Discovery Digest - Volume 2 | Issue 4

Discovery Digest

April18,2023|Volume2Issue4

ChangescomingtoDiscoveryHighSchool

CamasConnectAcademyistojointhe Project-basedLearningcampusandbe managedundertheirfutureadministration.

By:AliferiaGonzalez&JackWalsh

Discovery High School (DHS) students have become aware of potential changes being made to their school, many of which they believed to have negative repercussions, and launched a campaign to prevent them from being put into place. However, the same changes they were fighting against eventually became reality.

On Monday, March 27, 2023, over 15 Discovery students—and many DHS staff members—arrived at a board meeting held by the Camas School District (CSD) with the intent to discuss the impending reduction-in-force procedure and budget cuts.

Two critical factors that drove students to participate in the board meeting and reach out to the community were the possibility of more DHS staff being removed and the potential merge between Camas Connect Academy (CCA) and Discovery—though the terms and ramifications of said merger remained murky and changed depending on the student asked.

During the board meeting, when citizens of Camas had an opportunity to provide spoken comments to the board directly,the majority of speakers were Discovery High School students and staff.Another

Varietyshowpostponedto April21,2023

Stressinstudents'everydayliveshasled toburnout.

By:ElGrimes&SophiaPerian

Discovery High school (DHS) is hosting its first ever variety show in the upcoming months.As of April 10, 2023, DHS students and teachers were invited to audition for the variety show—which would take place on April 21.

The variety show, occuring during DHS’WIN period on that Friday, will require all DHS students to attend for up to two hours and watch their fellow friends and staff, as well as a couple Odyssey Middle School (OMS) students, participate.They will showcase a variety of talents during the event in Discovery’s gallery room in front of the learning stairs.These talents and skills could range from comedy to singing or dancing to playing an instrument.

Discovery Digest got a chance to interview one of the variety shows’ organizers, DHS principal Aaron Smith, about the details and his opinion on

group of spoken comments was dedicated to supporting DHS, though the speakers were not students or staff.

Prior to the public comments by members of the Camas community, the impending budget

the upcoming variety show.

“[The variety show was meant to be done] before spring break, but there just wasn’t quite enough time to do it as well as we wanted—right now we have it scheduled during April 21,” said Smith.

“[The variety show has] been something that I created at Skyridge, and then I've been talking about it here,” said Smith.“I tried to do a virtual one during the pandemic as well.And I don’t know if Imogen heard I was doing it this year, but Imogen was excited about doing it as well so we put our heads together and said let's do it!”

This year’s variety show is the first one to be held at DHS.Although Smith had come up with the idea before DHS was built, with the lack of students and the pandemic hitting hard on schools, DHS had never had the chance to put on one.

“Because we didn't have, like, quite enough from Discovery [students], we decided to have OMS students—and honestly there has been so much going on [so] we decided let’s just take a deep breath and have a break,” said Smith.

The variety show had gotten pushed out quite a bit but Smith said, hopefully,April 21 is the

cut was not spoken on by board members directly. Liberty Middle School’s jazz band, certain CSD members, and student committee reports.

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date of the show.The idea is for the date to not get pushed out any further.

“I'm also not a fan of first place, [the variety show is] really just an opportunity to celebrate other aspects of people that others aren't aware of,” said Smith.

The point of the show is to show diversity of the different talents or skills DHS students possess and show them to their school. It's not about who is best, it's about sharing with the DHS community. Having OMS students join the production further shows the diversity in the two schools.

E Chaudry, Angel Harp, Jax Goertzen, Mia Greer, Reef Kjerting and Jay Van Camp deliver speeches during a student walkout. (Aliferia Gonzalez/DiscoveryDigest)

HowADHDaffects adolescents

ADHDawarenessandhowadolescents experiencethedisorder.

By:AveryPerry&HayleeKohler

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in teens is more prominent now than it's ever been, with 3.3 million (13.6%) of adolescents aged 12-17 years being diagnosed before the age of 18. Regardless of age, more and more patients are being diagnosed with ADHD per year.

The National Health Interview Survey estimated the prevalence of ADHD in children ages 4-17 years to be around 6% in the 1990’s, with it climbing to 10% by 2016.

How do high school teens live with ADHD, and how does it affect everyday life? ADHD looks different in everyone. For some, it causes difficulty focusing and, in others, it causes hyperactivity.

ADHD has links to abnormal cognitive, behavioral, and motivational functioning. It can also affect the regulation of moods, emotions, and brain cell connections.This is due to the way it affects communication between different areas of the brain.

