Chelsea High School’s girls tennis team is known for being extremely skilled and typically goes to states every year. This year, the two-day state matches fall on June 5-6th, conflicting with the last day of school. This is a problem for students that are going to states and have exams on the same day. Last year, it took place on May 30-31st, avoiding this issue.

“I’ve had make-up work all the time when we leave early for away matches, so it will be the same as last year. It makes me feel very annoyed because I just feel like I’m missing out on so much work and it stresses me out, especially since I’m in NHS and need to get my service hours done,” Nora Grabarkiewicz (‘27) said.

Student-athletes often have to leave school early to travel to away games, resulting in them having to make up work they missed. AP exams are also earlier in the year, — the same time as girls tennis regionals.

“I have to take my AP Language test early because we have regionals, so it can be stressful,” Grabarkiewicz said.

Spring is very busy for lots of students and the motivation to continue working hard and making up work can be a struggle for some. In the fall, some of the girls swim and dive team ran into the same problem, their states meet also beginning on an exam day.

“I had a project in marketing and in math so I had to take the math exam twice during bulldog block,” swimmer Madeline Roebuck (‘29) said.

Anyone missing school regularly for sports needs to have good time management to keep caught up on all of their work, rearranging their schedules to fit everything in. Working with teachers can help students figure out when to reschedule their exams.

“Taking the exam was the same as having it regularly except it wasn't in a full class. But the math exam was really short so I got it done pretty fast,” Roebuck said.

Some students find it low-stress to make up their exams. According to Amelia Baker (‘27) she just had to “move [her] exams up to take them earlier in the week.” Some students don’t have to deal with the complexities of rescheduling exams because of the way their schedule falls with APs and electives.

“There are no exams I’ll be missing because the only one I’m taking already happened,” Anastasia Moser (‘28) said.

Other than academic struggles, some students find it more disappointing emotionally, feeling as if they are missing out on a big day. The last day of school can be sentimental and relieving for some after a long school year.

“It’s really upsetting to miss the last day of school, you only get so many last days of school so it's sad to miss one. I only get one last day of junior year and I’m going to miss it,” Grabarkiewicz said.