Whether it’s working at the Carriage Inn, working on competition cheer, practicing with the wrestling team, helping with Peer2Peer, or simply studying for tests, 15-year-old sophmore Takara Clayborne is constantly busy. When asked how she keeps up with all of her work, she said, “I have a PLT that I can use to get most of my work done and with studying after I get out of wrestling practice I study for tests and quizzes.” Clayborne, usually referred to as Kara, is your typical role model student — good grades, jobs, sports, extracurriculars. “I enjoy school, I like interaction with my friends and teachers and learning a bunch of new things. The only part that I dislike about school would be the early mornings and the walks to the bus stop. I think there should be half days on Wednesdays. I feel like it would be beneficial for the students,” she said. Though being a role model student, like everyone, she has her oddities. “I think one of my new weird habits is carrying around a notebook and pen with me to write down anything and everything that I am feeling at the moment no matter if it is good thoughts or bad. ” But everyone can keep those under control. As for staying organized, Takara uses her own list on how to keep herself maintained and organized:

1. I write all of my assignments in my daily planner and color code them with priorities;
2.  All of my practice schedules get put into my phone calendar;
3.  All of my classes are organized by day 1 and 2 so that way I can minimize how much notebooks and binders I am holding;
4.  I carry two backpacks to school: one has my school notebooks and binders and everything that I need for school and in my other one I have a change of clothes and both pairs of shoes I need and snacks;
5.  The night before I plug in my Chromebook, phone, and airpods so I am all set for the next day and then I pick out a change of clothes for cheer and wrestling and the clothes I am going to wear to school.