Students lost an hour of their weekend last Sunday, March 10, but some are taking advantage of it. Yura Bredy, freshman, for one, has been looking forward to the time change.

He said he has more time to do things during the springtime, including spending time with friends and being outside.

“My mom is always scared for me to drive at night, so she will let me stay with friends longer,” Bredy said.

Daylight saving time sets the clocks forward one hour, which results in the sun rising later in the morning and setting later in the evening.

Saanvi Vanga, freshman, said she also enjoys the extra hour of sunlight before dusk that daylight saving gives her. She said she feels like her days are cut short in the fall when daylight saving ends.

“I feel like when I get home it’s just immediately nighttime,” Vanga said. “I feel like I have less time to do work.”

Vanga said the lack of daylight also affects her scholastically, and she feels the need to go to sleep earlier even if she has assignments to do.

With the extra hour of daylight, Vanga plans to spend more time with her friends and study more often. She also said this will help her de-stress with the end of the school year approaching on May 24.

Jocelyn Fretwell, language arts teacher, said daylight saving time brings better energy to her classes across the board, which shows that students can do things that help them individually during the end of the year.

“That extra daylight is really good for us. The extra Vitamin D impacts the mood,” Fretwell said. “I think there’s a refresh in attitude.”

Despite all of the benefits of daylight saving time for her students, Fretwell says that it is important to remember to stay prepared and focused through the end of the school year.

“I finally learned later in college that being proactive really does ease stress when it comes to whatever it may be,” Fretwell said. “Starting when your teacher gives the assignment to you rather than waiting is going to take the stress off.”