text: The main reason we go to school is to gain knowledge and obtain skills to help us become successful. The principal's decision to make participating in extracurricular activities mandatory could take students' focus away from learning and make completing school work difficult. For instance, students who play sports have to stay after school and do not not arrive home until late evening hours. Those students are being deprived of extra hours that could have been used to study, do homework, or catch up in a class they are behind in. Some students already struggle with classes, and by adding extracurricular activities to their plate, it would only make it more difficult for them. Our principal should be focused on making our education the main priority, not prioritizing activities that will not cause significant benefits.