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It came and Smallvil/e helps me relax. I week leaves me with pretty
stuck itself in the stickiest of watch it every day, and it takes much zero time for homework
situation . stress . my mind and hanging out. When I find
The busy, on-the-go life styles off of school stressors : time, I do things I love to release
of students brought them the End of semester finals and stress like swim and use my
dark damper of dealing with lengthy projects took its toll on punching bag, " junior Doni Vetter
stress. Whether the hard workers . For one student. said .
cir umstances were minor or simply going to work eased her Not only did students feel the
horrid, it was common while strain-filled mind from studies . wrath of stress, teachers had
juggling school studies and out "Going to work at the day care their fair share of it ,also . The
of school activities . and getting to play with 'my kids' true team members that make up
"School gets tough. So much is what I look forward to every the school were hit equally . One
that I have gray hairs; I seriously day because they make me teacher chose to take a hard
o," junior Alan Westman said happy and forget about stand against stress .
when he spoke of the effects that everything troubling me, " senior "Uncertainty stresses me, but I
schoo l related stress had on not Melissa Mathey said. "I've try to keep away from stress . My
only his mind, but his body as worked there for a few years and motto would be 'take it easy, but
well. have grown close bonds with take it.' I mean you can live life at
For the freshmen in the some of the kids. " ease, but when you see an
building, adjusting to the While some jobs were opportunity at your hands , take it
intimidating changes of high makeshift vacations from stress, while it's there. Worrying and
school brought a dose of they were an absolute source of stressing over something doesn't
clilallenge for some. stress to some students . For the solve a problem or make it
"My classes aren't like they busy kids balancing family and better," social studies teacher
were in middle school because friends , schoolwork, and Mark Edge said .
my lilomework has pretty much nrTIIVITI<:><: attaining At the end of the day, if all
doubled now," freshman added stress relieving tactics had failed
Cobb aid. "Going you, "eat chocolate and cry;
watching my senior Jamie Deloske said.

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