According to the American Psychological Association, “Stress occurs when percieve that demands placed on you—such as work, school, or relationships—exceed your ability to cope.” According to webMD, there are thirteen ways to manage stress. They list activities such as learning and practicing relaxation techniques by participating in yoga, meditation, or prayer, managing your time wisely, and exercising regularly.

Jorja Tolzman who is a senior at Arrowhead says she uses the technique of managing her time wisely. The techniques she uses to manage her time are “not watching Netflix and prioritizing my time.” She says instead of going home and taking a nap, she “goes home and I do my pre calc homework and study for whatever tests I have the next day. Then, when I am done with all of my homework, I will watch netflix or hangout with my brother.”

After school, Tolzman says she usually has field hockey from 3-5pm. After field hockey is when she focuses on getting her homework assignments completed. She says that she takes “about an hour to do my pre calc homework and study for that class on average. It is a big commitment, but I really need a good grade in the class. Managing my time wisely helps my grades improve and keeps me on task.”

Hannah Burchardt, who is also a senior at Arrowhead, practices yoga and other techniques to get her to relax.

Tyler Wrasman, senior at Arrowhead, exercises regularly to help manage his stress. Wrasman swims every day, twice a day, excluding Sundays. He says, “The classes I am most stressed about are Spanish 4 and Precalc.” He says they are the most stressful because “I cannot comprehend pre calc, and speaking Spanish is a challenge especially, having to learn the different grammar rules.”
In order to get the stress of school off of Wrasman’s mind, he swims at the Arrowhead pool. Nicholas Woida and Tiger Fan are two of his close friends, who are also his teammates. He hopes to attend South Dakota State this fall and has been emailing the coaches and is working on a scholarship. Wrasman says, “I swim a lot to take the stress of school and college off of my mind,” but “I hope to continue to swim in college and get a scholarship.”