One nearly unarguable fact about high school is that, at some point, everyone will become stressed. A freshman learning their way around the halls, a senior preparing for college applications, or someone in between, everyone is bound to feel overwhelmed during their four-year stay.

 
Many high school students deal with stress differently, and students here at Bowie are no exception. Since stress, as well as coping with stress, are such universal things, every student has at least one way to deal with stress.

 
“When I’m stressed, I play Candy Crush, watch YouTube videos, think about all the work I have to do, and make a plan, which I end up not following,” freshman Olivia Roberts said.

 
Playing games, as well as procrastinating and ignoring the source of stress, as a whole tends to be a popular, and temporary, way to calm from stress. Procrastinating likely leads to a pile-up of work, ultimately resulting in more anxieties on top of the previously mentioned.

 
Other students try their best to manage their time as efficiently as possible.
“I try not to procrastinate too much,” freshman Alexandra Ansdell said. “Also just using all extra time at school to do as much homework as I can before I get home, to have more time.”

 
For many students, study hall Flexible Instructional Time (FIT) sessions, in addition to lunch periods, are nearly crucial to the completion of assignments, or to studying.

 
In addition to playing games, some students enjoy physical activities in order to avoid the pressures of their academic careers.
“When I’m stressed, I go for a run,” freshman Erik Rhodes said. “I love going out, and having time to think, all while being active.”
As well as there being many different potential solutions to school-related strains, there are a number of exact sources for this uneasiness.

 
“English stresses me out the most, because it is the hardest class with the heaviest workload,” Roberts said.
For some, the reasons for anxiety expand beyond classes; sports are a very common source of stress, as students are left with very little free time after their activities.

 
“[Synchronized swimming] would take away substantial amounts of time, and leave me with an hour of time to work when I got home,” Ansdell said.

 
Many students also have to balance homework and assignments with activities such as theatre and marching band.
Additionally, tests are stressful events. “Homework [stresses me out], especially when it piles up, and the morning before a test,” Ansdell said.

 
As can be assumed, large amounts of unnecessary stress can have negative effects on the developing adolescent, brain and body. For example, it can lead to things such as panic attacks, problems sleeping, or even depression.
It has been suggested by professionals that stressed out people do one of two things, at least, to address the source of the problem. Either avoiding the unnecessary stress (though, this is not a good method if the source is unavoidable, as this would cause more problems), adapting to whatever the situation may be, or altering the situation or source as much as possible.