STRESSED OUT!
Returning from an exhausting day at school on Friday afternoon, you can’t help but think about the grueling hours that will be spent on homework this weekend: writing a college admissions essay, working on an AP psychology project, cramming for a math test (a class in which you are on the verge of failing). Where do you even begin? On top of that, the realization strikes that you’re also working 12 hours this weekend. So much for attending your best friend’s birthday party. So much for spending quality time with your family. But you’re not done yet. You have an orchestra recital, remember? An opportunity for a college scholarship is riding on this one performance. What about exercise? Oh, I’ll just go to the gym next weekend, you repeat for the third week in a row. As the weeks turn into months, your physical and mental health begin to deteriorate. You can feel the internal stress-o-meter in your head about to burst.
“I’m stressed even when I’m not stressed,” says Aira Sadiasa, a senior at Desert Mountain High School (DMHS). Tasked with balancing music, school, work, social life, and college
