At Ponte Vedra high school, many students are trying to balance school with part-time jobs, and it\u2019s definitely not easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take John Yu, for example. A junior at Ponte Vedra and works long shifts at Your Pie pizza. ” I work 3-4 days per week 5-hour shifts, Since I work long hours, I don\u2019t really have time to do my homework,” he says. This makes it hard for him to keep up in school, especially when he\u2019s exhausted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then there\u2019s George Smith, also a junior who works at Pusser’s. He works about 2 to 4 days a week working 5 to 6 hours a shift. “Working at a restaurant makes me learn to manage my time better,” he explains, \u201cbut sometimes it\u2019s really hard to balance everything.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luke Tighe, another junior who works 3-5 days per week, 3-5 hours a day, feels the same way. “It can make it harder for me to get my homework done after a tiring shift.\u201d He shares. \u201cIt\u2019s tough to focus when all you want to do is relax after a long day at work and school.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n “For me, it doesn\u2019t really affect my schoolwork because I can usually plan around it.\u201d<\/p>Kasey Kovacs (11)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, senior Netra Veng only works on weekends, which makes it easier for him, “It doesn\u2019t affect my school performance as much, but if I have a lot of work on the weekends, it can be challenging,” he admits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Eden Thomashunis, also in 11th grade, works as a hostess at Aqua Grill. She puts in 4 to 6 hours a day, 4 days a week. “Sometimes I work really late, and it makes me super tired the next day,” she says. “The main issue is that I don\u2019t have enough time to study and finish my homework.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kasey Kovacs, another junior, works 2 to 3 days a week 3-5 hours a day at Valley Smoke. “For me, it doesn\u2019t really affect my schoolwork because I can usually plan around it,\u201d he says. But he still struggles with tiredness when he works on weekdays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Teachers and counselors at Ponte Vedra know that juggling work and school can be tough. They encourage students to find a balance and prioritize their studies while gaining valuable life experience. Many local businesses are flexible with hours, which helps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As of 2023 about 250,000 more teens ages 16-19 are working now more then ever before the pandemic. From marketplace.org. Minors are now permitted to work before 6:30am and after 11pm. So long as school is not scheduled the next day. From Rubinfortunato.com\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the school year rolls on, students like John, George, Luke, Netra, Eden, and Kasey keep figuring it all out. For many, part-time jobs are an important step toward adulthood, teaching them lessons that go beyond the classroom. Balancing work and school is hard, but these students are showing that they can handle it, shaping their futures along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pictured: Emmett Hoffmann (11) working the drive thru at Panera <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Jeff Herold At Ponte Vedra high school, many students are trying to balance school with part-time jobs, and it\u2019s definitely not easy. Take John Yu, for example. A junior at Ponte Vedra and works long shifts at Your Pie…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[138,139,177,544],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jeff.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7271"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7277,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7271\/revisions\/7277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n