Get Your Grades Up!

            End of the school year is a tough situation for a lot of high school students that are falling behind. Getting grades up is a really hard thing with EOCs and finals coming up fast. Teacher Hannah Wood gives advice for students to follow:

             “Well I would say two things: do the little assignments because they add up and the other is going to your teacher and talking to them,” said history teacher Ms. Wood. “Your teachers will help you if you ask for the help. They won’t know if you don’t say anything.”

            Never be embarrassed to ask your teacher for help because they won’t judge you. Passing school is important and essential to everyday life.  

            “I always go and get all my work from my teachers when I miss school,” junior Amanda Stout said. “I literally just sit down and focus on one subject at a time over the weekend.”

            Communication with your teachers is vital and a great way to letting them know you are trying to get caught up. With the new technology within the school you have multiply ways to get in touch with your teachers. There’s email, there’s Canvas, and even Twitter so don’t hesitate to ask for help.

            “My best advice for those students who are falling behind would be to cut down on extracurricular activates until you are caught up,” junior Amanda Doughty said. “When you try to do both you fall farther into that hole of despair. So therefore you should just cut down and focus for a couple of days to get caught back up and do whatever it takes and then go back to that activity.”

            Finding time and scheduling it so you have time for studying and catching up on work will make your school life easier. “School before sports” is a motto I try to apply to my life so that as a fellow student I am able to stay caught up with schoolwork.

            “Don’t mess around in class,” said sophomore Michael Parrott.

            Not paying attention in class is one of the easiest ways to fall behind. Making sure you’re listening to your teacher and following directions will help keep your grades up.

            Communicating with your teachers, asking for makeup work, and paying attention in classes will help improve your grades overall.

-Briana Griffin

Junior Reporter

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