Mustang High to add 0 hour, open lunch for upperclassmen and shift graduation to Bronco Stadium for 2026

Assistant Superintendent Ryan and Dr. Knowles briefed the board on schedule and program changes at Mustang High School for the 2025–26 school year, including a new bell schedule, open-campus lunch for juniors and seniors, changes to concurrent-enrollment partners, revised course sequencing, new elective offerings and a plan for 2026 graduation.

Bell schedule and 0 hour: The high school will add a 0 hour in 2025–26. Administrators said about 250 students have enrolled in the optional 0 hour. The district will move from a seven-period day to an eight-period day by treating one period as a lunch period; most periods will be 45 minutes. Flex days (Tuesdays and Thursdays) will retain a resource time between sixth and seventh hours and will use a 40-minute block for periods on those days.

Open-campus lunch and local impact: Juniors and seniors will be allowed open-campus lunch as a privilege; the district will continue open-campus lunch for…