We sat down with ADHD specialist Mindy Perry to see what living with ADHD is really like and what students need to know.

Discoverystudentsfeeling burntout

Stressinstudents’everydayliveshaslead toburnoutinmanybeforeSpringbreak

By:WillowNusbaum

Student burnout is a serious issue that affects many students.At Discovery High School (DHS), some students have begun to feel burnt out from the school work they are given.

Burnout is the feeling of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion and is typically the result of long term stress.

Burnout can result in numerous issues for a student. Some of the symptoms of burnout can include exhaustion, frustration, and detachment from school and social activities. Students may also experience physical symptoms such as headaches, stomachaches, and fatigue. Burnout can also lead to anxiety and depression, which can lead to a negative impact on a student's academic performance.

One of the primary causes of stress and burnout among high school students is the pressure for them to excel academically. Many students feel the need to maintain high grades in order to get into a good college or get a good job.

The pressure to meet every deadline can lead to a constant cycle of studying and homework that

“Often people are diagnosed with anxiety and depression first, and even put on medication before they are accurately diagnosed with ADHD,” said Perry,“they have what we call a secondary psychological effect of depression or anxiety because of untreated ADHD.”

Is a project-based learning (PBL) school beneficial for students with diagnosed ADHD?

“Absolutely, I wish every school district had PBL for kids with ADHD,” said Perry.

“The reason is,ADHD is what we call a disorder of self regulation, so people with ADHD don't necessarily not pay attention but they either pay too little or too much attention… People with ADHD have interest based brains and PBL focuses on hands-on activities and keeps our brains focused and interested.”

Everything learned about ADHD is very helpful for students who have it, but how do teachers best support someone with ADHD?

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leaves little time for rest or relaxation.

“I want to finish everything up before spring break,” said DHS sophomore Nathaniel McBride. ”I don't have any assignments that persist after spring break.”

Another factor that contributes to student burnout is extracurricular activities. Involvement in clubs, sports, and other activities can be a great way to make new friends and build new skills, but they can also add to an overwhelming workload.

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Varietyshowpostponedto April21,2023cont.

Amultitudeoffactorsforcedtheeventinto thebackofpeoples’heads.

By:ElGrimes&SophiaPerian

Digest asked DHS auditionee Brandon Palma about his views on the variety show.

“I think [students] would enjoy it a lot especially because of the diversity here at Discovery and people's personalities,” said Palma.

“I think both [OMS and DHS] should be there,” said Palma.“I think that middle schools don’t always get attention sometimes, and I think Discovery is a great opportunity for that. So, I think it's a good idea.

Because the auditions were being pushed back due to the recent occurrences at DHS, Palma disclosed his thoughts on the matter.

“It seems like it's not a big priority so far, because it’s an interesting decision to keep moving it back because it's a big event,” said Palma. One of the main contributors to the variety show, Imogen Jones, expressed her hopes and aspirations for the event.

“Like 11 to 12 students [have signed up] but I'm hoping more people will sign up this week,”Jones stated.“You can sign up with the QR code.”

Changescomingto DiscoveryHighSchoolcont.

ThefuturesofCHS,CCAandDHSlieinthe handsofWashingtonlegislature

By:AliferiaGonzalez&JackWalsh

DHS students were aware of the district’s budget issues before the board meeting started, but did not start mobilizing to provide input and pushback on the potential changes to Discovery until Thursday, March 23. On that day, the potential impact of the cuts was relayed to students by a fast-paced social movement—primarily supported by word-of-mouth. Before that day, DHS students were more informed about the potential changes and pushback to Hayes Freedom High School than the future of DHS.

The possibility of the merger between CCA and DHS had been confirmed and spoken about by multiple DHS staff members, though they did not supply students with any anti-district rhetoric when addressing the concerns.

Three years ago, a program at Camas High School (CHS) known as the Integrated Arts and Academics Program (IAA) was closed due to a lack of funding, low enrollment, and staffing issues.

Some IAA staff and IAA Freshman and Sophomore students were encouraged to transfer to DHS with the incentive of an arts-focused curriculum within DHS.

Jeffrey Macke was a humanities teacher who taught sophomores and seniors at IAA. Macke moved to DHS for the 2020-21 school year and

onwards. Macke recalls the negative reaction from students at IAvA.

“The kids were devastated,” Macke stated. “They were so invested, and so were we, but whatever the powers that be made their decision.”

