More than 50% of the students on campus are involved in an extracurricular activity, whether it is a club or a sport. But how does that affect their performance in school?
“The better structure and support a student gets at home, the more it will help the student,” said math teacher Misty Falkner. According to Falkner, the students [in a club or sport] performance in school all depends on the support they receive at home.
“No [swim doesn’t come first] and if it affected my school performance I would drop it,” sophomore Halley Nisleit says. Nisleit says that she maintains an average of B’s. Nisleit does not let swim influence her school performance, although it does influence her social life. Somehow, Nisleit says she still finds time to do her homework and will not let swim impact her school performance.
Although Nisleit puts importance on her swimming career, she does not let it impact how she would do in high school and never let’s swim get in the way.
“Of course Volleyball doesn’t come first,” sophomore Kahri Harrion says. Harrion says that she does her best and tries her hardest not to let volleyball impact her school performance. Harrion does everything she can to maintain great grades and would quit if volleyball got in the way. Harrion practices, not only volleyball daily, but also practices her school work daily and never lets the two cross.
Sophomore Brittany Puccio is a part of winter guard and although they practice every morning, Puccio does not let it hurt her grades nor does she let it change her performance in school.
“I wouldn’t say winter guard comes first, there is more of a balance between the two for me,” said Puccio. Puccio makes sure that she puts more importance on her school work than on her sport.
For senior Cody Weisenberger, soccer has not gotten in the way of maintaining an average of A’s. Weisenberger does not allow for soccer to interfere with his school performance and would quit if his grades were affected.
“I try my hardest in all I do and I would never let soccer get in the way of doing well in school,” said Weisenberger. Weisenberger never let’s soccer get in the way of performing well in school and will always put school first.
For most students at Perry that are involved in a club or sport, their school performance is not impacted by the extra-curricular activity that they involve themselves in.