Junior Bennett Lang slowly walks on to the parking lot reserved for the Jasper Marching Wild Cats. “On Tuesdays and Thursdays I just have no time for homework.” he complains.
Some students complain that they don’t have enough free time. Try being Bennett Lang. This sixteen year old junior balances cross country, marching band, and school all together. Marching band requires Tuesday and Thursday nights from six to nine, but his cross country practices overlap. Instead of going to one or the other, Bennett will finish cross country practice then head for the last hour of marching practice. Saturdays are no exception to the craziness of the week. After hours of cross country competitions, he runs right over to marching band to compete and not return home until one in the morning. When asked what advice he could give to a student with a similar schedule as him, Bennett replied: “Just be good with time management, and get your homework done. Good luck.”
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