It is good to see Sheffield students and coaches making the best of a rough situation.

Melissa Bullock, varsity cheerleading coach, and Mike Barr, football coach, are working to make homecoming special this year in case it is the last before the high school students possibly transition to Warren Area High School.

A spirit week with a list of special events, a community parade and bonfire were part of the efforts to recognize alumni who attended Saturday’s homecoming football game. Kudos to all those involved in creating these events that touched the community.

As we give kudos to the Sheffield community, an unrelated story from last week’s Warren County School District meeting shows exactly why changes are necessary. Some courses at Eisenhower have four or five students in them. One Sheffield class has two students. Some Warren classes have six or seven in a class while one in Youngsville has four students.

It is increasingly difficult to offer a fulfilling course schedule with so few students in some classes.

And then there are other classes that are overcrowded. So do administrators offer courses that will help a few students or eliminate those sparsely attended courses to decrease class sizes that are overly full?

We appreciate extracurricular activities. They are, in our opinion, an important part of the high school experience.

But the most important thing high schools offer is an education — and the status quo isn’t providing the type of education that prepares students for college or a career.

It is important to celebrate the past. It is important to appreciate the future. At the same time, those coming days and years have to be embraced.