There is never a day when there aren't students to be found busy at work somewhere in the building long before or long after the regular school day. It has been the habit of myself and others to criticize everything that is wrong with the school, but it should be recognized that this is a unique community, which could not be found anywhere else in the city, perhaps even the county. I, for one, would not want to be anywhere else. City Honors students by nature are those who like to get involved and work hard on everything they do. But they tend to spread themselves thin, which results in lack of sleep and illness.
Students are also prone to fits of screaming at one another, followed by hysterical laughter.
All joking aside, student life at CHS is very demanding. However, the same attitude that pushes students to overwork themselves can also lead to some very great things for the City Honors community and for the students as individuals. This occurred to me as I spent the weekend trying to be in ten places at once during the musical. I looked around and saw evidence everywhere of the incredible hard work of students, from signs and costumes to the performance itself. Many hours were spent in the music room during free periods, and before and after school, cutting confetti, rehearsing music, making phone calls, and organizing props.