On Monday morning, senior Julian Jordan woke up to more light in his room than ever before.

“I love it when it’s not Daylight Saving Time, because I get an extra hour of sleep, but it gets dark fast and I like more sunlight, because it provides more time for activities,” Jordan said.”

November 7, 2010 marked the return to Standard Time, when clocks are set one hour back.

Senior Alay Tedla says, “I stayed up until 2 in the morning to watch the clock set back an hour with a couple of my friends, because we thought it would be really cool.”

Most students are somewhat unenthused about the change in time, including junior Annie Nguyen who said, “It’s alright, and it feels like I get tired more quickly though.”

“It’s kind of a pain to have to change [the clock] twice a year.  However, it’s good especially for students who need to go to the bus stops in the morning,” said AHS vice principal James Carayiannis.

“I have less time for recreational sports, because my mom doesn’t let me play outside in the dark,” said junior Ziya Jahaniger.

According to the Daylight Saving Time web exhibit, the reasons for implementing DST are very people-friendly. Some of the reasons include: fewer traffic accidents, fewer violent crimes, energy conservation, safer trick-or-treaters, and people like to have extended hours of light in the evenings.

According to geography.about.com, on the first Sunday of November, we set our clocks back an hour; as opposed to the second Sunday of March, where we set our clocks an hour ahead.  This is easily remembered by the term “fall back and spring forward”.

“Overall, Standard Time is great, because I get an extra hour of sleep and more time to do daily activities,” said Tedla.