How School Hourss Should Be Changed While Attending School

Everything is quiet. I've finally fallen asleep. Then, suddenly, an unearthly blaring alarm fills the room. It's 5:30; time to wake up for school. My outreached hand fumbles over the buttons of the digital clock, desperately seeking the snooze button. The sun hasn't even come up as I slowly begin to roll out of bed. I begin my morning routine, still half asleep, and arrive at school close to 7:00. By first block everyone has lost the energey they might have gained from breakfast, and now begin to put their heads down on the desks to sleep. The rest of the day goes about the same way; sleep deprived teens rebelling against their equally sleep deprived teachers. How is anybody supposed to function properly after recieving an average of six hours of sleep at night? Should school hours be changed after all of these years? It isn't exactly necessary. Somehow we all manage to get out of bed and attend school everyday at these early hours without any particular effect. Teenagers are at an age where they need more sleep than ever before. They grow almost as fast, if not faster, than babies. The only difference is, unlike infants, we have homework, exams, projects, and other comittments that require our extra time. Being at school five days a week, for nearly
A majority of students are involved in some type of after school activity. Wheter it be football, marching band, theatre, or academic team, these activities require extra time after school. If the school day was pushed back so would these activities. This would mean that some students don't get home until after it's dark. After school activities already put a lot of pressure on students, now they would be more stressed later on in the day. The stress and pressure of sports and other activities, added to that of school, makes it harder to finish homework and other