Once the bell rings at 2:10, step in to the cafeteria and you will find yourself surrounded by freshmen. This year, all freshman football players are required to attend a mandatory study hall from the end of school, until practice starts at four.

Just imagine having your entire team surrounding you, with the expectations to actually get work done.

There’s a ton of distractions. It’s way too easy to get off task, which makes it difficult to do your homework.

Most of the time I can complete some work, but let’s be honest. How productive can you be when you’re working with all of your friends?

“It’s fun, but it is hard to get work done,” said freshman Jonathan Canfield.

The idea originated from the coaches, who wanted to find a way to keep students busy and out of trouble between the end of school and the start of practice.

The study hall was also designed to give players a chance to get all their homework done, since most people don’t get home until 8 p.m. Study hall is a good idea in theory, but it’s all up to students to decide how much studying actually gets done.

If the parents and coaches were able to quiet the students down more, it would not only keep everyone on task, but not affect any of the kids around them that are trying to complete homework.

Maybe if we had computers more often, people would be able to finish more work. Since all my classes have online textbooks, and I need Blackboard to look up assignments, adding technology could be a fix to make it a much more productive period.