Written by: Katelyn Basso
The cake auction at Cameron Heights is an annual ESF event that students and teachers look forward to every year. This year, dozens of students gathered in the cafeteria to watch the show and participate in the auction. The auction definitely lived up to the hype. A wide variety of amazing cakes made by the leadership classes/SAC were presented on the catwalk and students gathered all around with their friends to try to win the cake they wanted. It got pretty crazy! Cake auction is definitely one of the most well known events at Cameron and is also one of the most looked forward too, so if you didn’t get a chance to come out this year, gather some friends and money and make sure to come next year. In the end the auction ended up raising about $1900 for ESF! Congratulations Gaels! Be sure to come back later this week for more ESF events to help reach our goal of $4000 this year.
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Ways to Cope with Stress
Author: Alyssa Sabo We are always going to experience stress, but at certain times stress can be excessive. Here are some ways you can deal with it. Hit the gym When your body is stressed out, “fight or flight” hormones like adrenaline increases. These were once designed to protect us from harm under threat. However, in today’s society, there’s no need to react in this way just because of an exam so physical exercise can be used as a replacement to metabolize stress hormones, thus restoring your body to a calmer state. Keep in mind that you don’t necessarily have to go to the gym to relieve stress. You can do any other form of physical activity (ie. dance). Get those ZZZs If your body doesn’t get enough sleep, there is a greater risk of increasing the level of stress hormones. Unfortunately, if you’re already stressed, it would be difficult to fall asleep due to recurring thoughts whirling around in your head. To circumvent this problem, try your best to maximize relaxation before you sleep. Don’t drink coffee, try some yoga or even take a warm bath. Venting Time Talking to someone about how you feel releases some of that built-up tension in you. Stressing can cloud your judgement, but talking about it to trusted individuals will help you set things into perspective. Just try not to overdo it. Give your friends some time to vent as well. Time to get that Agenda Make a list of the things you need to do. Prioritize them and separate the things you need to complete personally and what can be delegated to others to do. Not everything can be done all at once so record which ones need to be done immediately, in a week’s time, next month, etc. Make Stress your Friend The Ted Talk posted at the end is something that I highly recommend listening to. To sum it up, people who experienced LOTS OF STRESS had a 43% risk of DYING. However, it was only true for those who thought that stress was harmful. Those who thought that stress wasn’t harmful had a very low risk of dying compared to the former group. Hmm, so can changing your view on stress impact your health in a positive way? Viewing your stress response as helpful may reduce stress and increase your confidence. So, how you think about stress matters but also the way you act. By connecting with your loved ones, you’re telling yourself that you don’t have to go through this alone and you become more resilient in stressful situations. Experiencing some stress is normal, but perhaps you may like to try the tips above if you feel you’re stressing an unhealthy amount. Ted Talk Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-LE-xX1-L4 |
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