With this year's graduating class only totaling 232, Grantsville High School can be thought of as a small school. But is that a bad thing?

While students at larger schools can be limited in their selections of what to get involved in, small-school students have all doors open to them. It's not uncommon to find that an athlete plays multiple sports and is involved in activities beyond sports as well. Students can do whatever they want to.

Being a smaller school takes a toll on sports programs however. With less students to choose from, coaches may find it more difficult to find as many talented players as they need to win a championship. Not impossible, just harder.

Smaller schools also offer a greater opportunity to get to know the faculty. When the teachers know you it is easier for them to help you with your specific needs -- whether related to the subject they teach or otherwise.

Smaller school are sometimes unable to offer the variety of classes that bigger schools are able to offer. For example, with only two AP classes in the GHS class schedule, students who are dedicated to their education find this to be a setback.

You are much less likely to get lost in GHS, and it's not as crowded as some of the schools with a larger student body. Small schools with less crowded halls allow you to get to know more people, which means that every one knows you too. Whether that is a pro or con is up to you.

As students from small schools prepare for college, hopefully they don't receive culture shock when stepping onto the campus of a large university. Going from knowing everyone to knowing no one could prove to be quite a different experience for many.

Following the trend of small towns in general, small schools seem to compensate for their size with the amount of gossip that goes around. Or, maybe that's just high school.

Whether a small school is right for you is your decision. As for me, I will never forget my experiences at GHS.

Alyssa Roberts is a senior at Grantsville High School.