During the school week, Houghton gets “an hour and thirty minutes of homework on an average day,” she said.
Kamryn Houghton
October 6, 2021
Kamryn Houghton, a junior at La Salle, is a proud member of the dance team and also spends a majority of her time outside of school working at Chipotle.
Right now, Houghton is working 15 to 20 hours a week at Chipotle, which is accompanied by dance team practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Houghton has a fairly rigorous schedule this year, as she has taken on two AP classes, including English and U.S. History. She said that the classes that are most challenging for her this year are U.S. History and Biology.
During the school week, Houghton gets “an hour and thirty minutes of homework on an average day,” she said. But on weekends, she said she ends up spending double the amount of time trying to get assignments done before Monday.
Like many other students, Houghton also gets overwhelmed trying to balance her school work and extracurriculars. She said that getting her homework done can be a challenge for her, especially on the weekends. “On the weekends there’s so much I need to do around the house, but also hangout with family and I work on the weekends.”
A tip that Houghton wishes to share with the underclassman at La Salle is that they should use a planner. “At my old school we were required to have a planner,” she said. “It kind of implemented a good habit in me.” Houghton explained that by using her planner and writing lists she has become much more organized.