Many students on campus have to balance school, classwork, and a job. A student can take on a job for many reasons, whether it be wanting to save up money so they can buy things that they want or to provide for their family. With that being said, it is often tough to be able to do both at their highest capability, as both take up a lot of time in a day and can result in no free time.

“It’s difficult [to balance work and school], a lot of the time I have to study during my breaks,” senior and Hobby Lobby worker Faith Changeux said. “I’m super tired at the end of the day.”

On weekdays, after someone has already finished school, it can be really draining if they have to go back out for a shift at their job, especially if they have a shift on the longer side. Many students do not get home until later than 10 p.m. on some days, leaving little to no time left to study or do any homework they may have been assigned during the week. Along with long weekdays that last late into the night, you often have to work on weekends as well, which then leaves, once again, little to time no time for school work or socializing with your friends.

“It is a real struggle,” senior and Safeway worker Reed Gates said. “You can only do so much.”

Students only have so much time on your hands and having to both work and engage in school cuts deeply into that time. They have homework, projects, essays, presentations, etc. that all have to be done or prepared for. School is a real workload in itself that can potentially weigh you down. Imagine adding an 18+ work week on top that. It can result in some really damaging stress that can be hard to manage.

“[It was difficult to do both] at first, but you end up getting used to it,” senior and Jamba Juice worker Diamond Elston said.

While working as a high school student can be intimidating and stressful at first, if you put the right mindset forth, you can overcome that with good time management and resourcefulness. Form study groups on your day off, use intervention time wisely. If you do those things they can really help you out if you have a job. After a while, if you can get used to it, you can succeed in both your working and education life.