By Tolu Salako

Staff Writer

It is always during either fourth and fifth period when my eyes become ten time heavier than they really are and I can barely pay attention to the lecture given. It is the middle of the day and all I want to do is to go home and sleep for some good solid hours. I plan during this class period that I will go straight to bed earlier than usually so I can be alert the next day, however, this dream of mine is never fulfilled because I am then assigned tons of homework and quizzes/test to study for that keep me up all night.

Constantly, like many other CHS teenagers, I am always tired. I work hard and efficiently to finish my homework, in hopes of going to bed before 12:00 or 1:00 a.m but there is always something that makes me study almost all hours of the night and morning. Sleep deprivation is a vicious cycle and many students struggle with it, especially as the year progresses when certain classes become harder and harder making students have to study for more hours.

If you are struggling with sleep deprivation here are a few tricks to help you become fully awake and alert in class.