Waking up at 6 A.M., going to school from 7:30 A.M. to 2:15 p.M., participating in numerous clubs before having dance practice from 5 to 8 PM may seem long, arduous, and hefty for any normal person. However, this is the everyday life of Senior Class President, Rosa Blevins.
“I try to balance my time within the week so it doesn’t conflict with each other,” Blevins said.
Or, for instance, Rylee Slather, having dance practice from 3:00 to 6:00 P.M. and working 10 hours a week.
“If it becomes a lot, I take a second to myself and regroup,” Slather said.
All around Merrillville High School, our students maintain their perfect grades while still being so involved with their school. Look into their lives to see just how they do it.
Senior Gniyah Simmons works at a nursing home when she is not going to dance practice from 3 to 6 P.M. “It does get overwhelming at times but I tend to get through it,” she said. “I just take deep breaths and go out on a day off work for mental health, and tell myself it will all be worth it in the end.”
Despite being busy with the basketball team, Senior Kylie Wells is still highly ranked amongst her class.
“At the beginning of the year, my rank was 16,” Wells said.
Trying to juggle all of her classes and sport gets tough for her, but she’s found ways to manage her time.
“I personally make myself a schedule so I can actually look over everything I do,” Wells said. “Time management is very important.”
Even Senior Heaven Puryear had to balance her CNA classes along with her AP classes and dance practice.
“I felt that school was getting very overwhelming because I had clinical, like, four days a week,” Puryear said. “Just straight homework and sleep, repeating every single day.”
However, Puryear has managed to overcome her shortcomings, and starts off senior year with a class rank of 21 out of 500.
“Now that I’m a senior,” Puryear said, “my classes are still challenging, but I can manage them now.”
Puryear, along with the rest of the girls, recommend getting involved with your school.
“It gets your name out there and gets you more opportunities,” Puryear said. “I would definitely encourage students to get more involved with their school because you don’t want your high school memories to go to waste.”
