When current World Core teacher Jackie Corso, brought the idea of having World Core to MVHS, she recalled that it was a relatively small class, with her and current World Core teacher Hilary Barron teaching only two classes. Now, almost four years later, World Core has doubled in classes and in popularity among students.

It was that statistic that led to separate World Literature and History classes being no longer offered as options for sophomores.

According to Assistant Principal Ben Clausnitzer, teachers and other administrators noticed the drop in the number of sophomores signing up for the separate classes.

“Our question was, do we continue to try to hold on to World Literature and History knowing that the teachers don’t have anyone to collaborate with, knowing that it’s the same content as World Core but different structure?” said Clausnitzer, “Or, do we just do World Core [and] World Studies so that way those teachers have somebody to collaborate with, and students still get the same content. So that’s what we went with,” Clausnitzer said.

Some incoming sophomores, like freshman Rhea Karandikar, didn’t even notice the options were taken off the list.

“I didn’t think it was a big deal, because the only classes I’ve ever heard of was either World core or World Studies,” Karandikar said.

It’s a first-time change that Clausnitzer and Corso both believe will not be a drastic one. For Corso, the removal of the classes will not highly affect the history and literature curriculum.

“I think [the changes] would be a motivation for [teachers] to really look at the World History and Literature courses and make sure that it’s meeting the student’s needs,” Corso said. “It’s a new challenge, but I think it’s an opportunity to make sure that we’re doing what students need to be successful.”