There has been lots of pessimism going around at DHS about the unclear future, but Macke remains optimistic that our goals and what we do will remain the same.

“What has been said is that it’s not going to change as a whole what we do here. So I don’t see Discovery losing the things that we have now.”

One of Macke’s firmest beliefs is that Discovery has proven how much it does for students.

“We’re getting better at what we do, we’re making gains,” said Macke. “Students are obviously invested and learning from this model. And so I think that we have to be given the ability to keep resuming that.”

As of March 30, 2023, it is unconfirmed which staff members at DHS have been removed from the program.

The district itself has stated that staff will be removed from their positions via seniority first, meaning that teachers who are newer to the district are more likely to not return next year.

On March 30, 2023, DHS principal Aaron Smith announced that he would not be returning to an administrative position at CSD’s project-based learning campus. Smith stated that the endeavor of taking on Camas Connect Academy, Odyssey Middle School

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(OMS) and DHS at the same time would not be something fit for his capabilities or his career moving forward.

The assembly at which Smith announced his future resignation was dedicated to informing the DHS student base about the changes being made to their school next year. The reduction-in-force procedure—specifically, information that pertained to which teachers were cut—was sparingly mentioned.

DiscoveryDigeststrives to differentiate itself from other local school-based papers by introducing unique and often hyper-localized stories. While accomplishing this goal, Digest aims to remain factuallyaccurate,upholdjournalisticintegrity,andprovideanunbiasedtruthtoreaders.

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Students sit down for an assembly where DHS principal Aaron SmithwilladdressthestateofDiscoveryHighSchoolinthefaceof budgetcuts.(AliferiaGonzalez/DiscoveryDigest)

HowADHDaffects adolescentscont.

Thelackofpilotsisaffectingpeople’ s planerides,includingDHSstudents’

By:AveryPerry&HayleeKohler

“Sometimes teachers give accommodations like leaving the room or using a fidget when they feel restless,” said Perry.“Some teachers are really good at accommodating hyper activity.”

A survey was released to Discovery High School (DHS) students to understand the percent of students with reported diagnosed ADHD compared to those without the disorder or self-diagnosed students.The survey contained responses from 30 students. 48.5% of students surveyed self reported having ADHD, making up the majority of the survey. 36.4% said they don’t have ADHD and 15.2% said they are self-diagnosed.

Discovery Digest interviewed Kira Fitzgibbon, a DHS junior with ADHD who contributed to the survey.

“I have been diagnosed for two years, which is way too late in life, let's be real, but it's fine,” said

Discoverystudentsfeeling burntoutcont.

Stressinstudents’everydayliveshaslead toburnout.

By:WillowNusbaum

“I do sports and, like, robotics, and DiscoSales, and so I think I'm constantly going, and so that just puts me at a high level of stress,” said Discovery sophomore Sophie Knight.

Social pressures are another cause of stress for teenagers. Feeling the need to fit in with your peers, perform well, or meet expectations can add to the stress levels of high school students.

Social media and technology can also dramatically increase feelings of burnout.The constant pressure to be connected can lead to a feeling of being overwhelmed and exacerbate the demands of school and social life.

According to Knight, most of the stress at Discovery can be attributed to projects as opposed to other assignment types.

“I feel like at the end of projects… you're like, is this actually good?” Knight said. “And you have to question yourself and you're getting peer review.And you're like, do you actually think this is a good thing, or should I try again?

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Fitzgibbon. She explained her daily challenges with how her mind processes tasks. “ADHD definitely impacts every aspect of my life, on a daily basis tasks affect my process of getting things done,” said Fitzgibbon.“My brain breaks things up into a million tasks from one singular task, so it makes it hard to be productive and get things done.”

Fitzgibbon clarified that this is her personal experience with her own ADHD and that it can be very different for others like her.

“I didn’t fit the stereotype of a kid who couldn’t sit still,” said Fitzgibbon.“What people think is the ‘norm’ of ADHD isn’t necessarily true, it can be presented in so many different ways and has different patterns for every person.”

Understanding that everyone’s minds work differently is really important to be aware of.

The term ADHD is thrown around and misused a lot in our society today especially with the younger generation.This article is to inform and support the people who live their everyday lives with the hyperactivity and distractions that come with it. But ADHD can be a superpower and something to be proud of as well.

Or should I like, start over and do it all in one night? Like, you kind of start panicking right before deadlines.”

