By Mark Kim

Photography by John Clow

With only a month left of school, one would expect students to be smiling incessantly, excited about their summer while casually cruising through their school year and making end-of-the-year memories with their friends. Unfortunately, that is not the case. As a matter of fact, the second half of spring term is probably the most stressful time of the year for most students (except for Sixth Formers). The amount of work is the highest it has been all year and pressure is on to do well in school, athletics, extracurricular activities, and so forth. As the school year is approaching its end, we are bombarded with homework, quizzes, labs and tests that never seem to end. That’s the least of our problems. Research papers, SATs, AP exams, prefect selections, juries and big time sports games are approaching, overwhelming us. There’s more. Final exams and end-of-the-year projects are waiting, keeping us busy until the very end of our school year. Well, the purpose of this article is not to remind us of how busy we are, nor is it to add extra stress to our already stressful lives. For many, this period of school year can be very challenging, but what’s important is that we are going through the same struggle and can work together to find opportunities for learning through it.