The way information can spread around Liberty is almost crazy, which is why most of us students are already aware of the new student wifi. Rumors began to pop up every now and then around the beginning of this 2016-17 school year, but it never seemed like a legitimate project the Wentzville School District would follow through on.

To our surprise, returning from Christmas break, the news about a guest wifi connection appeared on students’ electronic devices. The word is still spreading to those who tend to not use their phones at school, but for what we know as of now, this additional connection holds some new benefits for us students as well as teachers.

The obvious news about the wifi is that it has boosted the reception for most apps. It’s now easier to send a text to your mother telling her you might be home late or to send a picture of last night’s homework to a friend in the next class over. Regardless of the reason, sending text messages is now easier and we don’t have to worry as often if a message never goes through on time. It makes our lives as students a lot easier, and for the teachers a lot less stressful. Making the students happy is always a goal the staff of Liberty tries to follow, but will students abuse this power?

As some already know, the guest wifi is a blessing and a curse since we can have a better reception with certain beneficial apps, but while connected, social media apps and games have stopped working entirely. There seems to be a feature in the guest wifi that prevents these more “distracting” apps from working, and in this case disconnecting from the wifi to try and send a snapchat to a friend would be the better route.

For the most part, the guest wifi has been a great new feature to the students who listen to music on Youtube or teachers who have a free period and have nothing else to do. However, at the same time, the wifi is for us to share. Be considerate and if your teacher asks you to put away your phone, please do so. This is essentially a gift from the district and the least we could do is show some respect.