This Sunday, the clocks will move forward an hour, causing students and staff to lose an hour of sleep. Twice a year, we set our clocks forward and back to align the hours with when people are out and about. It began in 1916 in Germany as a hope to conserve energy during World War I and was adopted by the United States in 1918 for the same reason. Now it is used to help people enjoy sunlight during the times of day when they are shopping, working, or attending school.

While some states in the United States and countries around the world do not observe daylight saving time, students and staff at Wheeling Park High School do. For those at WPHS, daylight saving time affects their sleep schedules and energy. Due to this, we asked some students and staff how they felt about daylight saving time, and we came up with some revealing results.

As you can see, staff are more against daylight saving time than for. Similarly, students are also against daylight saving time around Wheeling Park High School.