text: I need to study a lot more than usual the state finals are near and I haven't even studied and if i fail my parents will hold me back and I don't want to repeat 8th grade again. the best thing for me is to have community service on weekends in the morning so I can hang out in the after noon with my friends. I have barely gotten any sleep for the past week staying up and studying. I really hope you will give all of the students a break with community service. I have heard kids in the hall crying cause they were so stressed and tired about finals.