text: My first reason to why we should have at least one extracurricular is because they help us balance our lives and learn new skills. When school is becoming very stressful, other activities can take your mind off of it and help make you more relaxed. When I am feeling very stressed about something I like to bake things because it takes my mind off all other things I need to worry about! They can also help us with social skills. People aren't always good at working in a group or being a social person. Being able to work in a group is a very useful skill and being on a team can help you learn to be good at that! Some extracurricular activities can teach you valuable things like those.