After spending about four consecutive months drudging away in school, Lewis-Palmer’s student body was overjoyed to spend almost ten days away from the classrooms. From the end of November 16 to the 25^th, LP’s students let go of all of their stress.       

                                                                                  
Some students enjoyed their Thanksgiving break at exotic resorts, on the ski slopes, or on the comfort of their own couches. Ten days of relaxing seems very beneficial and can really help kids slowdown from their high paced routines. All of this seems quite dandy, doesn’t it? Except like every great idea, this plan has a flaw.

After returning from Thanksgiving break, students have about four more weeks of school left, one of which is finals week. After all of this off time, some students have a hard time fully recovering and returning to their school work.

Teachers insist that their pupils should return to school and not make thanksgiving break last until second semester.

These last four weeks of school are very important and so much information is crammed into so little time. Teachers usually realize now about how much of their curriculum that they have yet to teach us so they stuff it all in right before finals.

Sadly, this occurrence is inevitable and will probably happen to every student at least once a semester. With no way of avoiding all of the back-to-school: round 2 stresses, the most students can do is return to their classes with a full belly and a mind with room to learn.