Learning to Swim Part 1

1. I believe that the way Stevenson students manage time is a "water" that we usually overlook. Take the past week for example, Homecoming week. I am a part of several groups, as most students are, and each required a lot of time and commitment during this stressful week. Starting on Sunday, I had to be at Sprit Fest to fulfill my duties as a part of NHS, Student Council Exec Board, and of Varsity Patriettes. During the week I worked with Student Council to prepare for the dance itself, and at practice I worked with Spirit Revolution to perfect the halftime routine that we weould peform at the football game. NHS sponsered Spirit Fest, so I had to work once I got there, I had to decorate for Student Council, and practice is daily for poms any week. While I'm not complaining, I want to emphasize that the time management skills many SHS students possess is more advanced than some working adults. In my life especially, I always find it bizarre when I talk to my friends who go home after school, or on the rare occasions I myself am home before six. Commitment to these programs is less of a choice, but more of a neccessity. I don't think I would be able to fill free time otherwise. This is part of my culture and the way I live my life, and I wouldn't have it any other way.