Abstract: Within this field of research there was a gap; that being, how do shorter breaks such as three day

breaks or two day breaks fare differently than summer break in regards to AP student stress? The

participants of this study are from a medium sized suburban Highschoolers, meaning freshman

through seniors who are all taking at least one AP and or CHS class. For clarification, CHS

means college and highschool classes; they are akin to AP classes. Methods used for this

research consist of a two part survey as well as two trial periods for said surveys. Findings

include that there was a correlation between length of break and stress level. That means, there

was more stress over a two day break then there was over a three day break. With this data one

can conclude that students do feel more stress over shorter breaks such as a two day break, this

can clue administrators within townships to look at this data and take it into consideration when

planning breaks for students to make sure their stress levels stay low and healthy.

Keywords: Students, Stress, School, Workload, Mental Health