A student starts getting ready for practice right after school in the cold school gym. They begin thinking about all of the homework that must be finished before the night ends and the AP classes they are taking; they don’t want to fall behind, but they have to focus on their practice so they athletically perform to the best of their ability.

Many students at MCHS are in sports, and a lot are also taking AP classes. Those students have a big workload and have harder classes that they have to be successful in, but they also want to be successful in their sports.
“Because of my workload and the amount of classes I’m taking,” MCHS student athlete Makenzie Haynes says, “it takes about an hour each night to do my homework.”

By the time students are done with practice for their sports, it’s already late. They have to be able to balance the little time that they have in order to get all of their things done, and it’s not even just their school work.

“During the season, after practice, it’s straight to doing homework and eating dinner,” MCHS student athlete Aiden Ramirez says, “then trying to get it out as quickly as I can, so I can go to sleep and get rest.”

Student athletes have to think ahead about what they have to get done so they are ready to have another successful day.

“So that the next day I will be able to learn and then practice again.” Ramirez says.

Student athletes have to think about what is best for them when they are balancing their school and sports. They want to make sure they get all of their stuff done with time left to take care of themselves as well as thinking about what they can do for themselves in the moment that will benefit them in the long run as well so they can be successful.