Changes - Elle Ogden

As teenagers, we are in what most would say is the prime of our lives. We're learning all about new responsibilities and the freedom that comes with it. I mean if you count slaving over hours of homework after you've already been at school for 7 hours, AND gone to an after school club as well as a sports practice, freedom. See the world has this expectation that as teenagers, we have the magic ability to make days longer. At least thats what it seems like because upon counting the hours of all the things I'm "supposed" to do with my 24 allotted hours, I seem to go over.

And after I've finished all of my new "teenage freedoms", I'm supposed to go be social but also get that oh so important sleep. Sleep feeds our minds is what we're always told, so we must make the choice to feed our minds or satisfy our teachers by staying up until wee hours of the morning to accomplish their "30 minutes to an hour" of homework, for each of the six classes.

There's also the parking issue at our school. With junior year being the hardest year, it just makes perfect sense to not allow juniors to park on campus. Everyone who's working through their toughest schedule should get up that extra hour early to go sit in their cars. It makes perfect sense! Never mind walking in the pouring rain to school. All kids should get the opportunity to get soaking wet before they even enter the building, right?