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STUDENT WELLNESS AT JERICHO

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Cynthia Qian

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April 16, 2026

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PURPOSE

  1. Evaluate the effects of Jericho’s competitive culture on student wellbeing

→ # of AP classes taken

→ parental pressure

→ college application expectations

→ student belief in ways to remediate stress

  • Evaluate Wellness days in reducing stress and develop ways to enhance their effectiveness
  • Gather student opinion on assemblies geared towards life skills/mental health

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Methodology

METHODOLOGY

  1. Surveyed 320 students across all 4 grades
  2. 23 (7.4%) - 9th
  3. 219 (70.9%) - 10th
  4. 38 (12.3%) - 11th
  5. 29 (9.4%) - 12th

2. Included 22 questions separated into 3 sections:

  1. Personal Statistics
  2. Beliefs/Suggestions
  3. Wellness Days/Assemblies

3. Condensed data

  1. Separated most personal statistic questions by grade
  2. Consolidated suggestions into larger categories

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APs taken this year

APs taken this year

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APs planned to take next year

APs planned to take next year

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Personal Statistics

Personal Statistics

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Personal Statistics

Personal Statistics

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Hours of Sleep

Hours of Sleep

Mean = 6.63 hours

Median = 7-9 hours

9th Grade

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Mean: 6.57

Median: 7-9

10th Grade

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Mean: 6.75

Median: 7-9

11th Grade

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Mean: 5.95

Median: 4-6

12th Grade

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Mean: 6.66

Median: 7-9

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Hours of Studying

Hours of Studying

9th Grade

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Mean: 2.78

Median: 1-3

10th Grade

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Mean: 3.4

Median: 1-3

11th Grade

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Mean: 3.82

Median: 1-3

12th Grade

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Mean: 3.86

Median: 4-6

Mean = 3.45 hours

Median = 1-3 hours

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In what ways can Jericho help to decrease academic stress felt by students?

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  1. Increasing school event frequency (5)
  2. Mandatory lunch periods (5)
  3. Less tests (4)
  4. Adding 9th grade APs (4)
  5. Assemblies (4)
  6. Encourage other classes (4)
  7. More academic support (3)
  8. Prepare more for tests (2)
  9. Drop grades (2)
  10. Extra credit (2)
  11. No break assignments (2)
  12. Teaching time management strategies (2)
  13. Writing papers instead of tests (1)
  14. Test corrections (1)
  15. Making tests easier (1)
  16. Less pressure on tests (1)
  17. Homework only done if you feel like you need more help (1)
  18. Offering less APs (1)
  19. Add honor classes (1)

Add Wellness days

37

Less homework

22

Testing schedule

18

Limit APs (changing school culture)

9

Lower grade expectations (no more A+)

9

Counseling/Mental health support

7

Encouraging free periods

6

Increase time to study/Extend due dates

6

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In what ways can Wellness days become more effective at reducing stress?

In what ways can Wellness days become more effective at reducing stress?

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Institute more

47

Enforce no work (tests and homework) during surrounding week and on the day

22

Include more activities

21

Less assemblies/No assemblies

7

Wellness week

4

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Assembly Topic Interests

  1. politics
  2. stress
  3. competition
  4. cyberbullying
  5. academic pressure
  6. healthy habits
  7. study skills
  8. time management
  9. parental pressure
  10. health
  11. taxes
  12. finances
  13. digital footprint