Are you a student trying to balance ALL of the following things?
-school and homework
-studying and extra classwork
-student council, honor society, or other student groups
-a sports, music, or drama involvement
-your community and service involvements
-family and personal commitments
-your friendships

It can be baffling!

Recently, I had to turn to a resource that I learned of MANY, MANY years ago at MASC/MAHS workshops as a student. It was neat to see that something like this stood the test of time, and made its way into my life as an adult. It's called the Importance/Urgency Grid. It's a simple task--but one that can put EVERYTHING that you need to balance in perspective!

Do you find yourself getting stressed out? Are you managing your time well? 

Spring is most likely the busiest time of the year for all of you, so this means that it is probably the most stressful time of the year as well. The key to helping to manage your stress is to manage your time. To help you with that, I’ve done a little research and found some common misconceptions about stress and time management. They are: 

If you are reading this, then you are definitely a student leader. I know this because you take initiative. As part of your school's Honor Society or Student Government, you are a member who cares. You log on to this website and try to help your chapter or council. You, by every definition, are a student leader.

As a student leader, you have attributes that are very valuable. You may be quiet, loud, expressive, or hidden, but as far as leadership goes, you've got it handled. Most council and honor society members are balancing other hobbies too, so those of you like that have even more valuable traits. Here's a hint for college and scholarship applications your senior year- Take Advantage of your abilities!