Whether rain or shine, below-freezing winters, or blazing hot summers, students still come to school. However, do these weather conditions affect our learning? PCNN tried to find out how weather affects PCHS students’ studies!

Research published by Eco-Business showed that workplaces with sufficient daylight saw an uplift of 40% in productivity. Is it the same at Panther Creek High School? According to PCHS student Clayton, “Sun doesn’t really affect me, but if we have a class outside, then it would be really nice.” Conversely, another PCHS student, Michelle, said, “On sunny days, I feel productive and want to get more work done.”

Although they had differing views on the sun impacting their learning, both these students agreed that rain definitely affected it. Michelle said, “When it’s gloomy, I usually feel lazy and just want to stay home and rest.” According to our polls, 77.3% of PCHS students say that when it’s raining, it causes them to lose focus on their studies. PCHS student, Sanaya, added that “When it’s rainy, I feel less productive and want to just sleep in.”

Overall, our polls say that 86.4% of our students believe weather impacts learning.

We also wondered if students feel more or less productive during certain seasons. Michelle said, “During winter, my grades definitely drop a little bit since it’s harder to wake up in the morning, and all you want to do is sleep. But, in the summer, I feel more energized and lively, so I get more work done.”

Conversely, Sanaya said, “I don’t think the weather has an impact on having better grades, but it definitely increases one’s productivity.”

Nonetheless, from our polls, we can see that 90.9% of PCHS students believe that temperature and the season affect learning. That affects their learning, productivity, and grades. After looking at this, we should hope for sunny days for the rest of the year!