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Student Newspaper of Caney Creek High School

Creek Compass

Student Newspaper of Caney Creek High School

Creek Compass

Sleep, family relationship biggest factors in feeling burnout

Leslie Benitez, Senior Reporter Dec 14, 2024

Senior Jesus Mendez has a part-time job at Jack in the Box, so getting off work late is the norm. “I’m just getting five hours of sleep,” Mendez said. “When I wake up I feel more tired and that...

Multiple group, club participation linked to burnout

Zia'Yiah Bookman, Reporter Dec 13, 2024

Students juggling multiple extracurricular activities struggle when it comes to balancing academic deadlines and sport. According to the Student Burnout Report, students participating in multiple extracurriculars...

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OPINION: Burying yourself in work to escape stress is unhealthy

Daniela Prieto, Photojournalist Dec 13, 2024

Overworking yourself  is not the answer After being ghosted a month ago, I tried to keep myself occupied, overworking myself. It helped me quiet my mind, making his absence hurt less. Planning my day...

A.I. illustration of a student worker stressed because of working long hours.
Prompt: "Create an illustration of a stressed high school student working a job."

Working jobs, longer work hours tied to increased drug use

Imani Olive, Reporter Dec 13, 2024

More than 13% of students report using drugs or alcohol to cope with stress this year, according to the Student Burnout Report. However, this was particularly true of students who worked and even more...

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Burnout leads to trouble making choices, decision fatique

Breshad Robinson, Opinion Editor Dec 13, 2024

Senior Jayden Solis’ day consists of school, going to work and developing his clothing brand; most things come easy to him. The hardest part of his day is making the decision to start. “Waking up...

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Time management skills decrease chances of avoiding tasks

Leon Armendariz, Senior Reporter Dec 13, 2024

Students have access to some sort of technology, whether that be at home or school. While this can lead to using technology to avoid tasks and negatively impacting their time management skills, the Student...

Burnout Through My Eyes

Hannah Cheney and Logan Day Dec 13, 2024

Burnouts come in all shapes and sizes Background on Maritza advanced classes since freshman year.  Current schedule: dual-credit World Literature, Government, College Algebra,Statistics, AP Economics,...

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Honors courses, homework tied to desire for more academic work time

Jacquelyn Palacios, Reporter Dec 13, 2024

Advisory time demand is most commonly heard from honor students and high work ethic students that need more in-school time to complete work. Despite this, these students do not correlate their demand with...

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