Time is something that all of us want, but most of us don\u2019t have. Despite this, a lot of students at McClatchy participate in team sports around their academics, and manage it well! I talked to Julianna \u201cJ\u201d Lopez (\u201820), a player on the McClatchy Junior Varsity Volleyball team about how she manages sports and school. She is an experienced player who has been playing Volleyball year-round since she was in 5th grade, and this past season at McClatchy was her 9th season. She\u2019s gearing up for club season now, and is super excited to start playing again. She\u2019s been balancing her school and volleyball workload together as a student at Holy Spirit, and now here at McClatchy. When I asked her if it was difficult to manage her time around the sport, she laughed. \u201cYes, very!\u201d She said emphatically. \u201cI\u2019ve felt tempted to quit. My school, not my sports, that is. I love volleyball, and nothing can make me want to quit.\u201d
\nShe has wanted to play college volleyball since she was very young, and she\u2019s working hard to realize that dream. But how do grades and studying factor in? She explained to me that she keeps a planner in her backpack where she records all homework that she is assigned and how long she estimates that it will take her. After school she goes home to do some homework, and 2 to 3 days a week she returns to school for volleyball for 2 hours or more before going home to do more homework. \u201cTaking a shower and eating also takes up my time too,\u201d she added.
\n\tThis year, JV only lost 2 games in League, but that kind of success requires hard work, dedication, and time. Time that is taken away from homework. I asked J what she thought about active student athletes being exempt from P.E. for a study hall style period. \u201cI totally think they should do that. Saint Francis does that, I don\u2019t see why we can\u2019t too. If we have a free period, it\u2019ll help us keep on top of our homework. It\u2019s not that you have more time when you get home, it just means you\u2019ll be more prepared for tests and stuff because you have more time to study.\u201d
\n\tJ isn\u2019t the only one who struggles with time management issues – almost everyone has extracurriculars they need to work around, whether it\u2019s sports,arts, or even just spending time hanging out with friends and family or relaxing on your own. It\u2019s too bad that These two things, academics and the things you love to do, often times trump each other. It\u2019s sad that academics can prevent you from doing the things you love when education is specifically designed to give you the qualifications to do what you love.
\n\tAcademic balancing acts aren\u2019t going away anytime soon, and they really are integral parts in the life of any high school student.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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