According to McBride, sometimes stress can have positive impacts too, pushing students to focus and finish their work.

“Stress makes me care about projects I wouldn't normally care about or, like, don't consider myself to be passionate about,” said McBride.

“For me, stress too, is like a good sign…it means I care about the assignments I'm doing, and I care about what I'm doing at the school,” said Knight.“Like, when I make something I'm not gonna just make it because I have to, I want to make it because I care about it. My perseverance to just, like, be good at things pushes me through my brain and I'm just like, I got to finish it at least.”

“I always have something I need to do, or I could be doing. But whether or not I feel stressed just depends on my mood, or just, like, what my workload for that day is,” said McBride.“The point where I have to manage my time is always the point where I'm stressed out and I can't manage my time.”

“I feel burned out if I put in a lot of effort and something over and over again yet I don't feel like I'm getting anything from it or like I'm actually enjoying doing it,” said Knight.“It's kind of just like, if I keep doing the same

process and not getting the response I'm looking for, it kind of feels like insanity—and you just kind of end up feeling like why am I even doing this in the first place?”

“I feel burned out if I put in a lot of effort and something over and over again yet I don't feel like I'm getting anything from it or like I'm actually enjoying doing it,” said Knight.“It's kind of just like, if I keep doing the same process and not getting the response I'm looking for, it kind of feels like insanity—and you just kind of end up feeling like why am I even doing this in the first place?”

Given the clearly dramatic impact burnout has on students' mental health, what can be done to manage it?

Knight shared her strategy for dealing with burnout.

“Make a plan… write out to-do lists from most important to me to the least important and don't listen to what everyone's saying,” said Knight. “Everyone tells me to eat the frog and just start with the biggest thing. I need to start with the small things in order to feel like I'm not overwhelmed with things to do.Just do whatever works best for you, and you may not know what that is at the time, but you don't know if you don't just try things out and, like, force yourself to be motivated into just trying something. It doesn't have to work well. I know my notes are always scattered because I'm scared to get it right. So, just jump in.”

Editor’sNote:Thisissuehadafewproductionissues,allofwhichwerecenteredaroundspringbreak startingduringtheproductionofthepaper.Weappreciateyourpatienceandwillstrivetowardsamore completeandcleanproductforthenextissuefromtheDigestteam.

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COVID-19thenvs.now

HowhasCOVID-19changedforstudents fromwhatitwas,towhatitisnow.

By:IvanFrazee

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) became a global pandemic on Dec. 12, 2019, over three years from today. It has changed a great deal, especially for students. But how much has it really changed?

At the start of COVID-19, Clark County public schools closed down, and students didn’t attend in-person school, they were taught through online learning. They would join Zoom calls, do assignments online, Making it so students had a lot of responsibility over their education, which ended up in many students learning less than they needed to for school.

Eventually, when students did get to go back to school, in 2020, Discovery High School (DHS) had a four-day schedule, with a break day on Wednesday. Students had to stay six feet apart from each other when without mask, while three feet with mask. There were many rules put in place to ensure the safety of students at this time. Comparing this period of time to today, school is completely normal for students—few kids still wear masks, and most don’t wear them. No rules surrounding COVID-19 are put in place at this point. Although advised not to, even if you have COVID-19, you are still allowed to come back to school the next day and continue class as usual.

DHSMarchMadness sparkscontroversy

Sometournamentplayerswereunhappy withthedodgeballrules

By:TerrenceGillespie

During March, Discovery High School (DHS) hosted a student-led event called March Madness, where students of each grade form teams to compete in a competition that can be a variety of games.This year’s theme is dodgeball, where many rules and regulations have been negatively received by players.

Eight teams of five competed in a large elimination-style tournament.

Of the rules, those that most players agreed upon were: hitting someone in the head doesn't count; catching a ball gets an ally back in play if they’re out, while the person who threw the ball gets out; and if the ball hits the wall, it will not be able to send a player out until it is thrown again.These rules were gladly accepted by most, however, one of the rules that players disliked was the way that they had to win.

A standard set of dodgeball rules indicates that eliminating all opposing players would net your team a victory.The win condition that made many tournament participants reportedly upset is that players had to get as many wins as they could in a 20-minute time frame. Even if a team won once, they had to start another round and try to win again until the timer was up.

The reason many players disliked this is that they could finish a game right before they have to go to

Mia Autumn, a junior at Discovery High School, has continued to wear a mask despite the ending of the mandates.

