Time to de-stress before finals
The end of the year is close, and students are looking forward to summer vacation. There is just one looming barrier between them and summer: finals.
Finals mark the end of a class and semester. All the hard work and studying put in culminate into one final test of knowledge. Some students can find this stressful as they must recall a lot of info. Luckily, CF has come up with a way to relieve some of that stress.
Stressbusters this year occurred on the warm sunny day of April 24 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. There was no room for stress with all the events that were offered.
“The main goal for students at stressbusters is to get students to have fun and de-stress,” said Marjorie Mcgee, director of Student Life.
The student activities board had one big surprise for students. During all the activity at stressbusters every 10 minutes or so there was a raffle for their giveaway. The prizes ranged from Google home minis to the grand prize being a laptop. Students were asked to check in and then given a red ticket. If your red tickets numbers were called, then you were a winner.
“The event looks amazing and the inflatables are cool,” said Sean Adeniji, a student here at CF. “I try to go to stressbusters every year.”
There was a 70-foot inflatable obstacle course along with a hungry hippos inflatable game. The hungry-hippos game involved students being bungee corded to the inflatable while trying to collect as many balls from the center as they could. As an incentive, the winner won a prize.
Free food was also being offered from PDQ. Students could chow down on their chicken tenders and then head over to the smoothie tent where there was the option between a mango or piña colada smoothie. The smoothies were free too of course.
However, one of the most popular tables at stressbusters was the massage table. A masseuse was available to give students a free massage. The table was so busy there was a wait list where you had to write down your name and wait to be called. While students were waiting sitting right on the table was a list of the benefits of massage. The five main benefits are decreases stress, increases circulation, balances well-being, strengthens the immune system, and relaxes the body, mind, and spirit.
“I think stressbusters is great,” Jennifer Magnasco said. “I come every year and I enjoy the variety of things to see.”
Finals can indeed be a stressful time of the school year for students. Finals can literally make or break a grade for a class. Most finals account for at least 40 percent of a student’s grade. It is a lot of pressure to live up to. Luckily here at CF that is recognized and that is why stressbusters exist. Happy studying, and don’t stress too much!