Late entry of first quarter grades produces stress

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Photo by Jess Leon '22

Both students and teachers have endured lots of pressure and stress as the first quarter comes to an end and many grades have yet to be received.

The email from the Common App website is a familiar sight to most high school seniors, marking the submission of their college application(s). Most students can attest that it is both an exciting and stressful experience.
Seniors wait for college acceptances on stressful standby
Many students struggle with the high workload, competition and resulting stress of hard classes. Two high-achieving students, Viveca Schreiner ’23 and Amy Hogan ’22, give their thoughts on how taking responsibility for your mindset can help to cope with stress.
High-achieving students discuss toxic environment, importance of mindset when managing stress
Students were released from classes an hour early to make time to participate in the games and activities. Activity stations were spread across the school and outdoors to maximize the sunny weather.
Wellness enrichment activities build community, provide stress relief for students
Many student-athletes have athletic early dismissals to get to their game/meet in time, causing them to miss hours of school. Pictured above, the Staples girls’ swim & dive team is on their way to an away meet, where they were dismissed from school around 1 p.m.
Later school dismissal time increases athlete stress levels