organized person, she is very appreciated by her students.

“I really like my teacher,”Saurbier said. “She does a really good job.”

Mrs.Bhimji is really glad she has kind students like Saurbier. In fact she is very happy about her class as a whole.

“In terms of teaching, I got lucky,” Mrs.Bhimji said. “I have a great group of kids; I don’t have an issue with any of them.”

Though she is more of an algebra person, Mrs.Bhimji loves the summer school schedule and much prefers a compact schedule.

“If the school year could be a 4 day school week and a 3-day weekend, that would be fantastic ,and I would even go longer on those four days,” said Mrs.Bhimji. “ The compactness of the schedule during the summer is really good for kids who don’t do well during school year. They tend to do better on quizzes and tests.”

Although, most students are glad that summer school is finally ending, many students,  like Downey, are glad they got to experience geometry with Mrs.Bhimji and would not change anything about it.

“I would rate this class a 10,” Downey said,“I really like it because it has good people in it, and my teacher makes it fun to learn math.”

Saubier agrees, adding echoing the benefits of meeting new classmates.

“Yeah. I lose a lot a lot of sleep, but it’s good to see a lot of people,” Saurbier said. “It gives you a new opportunity to meet new people.”