A day in the life of a high school student: Y12

By: Tafadzwa Machiridza

It’s Monday. I wake up at 4 AM, make my bed, brush my teeth, then study till 5:30 AM. This is when I go for my daily 4km walk with my mum, which always boosts my energy and gets me ready for the day ahead. I take a quick shower after the walk, get dressed, pack my bag and go have breakfast. Breakfast boosts my overall mood; I love food (lol). Monday is traditional porridge day, which I absolutely love. I also have a cup of coffee; I literally cannot survive without coffee. I take my vitamins and anti-allergies, hop in the car and we’re off to school.

I arrive around 8:00 AM, order my snack and lunch from the tuckshop then I sit in class, writing some notes while I wait for homeroom. At 8:20 AM our homeroom teachers make a couple of announcements and encourage us to study and make good choices. 8:30 AM, I go to my first class of the day which is Chemistry. Here, Mr Randy takes us through a new topic, ‘Reaction Kinetics’, where we learn the order of reactions and how to use the rate equations of the form rate =k{A}m{B}n

I am usually drained after Chemistry class, so I get a hotdog and a cupcake during recess to recharge my brain, I have no class during 3rd and 4th periods, so I take this time to write notes on the things I learnt from Chemistry class. I try to do these notes by memory first, to make sure I understood what I learnt, before crosschecking with the textbook.

11:30 AM, time for Biology. We start the topic Coordination, and although I love Biology, this is my least favourite topic. Nevertheless, we watch a YouTube animation on Coordination, and Ms. Leleana explains everything so well that I actually enjoy it.

Its lunch time, yay! I get my lunch order from the tuck shop and sit with friends. We all eat our lunch while talking about where we’re going next year, University applications, Netflix shows and movies (which is basically me telling them how ridiculous Marvel movies are J). For the remaining time before homeroom, I attend the weekly Drum Newspaper meeting. We discuss what the next issue is going to be, thoughts, ideas, improvements etc…

No class for the last two periods, so I go to the library to write notes and prepare for the online French course I take. 3 PM, it’s time to go home. From 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM I take a nap, then prepare dinner and play with my cat. 8:30 PM its bedtime. I take a shower, do my skin care routine and then get some much needed rest to be prepared for the next day.

Prepare for Term 2

By: Tumuteku Rore

As soon as the Easter break ended, Woodford’s Form 7 students resumed their classes and began their tests for Semester 1. This can serve as a reminder for the rest of Middle School and High School: Term 2 is mid-year exams, and just like the Form 7 you too will soon be hard at work preparing for exams. Don’t leave it too late to start revising. Study tip #1: Be Organised! Make sure you have your notes prepared and review them regularly and thoroughly, before exam week is upon you. Good luck!