First Quarter Lessons Learned
With the first quarter coming to a close, many students have faced many obstacles along the way. How do the students at Osbourn deal with stress and what will they change next quarter to reduce stress and avoid facing similar obstacles? Students will hopefully take time to reflect upon what made the first quarter a challenge for them in some ways.
“One of the obstacles I have faced is having an overload of work. I just kept on procrastinating. My plan on fixing that is trying to work more efficiently in class and manage my time better,” senior Kelsey Rios said.
“This is my first year of high school, so I made sure to stay prepared and manage my time well, although I feel like I could’ve studied more to get better outcomes for bigger assignments,” freshman Dulce Lemus said.
Although many students felt like they could’ve done better academically, many people faced challenges physically and many had to get used to waking up early again for the new school year. “School wise I feel like I’m doing good. I’m laid back this year and staying calm. I didn’t like waking up in the mornings for school, but I got used to it so I’m good now,” senior Edgard Lemus explained.
With many people struggling to juggle assignment on top of assignment, how do people who have jobs or play sports finish all of their schoolwork, and when do they find time to do homework or late work? Many who have jobs have a rough time being able to finish much schoolwork after their job or sport because they’re simply too tired.
“After my sports practice, I do as much work as I can, then I go to my next practice after that one I come home and do the rest of my school work. Also, I stay up late to get my homework done so it can be turned in on time, ” junior Brayden Weeks said.
With winter sports rolling around soon, how will winter athletes adjust to having a lot on their plates and what will they do to adjust to the next quarter coming up?
“I already play a fall sport and it’s really stressful, and I usually don’t have the motivation to do homework. But after fall sports end I have to get ready for wrestling, so I’ll strive to get more work done after practices,” junior Victor Elueme said.
As the second quarter begins, students will either stick with their good habits or strive to be better by not procrastinating and by getting work done more efficiently.
Ayaa • Nov 4, 2022 at 1:47 pm
This was an amazing article, I really like how relatable the quotes are I feel that this was a really interesting article the quotes are really strong and I like how the different students faced different challenges. I look forward to your next article.
Savannah Fitzgerald • Nov 4, 2022 at 8:04 am
This was a great article to write about as I feel a lot of students face the same difficulties as the students featured in this article. I like how different opinions were provided, showing that different students face different difficulties. This article was very attention-catching, and a great read!
Dulce Lemus • Nov 3, 2022 at 9:09 am
Thank you for including my quote in your article! I like how you made the article short and enjoyable to read. I also enjoy how you showed that not everything is easy and that people do have struggles.
Kyle Ward • Nov 3, 2022 at 9:01 am
I can definitely relate to the stress some other people had over catching up with missed or late work, if you let it pile up to much it can get to be way to much for your brain to handle. The quotes gathered really helped convey those thoughts.
Keyla Rivera • Nov 2, 2022 at 7:29 am
I really like this article and the ideas. I think it’s comforting to know that we’re not the only ones procrastinating or overworked. Its really stressful to turn in our work online and on time when we have so many other things going on in our life like sports, friends and family. I liked seeing the ways people try to work around their problems though, it shows that its possible.
Madina Habib • Oct 31, 2022 at 11:54 am
I think your sources were great and the info you got from them definetly helped drive your article towards its purpose, I also liked how diverse they were- they had representation in almost all the classes- senior, freshman and juniors. Great job!
Lynn Stoner • Oct 29, 2022 at 12:30 am
I love it! It’s short and sweet and talks a little about how people’s first quarter didn’t go perfectly, and shows what those people did to get the results they did this quarter. Awesome article! :]
Celine Sakatan • Oct 28, 2022 at 12:19 pm
I really enjoyed how a lot of people are able to relate to this article. The quotes were very detailed and good to read. Overall, the information this article provided was over the top! Great article.
Nidia Perez Navarro • Oct 28, 2022 at 8:34 am
I can definitely relate to some of these quotes, I like how you asked for a diverse of grades too. I’m making sure to not fall behind and get everything done as well. I’m glad this is being talked about. Great Article!
Jonah Morales-Espinoza • Oct 27, 2022 at 2:06 pm
Loving the diverse amount of people you got here for quotes, I like how you got into how athletes were dealing with work. That first paragraph too, really good and made me want to read it to the end. Fantastic work here.
Michael Juarez-Sesam • Oct 27, 2022 at 1:24 pm
Honestly this article is saying exactly what I’m thinking and I love how the quotes are not just based on 1 topic but on multiple peoples point of view and you see how others have to deal with their stress/work. it really puts into perspective how they improve on themselves.
Rose • Oct 27, 2022 at 12:02 pm
This article was really good to read. The quotes were really good and even now I feel like I should be working harder just because of this article. But I do think that there could have been a little more detail at the end for the conclusion.
Ethan Hudson • Oct 27, 2022 at 11:10 am
I really liked this article. The flow and transitions were really clean and easy to read. I really liked all the quotes because the went with the topic and transitions very well. I thought you explained and wrote about your topic specifically and clean. One question, What was your biggest struggle with the first quarter? Overall this article was really good and enjoyable to read.
Matthew Beach • Oct 27, 2022 at 8:33 am
Love your positive outlook on the waking of returning or new students to their work load after getting through the first quarter. Hopefully people will get their act together, though I certainly do know multiple people who don’t care at all. I would love to see a full article on how sports/extracurricular kids finish their work load around their events and practices compared to normal students, so there’s an idea for a future article.
Matthew • Oct 27, 2022 at 8:33 am
Love your positive outlook on the waking of returning or new students to their work load after getting through the first quarter. Hopefully people will get their act together, though I certainly do know multiple people who don’t care at all. I would love to see a full article on how sports/extracurricular kids finish their work load around their events and practices compared to normal students, so there’s an idea for a future article.
Mikaya Trammell • Oct 26, 2022 at 7:18 pm
I really liked this article mostly because I relate to it so much. I think a lot of people will relate to this article. This article is very good because it gives many students tips on how to be better during the next 3 quarters. Overall this article is very good and informational!
Alejandra Chavarria • Oct 26, 2022 at 6:04 pm
I like how you included a quote from a freshman which shows that new students also have trouble with time management. The quote at the end also showed how difficult it is for atheletes, and peoplw with after school activities.