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Nodding Students discuss how they were affected from changing their sleep schedules post quarantine by hannah larson designed by abinaya ganesan A w a y Z Z Z . . .

During the quarantine months, students were able to wake Student Sleep Schedule up as they pleased, but now that school has started again, DATA FROM @CNHSMEDIA POLL students have to switch back to a stricter schedule. The transition from a quarantine sleep schedule to a school sleep schedule has been a potential factor in affecting some students’ productivity levels.

Junior Naomi Gambrel explains how she transitioned from her quarantine sleep schedule. 1-3 hrs 7-9 hrs “Once school started, I actually had to start getting ready for bed and going to bed way earlier so I could actually get sleep. I also had to start 4-6 hrs 10+ hrs getting up way earlier that I had been in like 4 months,” Gambrel said.

Freshman Sid Jain shares his process for switching between his quarantine sleep schedule and his school sleep schedule. 10%

“I slowly started changing my sleep schedule over the course of one week,” Jain said.

Gambrel discusses the challenges associated with a sleep schedule 30% change.

“It was hard to start to go to bed earlier and it definitely was hard to wake up early just because I wasn’t used to it,” Gambrel said. 20%

Although the benefits of more sleep can be nice, Senior Kathrine

Redding shares her likes for her school sleep schedule.

“Although I got more sleep during quarantine, I prefer my school sleep schedule because I like being able to have a solid routine to follow every morning,” Redding said.

Jain also shares his likes and dislikes for a set sleeping routine. “I wake up at an early time [during the school year] which gives me a 40% good start to the day, [but it] made me a bit more tired,” Jain said.

Reflecting on quarantine, Jain explains his preference for a less structured schedule. “[I prefer] a Quarantine schedule because I was more comfortable. Quarantine

Quarantine schedule because I work better at night,”Jain said.

Gambrel discusses how her productivity levels have shifted due to her sleep schedule transition. 44%

“I would say I am more productive on my school sleep schedule just because I do more,” Gambrel said, “but I am definitely more tired. I have 41% become more tired which makes me less energetic and happy during the day.”

Redding also discussed her boost in productivity now that school is back in session. “I definitely feel more productive with my school sleep schedule,”

Redding said. “I had very little motivation to work on schoolwork [during quarantine]. Because all my normal school-year activities have started back up, I feel much more productive because I’m actually motivated to get things done.”

Redding explains how she keeps up with her sleep schedule changing and how she gets the most amount of sleep she can. “I just tried to do a better job of staying on top of when I was going to bed and when I was waking up,” Redding said. “I tried to make sure 10%

I wasn’t on my phone before I went to bed so I would sleep better.” 5% School 21