Quentin Strange
October 6, 2021
Junior Quentin Strange is a member of the boys varsity soccer team, along with being an employee at a pizza place in his neighborhood.
Strange’s schedule consists of eight to ten hours a week dedicated solely to soccer. Practice is on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays, and games are on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Work alone takes up about 15 hours, since he works around three days a week, on Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday.
And even with such a busy schedule, Strange also is taking several challenging courses. He’s taking AP English 3, AP Biology, AP U.S. History, and Honors Spanish III. Out of these the most challenging is AP Biology, “because it’s a lot of information and the info can be kinda confusing,” he said.
On the average weekday, Strange spends about “an hour and a half to two hours on homework,” whereas on the weekends, it’s “more towards three to four hours [in] total,” he said.
As for feeling overwhelmed, “it can be super stressful sometimes, but most of the time my teachers are super understanding and helpful,” Strange said.
At one point, Strange “had two tests on the same day,” he said. “I was getting pretty stressed about that, and I let my teachers know and they were able to help me change the days of one of my tests so I could do better on both of them.”
As for tips on how to be successful, “make sure to set out your priorities and what you need to get done and just make sure you’re always communicating with your teachers, because they’re always there to help you,” he said.
For underclassmen, “try not to procrastinate and just try to get stuff done on time because when stuff starts building up and like missed work, it can be even more stressful,” he said. “So you want to stay on top of things and stay in touch with your teachers,” he said.