Autumn said, “I wear a mask most places if crowd density’s high I’ll keep it on.” Autumn wears a mask in crowded areas, or anywhere with a large amount of people. She usually doesn’t wear a mask around friends, otherwise, she’s often found wearing one.

“[COVID-19] cooled down a lot, vaccines help a lot, but like, COVID never ended, and I like not having gotten it,” Autumn said. “Since even the less deadly more recent strands of COVID still can cause long COVID, so.”

Harvard says that long COVID, or, more formally, post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, is a longer term symptom of the illness COVID-19. Long COVID

class, causing them to be late or face elimination from the tournament. Interviews with three Discovery High School students showed some bias depending on their team.

One student,Adam Barton, said that he disliked the timed gameplay because he believes the format almost made him lose a match. He stated that the game being a best-out-of-three-style matchup would’ve better secured his team’s victory.

CarterAnderson was another student that interviewed. He stated a majority of the same opinions as Adam, but his hatred of the timed rule was expressed on a whole other level. “It’s sh*t,”Anderson said.

Anderson and Barton’s team had gone through many tough times and struggles during the games, potentially influencing biases.A student from one of the senior teams, Demetri Smith, thought that the rules shouldn’t have changed.

“At first, the rules were completely messed up—but it is too far [into the game] to change the rules,” Smith stated.

Another rule of contention was the substitute players. Some thought that teams should’ve had some set aside, while others thought that anyone should be able to become a substitute player.

In practice, anyone was eligible to become a substitute member for any team.

“I think it’s cool that so many people that couldn’t enter for multiple reasons were able to play a game or two so that they could join in the fun,” Smith said.

can be sort of like an extended COVID-19, possibly causing damage to the heart, lungs, and brain, like brain fog, making it so you have trouble thinking or concentrating.

These symptoms can continue for three to six months. However, it really depends case by case, it can just be a much longer illness process, or you could think the illness left your body, then it could come back a few weeks after you’ve recovered from your previous symptoms. Most commonly, the symptoms of long COVID are worse than your original symptoms. But just because something like Long-COVID might happen, it only could happen if you get COVID-19. That prompts the question, has COVID-19 really gone away? For many at DHS, that’s hard to say.

Some students were upset about some of the substitutions that teams made, as they chose to invite seventh and eighth graders during DHS’ March Madness.Their point of contempt was that these students didn’t attend DHS, but OMS, a separate middle school located on the same campus.

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The Camas High School (CHS) musical this year is over,with anothersuccessfulyear! If you didn’t seeit, the show was Anastasia, a musical about a Russian princess with amnesia.While the showwas put on by the CHS theater department, students from DiscoveryHigh School (DHS)were a part of it.

The musical,like everyyear,ran for two weeks at the theaterat CHS.on Fridays and Saturdays—with two

DoDHSstudentsnot participateinsports?

By:BeckGummer

Discovery High School (DHS) students believe their student body has a low interest in sports, potentially due to the lack of DHS-centric athletic extracurricular opportunities. School faculty has stated that providing those options is something DHS is unlikelyto do.

When looking for high school student sports in the Camas School District, the biggest place you would lookwould be Camas High School.

At the other two physical high schools in the district—Hayes Freedom High School and Discovery High School—there is a reportedly noticeable difference in that they do not have the same sports programs, or seemingly the same appetite for extracurricularsports activities.

Manystudents are curiouswhythat is.Manystudents have asked questions like: Do Discovery students tend to focus more on academic competitions such as robotics? Is the lack of sports due to accessibility challenges students face, such as transportation? Do DHS students not want to play for Camas High school?

“Yeah, I think there is a low interest in sports [at DHS],” said Sky Fellows, a Discovery High School senior who has played for the Camas High School bowling team in herfreshman and senioryear.

showings on Saturdays.The largest role from DHS was filled byErikaWood,who has been part of several productions in the past.

Audience members reported that the showwas enjoyable,well done,and a delight towatch.Every one of the actors did theirpart,but theyweren’t the onlypeoplewho helped the show. Discovery Digest got a chance to interviewthe directorof the show—CHS theatre teacherSean Kelly.

“I love it,and it’s the most recentlyproduced musicalwe’ve everdone,”Kellystated.“It debuted on Broadwayin 2018,so it’s prettydarn new.” Kellyalso expanded on the pricing.“Thiswas a prettyexpensive showto be honest,the licensing alonewas $7,700,which is about half of our budget alone.”

