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Friday Funday S2E4 - Managing March Malaise

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YouTube / wcchsd94tv
Date
2025-03-07
Location
DuPage County, IL
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1,020 words · about 6 min
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2026-06-05

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001[Music] Much like our front lawn, there's been better days in the past. It's March. We've had nine straight weeks of school, only one e-learning day. We got three full weeks to spring break. We're checking in on our students today, seeing how they're doing, seeing what they are doing to get to spring break, and hopefully find some fun things to do over these next few weeks here at school. Want to be on Friday Funday? Want to be on Friday funday? Huh? Want to be on Friday funday? Nah, it's Friday funday. It's March. Who am I here with? Tia. What year in school are you, Tia? Freshman. Got three full weeks to spring break. Any advice you can give to kids to get us to spring break? This is the part that will lead you into your

002future. So, just do it cuz it'll be worth it in the end. What wise words by a freshman? Think about your future. You can get through it. We got three weeks to spring break. It'll be okay, right? Sure. Sure. All right. Wow. Okay. I'm here with Ian. Isaiah. What year in school are you? Sophomore. Isaiah. Sophomore. Two sophomores. Almost halfway through high school. It's been a long nine weeks. Second semester. Been grinding away. We got three full weeks to spring break. How you doing? I think I'm doing pretty good. I'm good. Yeah, I can't complain. Any advice you have for our students to try to get all the way to spring break? Just keep pushing. Doing your homework. Just keep studying and you'll get through it. Keep pushing. Do your homework. Don't create stress by

003not doing your homework. Right, Isaiah? Any words of advice you got for our student? Just chill. Be mindful of what you got to do in school. Stay mindful of what you got to do in school. Stay on top of things so you don't create stress, but also take some time for yourself. Chill out. Relax a little bit. Good advice. All right, wild cats. I'm here with Olivia. Olivia, what year in school? Aren't you? I'm a sophomore. Sophomore. So, getting close to halfway through high school. Can you believe it? No. The winter months are tough. January, February, it's a long stretch. Now, we got three full weeks still till spring break. First of all, how you doing? Good. How are you? Well, I'm good. Thanks for asking. You know, it's been a rough morning. I forgot

004my jewelry. Got your accessories, but you got your stand, you got your water, stay hydrated. What advice do you give to the your fellow Wildcats to keep pushing to the next break? Just think about your end goal. spring break is going to get here and then it's going to be super super fun. So, you kind of just have to push through the last bit of school and then you just you get to go to spring break. Have a goal in mind. Set a goal. We got three weeks. We can do this. Stay on top of things and we're going to get there together, right? Yeah. All right, Wildcats. I'm here with Ethan Godwin. It's March. It's gloomy. We got three full weeks to spring break. What are you doing to get by? How you doing?

005Well, I've just recently had a lot of retake tests. So, take advantage of the retakes. You know, improve those grades. That can reduce some stress, right? Oh, yes. Any other advice you have for the Wildcats these last few weeks before we get to spring break? Just hang in there. Don't fight. Take a breath. Take a breath. There we go. Thanks, Ethan. Those are all good pieces of advice. All right, Wildcats. I'm here with Antos Kummore. Antos, we've had nine straight weeks of school. It's kind of a grinding part of the year. You know, it's tough. How are you doing? We're checking in on our students. How you doing this time of year? Doing pretty good. Hanging in there. Any advice you have for our Wildcats to get through these next three weeks before spring break?

006Do your best. Don't skip out on your work or like studying or anything like that cuz it really does help. Stay on top of things and that'll create less stress in your life, right? Yes, sir. Officer Lovado, you want to be on Friday funday? I don't talk to the press. All right, Wildcats. I'm here with Chloe Sam. We've had a long winter. It's gloomy, cold, rainy. How you guys doing? We're checking in on our students today. Just doing a well-being check, seeing how you guys are doing this part of the school year. I'm doing good, but I'm a little tired. Could be better. Thanks for being honest. You know, I think we're all feeling that way, but we got three full weeks to spring break. What advice do you have for the Wildcats to get

007us to that spring break? Do your homework and study for your test. Sam, anything to add? Just make it to spring break. How are we going to make it there? I don't know. You think we will? Hopefully. All right. Thanks, Sam and Chloe. All right, Wildcats. I'm here with Leslie Vargas and Maria Nosa. We're doing a well-being check on our students. How are you guys doing right now this time? I want to graduate. Yeah, I'm done. What advice do you have for the students here last few weeks trying to get to spring break? Try not to give up and like try to get your work done. Try to turn it in like whatever you have. It's going to help. Do something. Yeah. Don't do nothing. Yeah, just try try your best. All right, Wildcats. I'm

008here with Dylan. Logan. Dylan and Logan. Two seniors heading down the home stretch here. So, you've gotten through the tough part of the year, January, February. Any advice you have for students that are hitting that wall. Just continue going to your classes and uh try to not make a big deal of school, you know. Don't get stressed out. Just continue going to your classes. Keep doing what you're doing. As long as you're passing your classes, you should be good. All right, Wildcats. I'm here with Susa Ed. Any advice you have for students to get to spring break? We got three full weeks. What what would you tell our students? If you're a senior or a junior, I would just think about prom and how you really want to go. We got some fun things coming

009up, right? Things to look forward to. Would coming to school on time also make things less stressful? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's currently 7:56. Let's get inside. That might create a little less stress for you guys, too. Yeah. All right, Wildcats. Thanks for all the good advice. We're going to get through this together. We got three weeks. We can do anything in three weeks. Find a way to get involved, though. We got Flick and Float coming up. We got a spring spirit week. Prom tickets go on sale at the end of the month. Latin Fever. There's things to look forward to. Find a way to get involved. Get connected here at school. Make the most of the next 3 weeks. And spring break will be here before you know it. [Music]

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