There are so many opportunities SHS offers and not enough students to take them. 

If students are struggling with homework, there’s a math lab where teachers will stay after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays to help with anything math related.

For hobbies, there is SHS’ Crochet Club, soccer and basketball. 

But that’s not all our school offers. There are numerous clubs and sports, but we take it for granted. 

I think students at SHS should appreciate the amount of dedication that staff and students put into establishing anything as a sport or a club. 

These teachers pour out their time and heart into making this happen and none of us seem to care. 

Instead of taking these opportunities away from us, because we won’t take them, they encourage us to do them. 

In every hall you see, there is at least one poster about a certain club but no one ever looks up or appreciates the person who put them there.

While ignoring these posters, students don’t realize that they are missing out on opportunities that can help them grow and develop life-long passions. 

Research shows that kids who participate in after school activities have a high sense of their self-worth. 

After school activities don’t just help with education. 

According to an article by youth.gov, “Attending high-quality afterschool programs and regular participation can lead to improved social and emotional competencies, including prosocial behavior, intrinsic motivation, better concentration efforts, and higher sense of self-worth.” 

So instead of sighing when your teacher encourages you to do an after school activity, appreciate the thought they put into that and appreciate what SHS has to offer.