The DHS theatre department struggleswith moneyeveryyearbecause theydon’t receive outside funding.Theyhave been kept afloat only through ticket sales and donations raised.Despite that,theystill consistentlystep up to produce good work.

“It is betterthan it had anyright to be considering all the challengeswe faced,”Kellysaid.“We had to postpone the showdue to aweek off forsnowdays right before tech.We had to change performers for ourlead role twoweeks beforewe opened.We had to teardown about half of ourset due to a complaint from the fire marshall.To be honest,it’s surprisingwe had a showat all.”

One of the highlights of the showwas the lead actor,CharliseAshlee,a CHS student.Mr.Kelly wasveryproud of herperformance.“Ourlead, Anya [Ashlee],stepped in twoweeks beforewe opened,”Kellystated.“She’s been absolutely wonderful thiswhole time,stepped in and ran the cast and the crewlike a professional.”

The showhad a lot of drama—badum-tish!—around this change in performersThe transferwas in fact because of a contractual obligation the lead had with a different theatre group in Portland,so the showwas pushed back.Luckily,Ashleewas able to fill those shoes.

Fellows dictated that they wish they were able to play for Discovery in extracurricular sports and activities, but it likely wouldn’t be an option. They explained the extra hassle playing for CHS entails, such as having to leave school early.

She also explained that other sports have to leave school early in order to make it to CHS to practice in sports such as tennis.

“I wish I was able to represent Discovery at competitions,” Said Fellows, speaking about the representation of Discovery Students in sports. “Like with a badge or a button, to show that I play forCHS,but still represent Discovery.” DHS principal Aaron Smith told Discovery Digest that having sports hosted through DHS, while possible,would be unlikely.

Due to Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) enrollment level policies, DHS would not be able to compete with CHS when it came to sports because of the difference in number of students it has.

Smith dictated that he doesn’t think Discovery students have a lower interest in sports, and he would like to look at the data to see if the interest is proportional.

Camas High School has a very extensive sports program, with sports ranging anywhere from cross countryand soccerto bowling and baseball.

The only sports related facilities that DHS has are the basketball court and the rock wall. Unfortunately, there isn’t a big market for school based climbing competitions.

Editor’s note: The writer of this article is president of the Discovery High School rock climbing club, therefore anyremarks regarding interest in the rock climbingwall maybe biased.

DiscoveryDigest AdviceColumn

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“I'mutterlyswampedwithhomework lately.Allofmyclasseshaveprojectsgoing onandwithextracurricularsIfeellikeI don'thaveenoughtime.Idon'twanttofight withteachersaboutdeadlines,butit's gettinghardtokeepup.”-Anonymous Student

The journey to spring break was rough for everyone, the last two weeks seemed jam packed with assignments and projects (see the burnout article). Hopefully, you are feeling a little more at ease after your spring break. It might help you to lay out chunks of time for certain assignments and plan your week based around when you can get assignments done. It doesn’t hurt to ask teachers for an extension if you have a specific reason, like an extracurricular activity or health-related issue.

“ifeelasifiamgoingtoexplode,my headisracingandifeeloverwhelmedall thetime.”-AnonymousStudent

I would start getting in the habit of taking deep breaths when you start getting upset or overwhelmed.Try breathing in your nose, holding for three seconds, and then exhaling through your mouth.

Editor’s note: Discovery Digest does not endorse the spontaneous combustion of any students. Students should take proper precautions to avoid exploding, be it physically or mentally.

“I’minahugegroupprojectandthe peoplewhoaresupposedtobethe “leaders”ofourpartdonothing,leaving meandoneotherpersontodotheproject ourselves.It’sreallyfrustratingandis drivingmeabitinsane.Any advice?”-AnonymousStudent

Bringing this to their attention in a polite way can possibly help them understand your situation a little better. Let them know that you could really use their help and guidance and it would be most helpful for them to step up as the “leaders'' for your project. If they refuse, I would recommend letting your teacher know. Should all else fail, you might have to take over their position or expose their bad leadership to the teacher your project is under. If you feel okay enough to wait it out, remember that the best revenge is sometimes executed passive-aggressively after the storm.Yes, it will be a bit more work for you, but it will reflect on their grade and hopefully help yours. Remember that you are in charge of yourself, not them, so if you take some breaths and focus on your tasks you can pull your group’s weight, ensure you get a decent grade and ensure that the teachers know how your group mates have wronged you.

Debatably DHS has a seemingly low interest in sports, student athletes say what they think

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