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Homework stirs controversy among students

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By Kyla Zeigler

Weekends are days where students can sleep in and relax. The only problem is homework can get in the way of those relaxing days.

Homework, whether during the week or on the weekend, is something most students are not looking forward to doing. Getting home from a seven ­hour school day to look at ­two hours of homework a night can be a drag. While most students dread homework over the weekend, it is also okay to bring school into students’ lives outside of the classroom.

Unfinished projects or papers sometimes need the extended time a weekend offers. Some students work after school or are involved in extracurricular activities, so they are not able to get what they need to get done during the week. It is true in which some students have events that take the entire weekend and homework over those days are added stress, but those are not very often. On top of that, most teachers are lenient on giving extensions for unplanned circumstances.

While it can not be helped, homework should not happen all the time over the weekend, only when it is necessary. Most students do not mind doing a little bit of homework sometimes, but when it starts to get in the way of their family and social life, then it starts to become a problem for them. Students would much rather go and hang out with their friends then do homework, but there are times where students have to sit down and get work done.

It is not a bad thing for students to bring home work from school but some students believe that school work should stay in school. Although this is understandable, there is not enough time during the school day to finish all that needs to be learned. Going home and doing some school work helps students remember what they were taught in school. It also allows them to get help from older siblings or parents if there is something they do not understand.

Though most students would disagree, having homework over the weekends is not as troublesome as they think.

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Sally Dean addresses suicide prevention

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By Lexi Ostrander

    Life is the most important thing on Earth. Sadly there are people that feel as though they are insignificant to the world around them and take their own life.

    Every year since 2009 the high school has Sally Dean, one of the councilors, come down and talk about how students can help prevent suicide.

    Suicide is the third leading cause of death for teens in the United States. This needs to change. There are many steps in preventing suicides and it can start right here in school by looking for the right signs.

    During her presentation, Dean told the class what signs to look for and how to help.

    “One of the major signs is self harm or having a disinterest in things that used to give the person happiness. Another is giving personal possessions away and saying things like, ‘I’ll miss you,’ or ‘I wish I could sleep forever’,” Dean said.

    Since Dean has been talking to students about suicide prevention, more students have come to see her about their problems and how to overcome them. Students can come to her with any problems they have such as family issues, break ups or any other conflicts.

    Everything a student tells her will be kept between herself and the student.

     “There will be no other people involved unless the student tells her they want them involved,” Dean said.

    At the end of her talk Dean handed out “Bulldog Resource Cards” that have hotline numbers and websites that students can go on to to ask questions and go to for help. There is no need for a person to take their own life. Every life matters.