While your tired eyes read the 12 a.m. clock as you complete the last problem of your math homework, junior Anna Schacker has been sound asleep for the past five hours.

Every night Schacker makes it to bed by at least 8 o’clock. Ranging from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., and waking up at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m., Schacker never fails to get her nine hours of sleep.

“Ever since sophomore year I have been doing this,”  Schacker said. “It makes me more productive.”

Schacker said that it had always been hard for her to come home and do her homework right away. Now that she does it in the morning, she has to get it done by the time school starts, which makes her more productive.

“I realized that I was staying up super late and only getting six hours of sleep,” Schacker said. “I procrastinate a lot during the night time because I have the option of staying up late, however when I do it in the morning, and it’s due that day, I have to get it done under a deadline which makes it so much more productive.”

Schacker’s good friend, junior Elisa Glauber, has a sleeping schedule opposite to Schacker’s, that is very similar to the average high school student.

“Because I don’t get home from dance until 10 p.m., I don’t have the option of doing what Anna does,” Glauber said. “However if I did have that option, I think I would definitely try it.”

Schacker said that her morning routine is perfect for her especially because she is a morning person.

“I love having a lot of time in the morning to spend making a nice breakfast,” Schacker said. “When I used to go to bed late I was always exhausted and rushed in the morning but now I have a lot of time to relax.”

Glauber said that she thinks Schacker’s sleep schedule may or may not work for high school students based on whether or not they are a morning or night people.

“Anna likes having time in the morning so it works for her,” Glauber said. “However, not all students would be okay with losing their night.”

Schacker often makes exceptions on the weekends because that is when she usually spends time with friends.

“Because I usually make an exception on weekends it makes Mondays hard to adjust,” Schacker said.

Another reason Schacker likes doing her homework in the morning is because she doesn’t have as many distractions.

“Obviously there’s nobody to text at four in the morning so it makes it a lot more productive,” Schacker said.

Anna’s friends are all very accepting and impressed by her emphasis on getting sleep.

“It was surprising at first when she would stop texting at 7:30 p.m. but I am jealous of her commitment to sleep,” senior Daniel Champion said.

Although Schacker’s early sleep schedule may seem difficult, Schacker insists that it’s not in any way a hassle.

“The only difference in my house is that my mom starts dinner a lot earlier now,” said Schacker.