With finals, essays, projects, and the rapidly approaching SATs all arriving in the upcoming months, LHS teachers and students have opened up as to how they balance school, work, and extra curricular activities.    

Hanna Lichacz, a junior involved in various activities such as color guard and drama, said, “ [I] take frequent reading breaks.”

According to the Huffington Post, taking breaks during study sessions and work boosts creativity and productivity.

Mrs. Szafranski, an English teacher and the Tom-Tom journalism advisor, said that the best way to prepare for academic challenges is to clarify everything.  “Ask questions and meet with teachers [because they are] often willing to help review and go over important points,” said Szafranski.

Junior Emma Potts, who participates in the speech team and NEHS, said, “I think the best way to study is to continually practice what you want to do well in.” Potts should know about practice, as she recently went to South Korea on a scholarship to expand her self-taught Korean by speaking with native speakers.

However, senior and member of the dance team Mia Thomas said to “wing it” and that she occasionally will study if her mom forces her to.

Not everyone is able to study in the same way, but it can’t hurt to try out different methods. Maybe one of these ways will end up being the most successful.