Stress Takes Over Students

Feature

By Sarah VanderHeuvel

Husky Herald Reporter

  Some say high school are the best four years of your life. However, sometimes high school can be too stressful to even enjoy the best aspects of it.

  High school students are expected to perform well in their classes, have a job, stay involved, have a social life, and get eight hours of sleep a night. This is nearly impossible to accomplish, since there’s only 24 hours in a day.

  When students are stressed out, it’s hard to excel in school or any of their activities. Some believe the expectations for high school students are just too high.

  According to Sophie Reinhard (‘16), having both high school and college classes can be very difficult.

“There is way too much homework and tests that teachers don’t warn you about. I feel like I’m stressed out all the time,” said Reinhard.

  Kiana Votava (‘16) is a two-sport varsity athlete at Port Huron Northern. Soccer and basketball practices keep her super busy.

  “As soon as I get home from practice, I know I have to start on my hours of high school and college homework. It’s hard to focus at practice sometimes when I think of how much I have to do when I get home,” said Votava.

  Jordan Tomlinson (‘17) can relate. “Going from school to many different practices and games, with little to eat in between and trying to fit in all my homework, other school activities, and time to sleep can be so stressful,” commented Tomlinson.

  On the other hand, football superstar Rudy Nowakowski (‘16) loves being busy and uses his superb time management skills to fit in all his activities. “It isn’t tough managing your time if you are fully committed and strive for excellence,” said Nowakowski.

  Not only does Nowakowski find success on the field, but also in the classroom. “It isn’t hard with the excellent teaching staff and coaches helping us through the process,” added Nowakowski.

  High school can be a very stressful time and students want to take advantage of all the opportunities available to them. The best way to do this is use a time management plan and really prioritize your activities.

Headphones Take Over Class

Opinion

By Kelsey Alexander

Husky Herald Reporter

 Technology is a hard thing to keep out of the classrooms nowadays. Some teachers have been more lenient with the schools official policy on technology and others have not.

  A particular issue in the schools is the use of headphones in the classroom. Teacher’s opinions range from one extreme to the other on this particular subject though.

  Most teachers would agree with the philosophies of Mr. Marchione, who said, “As long as I am not teaching and it is their own working time, I think they are perfectly fine to use and can even be beneficial to some students.”

  Students seem to agree with this policy as well. Varun Nandamudi (‘15) said, “Mr. Marchione has a good policy on the whole headphones debate. Personally, they help me concentrate when I’m working.”

  This seems to be the favored opinion for two reasons. The headphones allow the student to get work done and it leaves the classroom quiet for students that do not prefer headphones while working.

   A few teachers, however, seem to be against it and do not allow the use of headphones. Mr. Jamison says, “Personally, I don’t really mind you using them while you’re working but I do have to follow our school policy whether I agree on it or not.”

  Maybe it is a good thing that Mr. Jamison does not allow them, because some students do tend to get off task with this extra freedom.

 “Most of the time I have my headphones in, I am not working on schoolwork. I’m usually listening to a fire mixtape,” admits Artez Hadley (‘15).

  The other extreme of the debate is letting kids use their headphones whenever they want. Although there are no teachers that will confess they let their kids do it, doesn't mean it’s not happening though.

  “I wear my headphones all the time,” said Tina Nandi (‘15) “I don’t need to listen to the rest of the world anyway.”

  The debate will go on and on in the classroom, varying from teacher to teacher. We will not be able to have a solid answer, however, until we hear the official rule from Mr. Mossett himself.