Later Start Time: Hudsonville High School

First of all, kids will be more energized and be more academically advanced if school starts are pushed back. According to, “Should School Start Later” “Studies show that well rested teens get better grades, have higher standardized test scores, and miss fewer days of school. They also have a lower risk of being in car accidents and have fewer health problems such as depression, mood changes, and being overweight.” Many schools start before 7:45 a.m. and have tired students not putting forth their best efforts while 40 percent of American High Schools start classes past 8 a.m. The schools with later starts

Have you ever wondered about the effects that would be brought if school started later? At the moment, school clearly begins too early. This is a problem that is unquestionably bringing negative affects to many students. Many schools throughout the country are addressing this problem by considering school schedule changes including later start times for middle and high schools. Research indicates there are unfavorable effects to current school schedules, as well as well as positive effects to delayed start times. To best meet the needs of teens, school should start later.

Research has shown that teenagers experience a change in their internal sleep clocks so that waking up early and going to sleep early are difficult. I agree with the decision to change school times and what it has to offer. This would not only help the teenagers with many things but also accommodate the parents schedules too. I believe that if the school system were to alter the times so that High Schoolers were to wake up later then it would fix various conflicts; teen depression, lack of awareness, and it allows parents to work later.

Almost 10% of U.S. high schools start before 7:30 a.m. Over 20% of middle schools start class at 7:45 a.m. or earlier. This is leaving students everywhere overwhelmed and tired. This can lead to tremendous effects on their health and grades. Research shows that only do later start times improve those things, but ends up increasing the school's yearly income in the long run. For these reasons, schools should make their hours later because it can affect students grades and health in a positive way.

Teenagers need more sleep. If schools start school later, students would be less tired. A study of eight schools in Minnesota started school 1 hour later and grades and morale went up and tardiness went down. It has been scientifically proven in a test they did in Minnesota that 8 schools stated later and most of the students grades went up they were happier and everyone seemed more

The students at middle school south lake Zurich Illinois would like later start times. It won't cost much, and benefits the students and teachers. However, there are some problems. There are many learning benefits that go along with later start times. Such as, less vehicle accidents in the morning, depressed students, and obesity. Because of later start times After school activities, sporting events, and families, could all be affected in a negative way. If district 95 starts later district 95 ends later and people have to be home early. Later start times might cost some money but not a lot. Stevenson high school didn't pay that much. But imagine this: Students might not even have to have an alarm

Having a later school start time can increase a student’s academic grades and awareness. Thirty-three percent of teens say that they fell asleep in class. Even though this is a small portion of teens, falling asleep in class shouldn’t even happen once. Also, this means they are getting less than what they need,(eight to nine hours of sleep a night). A school needs to pack as much teaching time as they can in a day, but if that means waking up a student at a time so early, then there's no point.When a student doesn’t sleep as much, students are not aware as they would be if they had a good night’s rest. If students had this sleep, the would pay more attention in class. Therefor, a student would have better grades.

To begin, starting school later can improve students’ health and safety. The CDC urges people to schools to start later, and they have solid reasons for it. Researchers from Minnesota University analyzed over 9000 high school students and discovered that altering the original start time to a later one improved attendance, test scores, grades in math, social studies, and English, and decreased tardiness, drug abuse, and depression. Sadly, over 75% of schools in over 40 states start before 8:30. Without a doubt, later start times have obvious benefits

Students hate getting up so early for school. Right? Teenagers on average need at least seven to eight hours of sleep each night. A two thousand twelve study shows that students who start school an hour later than usual saw their math scores on standardized tests increase an average of 2.2 percent. When students are able to get the sleep they need, they are able to get up and make it to school on time. Also when students get the sleep needed, they not only are able to make it to school on time but it gives them the sleep they need to be able to function which improves academically. High School start times should start later because it allows more sleep for teenagers, increases attendance and improves academically.

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not an early riser and don’t like to get up early. When I get up early I am very slow and sluggish, which then sometimes causes me to rush and get stressed or even sometimes missing the bus. So wouldn’t having later school start times solve all of this? Schools should shift their start times to later in the day because getting more sleep improves performance and test scores, kid’s brains aren’t always awake and ready to work so early in the morning, and lack of sleep can be dangerous when driving.

I am in favor of pushing Oregon City High School’s start time to 8:30 and ending later. Many teens who are involved in sports or have another after school activity are always complaining that they are so tired in the mornings. Even as I look around now, I see at least 4 students who are sleeping or are the edge of falling asleep with heavy eyelids— myself included. Even trying to catch the bus at 6:30 a.m in the morning is hard. In the winter, the sun doesn’t even crest the horizon till 7 a.m. It takes a toll on lots of high school students getting up before 6 o’clock just to get ready and be at the bus stop on time. Just reaching over to press the snooze button is as much energy as I can muster up prior to the sun coming up!

I do think that changing start times will help boost academic scores and participation. Erde tells us that “communities that have been able to change school start times, they report improvement in academic performance, a decrease in teen depression, a decrease in tardiness and truancy, an increased alertness in class, and a reduction in teen car accidents”. This quote shows the link between adequate

First of all, If schools start at 9 then students at middle school won’t say things like what Emily Manwiller told me she told me “Yes! I do think schools should start later, because when you don’t get enough sleep you don’t think straight.” Erin Schrader also told me “Yes, because to early in the day kids don’t think right.” Already 2 students told me yes because of schools being too early in the morning and students being tired. If students are tired and fall asleep in class then they would get in trouble. If they fall asleep day after day they might get a detention, but if schools for middle and high school started at 9 they would feel refreshed and is able to stay awake during the school

The students at Middle School South in Lake Zurich, Illinois would like a later start time.The later start time has many learning benefits, Heath benefits , and other school have experienced success with later start times. Starting school later has a learning Benefit. Getting more sleep can help you get better scores on your school exams and help you on the field. Heath benefits are easy too. Research shows that putting kids to bed is beneficial for students. Some thing that might be better is other school experiences. More middle schoolers start at 7:45 then at 8:30. Image kids not falling asleep in class and getting all the information that they

We live in an age when many growing adolescents are constantly fighting their natural body clocks. It could potentially be one of the biggest issues facing our high school systems. Many school’s across America have started to push back their school start times. Is it worth it? The answer is yes. School should start later in order to unlock our nation’s high school potential.