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Whether it was because
students learned how to
of homework, tests, or among some students. IB personal ways to cope with
the stress, and exercise
extracurricular activities, manage their time with proved to be one of them.
stress played a major part their rigorous schedule. "I'm on swim team to
in the lives of students. "Many of the pre-IB help decrease my stress
Teens had their own sophomores are nervous from school," sophomore
reasons for being stressed, about the next two years. Wren Westin said.
and they had to find a way We are starting to feel the No matter what the
to deal with it. stress in classes like cause
Most students had the Honors Precalculus," of Playing Tetris be fo re
usual causes of stress, such sophomore Deepa Joshi tension school are juniors Nick
as grades and jobs. Others, said. was, Andersen and Jessica
Springer. When playing
however, were stressed Extracurricular students Tetris. Anderson ·'got into
over bigger decisions. activities also put pressure felt the zone.'' which helped
him forget a bout his
"I was stressed when I on students. They required better stress. photo by S uzie
had to decide whether to several hours of time, when Mac
move to Omaha and play effort, and energy. the
hockey or stay in Michigan "Football stresses me pressure was gone.
and live at home. It was out because it takes up "I feel a lot more
hard because it was such an quite a few hours of my relaxed when tension is
important decision," senior time every day after relieved, and I can sleep
Tim Miller said. school," freshman Taylor better because there isn't
There was a particular Vaughn said. as much on my mind,"
class that instilled anxiety Many students had junior Cassie Eveans said.

Eating pizza during lunch is sophomore
Katie Koukol and junior Jeff Tarpinian.
Koukol found that eating helped her take
her mind off the things that stressed her
out. photo by Suzie Mac
Lifting weights in the weight room is
sophomore Isaac Frishman. Exercise was
a way many students found helped ease
their stress. photo by Suzie Mac

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