Student athletes make up a very large part of the Wylie High School student body. Athletes work hard every day to improve each aspect of their game, and whether in the classroom, field, track, court, course, or pool, they are forced to spend a majority of their time on schoolwork and their athletic prowess.
Student athletes have limited time for schoolwork, and there is a common stereotype that athletes are dumb jocks; however, this is quite the misconception. In fact, students that attend extra curricular sports often score up to 40% higher on tests and learn valuable time management skills for their future. In the Wylie High School Sophomore Class alone, the Top 2 ranking in the GPA rating system are occupied by Tyler Hawks and Daniel Sanchez. Of the two, Tyler plays tennis and was a part of the second team in the state, and Daniel plays on our Boys’ Varsity Soccer team.
Some of our other prominent student athletes include Bo Kates, Kenley Collier, and Claire Fellows, all of which play on Varsity Teams and are in the top 10% of their class. Along with scoring higher in GPA and Standardized Tests as a collective, student athletes learn time management, problem solving, and maybe most importantly, how to perform under pressure. They have to be able to juggle school, family life, friends, possibly jobs, and to add one more thing, practices, traveling, and the physical exhaustion that comes with their sport.
There are only limited hours in a day, so how do athletes get it all done? Reading and doing homework on the bus, utilizing study apps like Quizlet, and making flashcards are some of the most common ways they will be able to stay on top of the workload that comes with school.
Student Athletes not only take up a large majority of the student population, but they contribute largely to testing score, as well as becoming valuable members of society through their learnt skills of time management and performance under pressure.
