It’s the end of summer and students make their way back into school. The start of the 2023-2024 school year arrives, and so does a new bell. The thoughts of all returning students are, “why does the bell sound like that?”

One new face to the Utica scene expresses her thoughts.

“sounds like 1800 bells,” sophomore Mylee Barrons said. “I don’t like it.”

One student specifically recalls this bell sounding like something from their childhood.

“I think it’s too quiet,” senior Grace Jenkins said. “It sounds like a Disney Channel bell and I don’t like it.”

Returning students aren’t quite used to the sound yet.

“Sounds really weird,” senior Paisley Heatley said, “almost like a train.”

The ears of many will need to adjust to the new ringing around the halls.

“They sound like cow bells,” senior Justice Woodall said. “They honestly should just go back to what they used to be.”

Some underclassmen have similar opinions as well.

“Honestly it sounds stupid,” junior Nic Welch said. “Sounds like a real bell but it’s just bad.”