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The Spartan Speaks

Senior athlete Connor Chappell  plays basketball during a game.

How Important is Sleep to Student Athletes?

Jacob Farrell May 27, 2021

The creation of great athletes leads behind a key factor, sleep. How do athletes manage the stress with sleep and creating a peak performance? “Additional sleep has been associated with increased...

Getting enough sleep is important for health and wellness. These five tips can help you solve small sleep difficulties.

The Complex Relationship Between Sleep and Mental Health

Tillie Hogenson, Health and Wellness Editor March 9, 2021

Lack of sleep is one of the most common symptoms of depression among teenagers. This is true for adults too, with 92 percent of people with depression complaining of sleep challenges, according to the...

The Benefits of Taking a Break

Rosie Hust, Sports Editor January 6, 2017

After coming back from a long break, it can be hard to focus on the task at hand. Weeks of doing what we want and not being told when to get up and what to do for eight hours of our day gets us out of...

The common ways that students experience stress and steps that can be done to reduce it.

Stress Reducing Strategies for the School Year

Cami Reese, Copy Chief October 18, 2016

This time of year can be hectic; fall sports are in full swing, seniors are applying for college and everyone is getting back into the routine of the school year.  All of the activities and loads of homework...

Relaxation techniques help to achieve a good nights sleep.

Stressful Nights Snagging Z’s

Char Naegele, Copy Editor October 20, 2014

Each year more and more students begin to fall behind do to stress for either classroom situations, or just home situations. Sleep seems to be an issue that keep falling farther away in dreamland. Students...

Students combat sleep deprivation in daily life

January 24, 2013

Each person requires a specific amount of sleep each night in order to function properly. Whether that be five, seven or even ten hours per night is dependent on factors such as age and body chemistry....

Caffeine takes a toll on high school students

December 17, 2011

With the added stress and larger workloads that teens face, now more than ever it is no wonder that high school students go to bed later and later each year. However, they still have to stay awake in their...

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