Some people think that puzzles are boring, but students like Mo Orr and Magnus Peterson disagree.  Puzzles can clear students’ and teachers’ minds and help students not worry about school and take moments to themselves.

The puzzle club was created by the teacher Mrs. Cayer. She saw that students liked puzzles and made a club.

“We started the puzzle club last year,” Teacher Mrs. Cayer said, “I used to ask students to work on a puzzle after a test instead of just getting on their phones, and high school students surprisingly get really into doing puzzles.”

When students hear “puzzle club”, they don’t get too excited. Most students only know of it because they have the teacher who runs the club or the people who are already in the club say something about it.

“I like the puzzle club because I’m in the teacher’s class and I love puzzles too,” Peterson said.

Mrs. Cayer thinks that after a test, students can still use their brains by doing a puzzle.

“Eventually, I would just have a 1,000 piece puzzle laying out by my desk and students and teachers alike would come in randomly just to work on it,” Mrs. Cayer said

Once students figured out about the puzzle club, they loved it. Not many students are in the club, only 6 members, but those in the club love it.

“My favorite part mainly is [the] many different kinds of puzzles and the tables are a pretty good size for the puzzles,” Peterson said.

Along with the upsides of the club, there are some complications to being in a puzzle club.

“I really wish some of the puzzles pieces wouldn’t get lost because it’s annoying not being able to finish the puzzle,” Peterson said.

If you ever need a minute to yourself, do a puzzle. Do an actual puzzle and not an online puzzle so you are away from your phone. Take a moment to breathe and connect with yourself.