As a senior, I find myself severely struggling to get out of bed in the mornings. Sleep is one of my best friends and it takes a great deal for me to leave that to come to school.

You can imagine my emotion when I have to sit in a class that’s whole purpose is to “provide students with teacher mentors and academic support within the school.”

I am not criticizing Period 11 in its entirety. I understand its purpose to underclassmen, but as a senior I believe that there is something more valuable than sitting around learning how to make life decisions.

Nap time.

Sleep deprivation is a problem that affects dozens and dozens of students in this school. I am sure that most of you have heard of the triangle of a high school teenager.  Each corner of the triangle represents a different “s”: social life, sleep, and school.

The problem is that you can only pick two.

Most students pick social life and school because we are only teenagers and, well, our prioritizing is not the best.

Students are falling asleep left and right, during class, behind the wheel, and while writing editorials. And while it is easy to blame mismanagement of time, students who are taking more than four IB classes, play a varsity sport, have an extracurricular activity, and still need time for homework at the end of the day have no choice but to give up a few hours of sleep.

People who can handle that load should be rewarded for their effort, and in what better way than a 45 minute nap?

In 1995, NASA did a study in which fatigue expert Mark Rosekind (yes, that is a real occupation) said that a 20-30 minute nap could improve performance by 34 percent and alertness by 54 percent.

54 percent! Imagine what a 45 minute nap could do!

But to the administration, if that is not enough to persuade you of my grand idea, think not only of the physical exhaustion of seniors but of the mental exhaustion.

Seniors should be rewarded for their four years of hard work and service to this school, and I can think of nothing better than a period devoted to nothing but sleep.

As comfortable as sitting at a desk in the hunchback position is while trying to catch some zzz’s, it is not. Instead of advisory period, seniors should be allowed to go to the gym and take a peaceful nap.

Call this ridiculous if you would like, but I do not think I am alone when I say this might be one of my best ideas yet.

But then again I am sleep deprived.