Kevin Fagan, math teacher:

Q: How have you noticed the grades and focus in your students in your class change since starting or ending extracurriculars?

A: I feel like it (extracurriculars) keeps them a little more focused because they have to be more on top of their work.

Q: How does that differ from students who don’t do extracurriculars? Is it a big difference?

A: Students that don’t do extracurricular activities I find to procrastinate more and often don’t do their homework a lot. I tend to find students who are more involved in extracurricular activities are better at staying on top of their work.

Q: How often does it occur that a student who does an extracurricular isn’t on top of their work? Is that more rare?

A: The coaches and the band leaders…do a good job of making sure that students at Granite Bay are doing their work ahead of time. It is more rare that a student would fall behind because of an extracurricular activity.