"NO GUM"

"No gum" is a controversial and yet greatly ignored policy at Olympian High School. Even though staff are "strict" on enforcing this policy, most students still get away with chewing their gum during class, nutrition break, lunch, and passing periods. I personally believe that chewing gum improves academic performance, through personal experience and proven experimentation. Chewing gum in class helps me stay focused, keeps me alert, jogs my memory, and gives my brain a better ability to learn. There has also been countless experiments proving that chewing gum improves the overall academic performance of students. Researchers at Baylor college of Medicine have conducted a series of experiments proving that chewing gum in class helps the academic performance of teenagers from the age of 13-16. It is said that chewing gum increases blood flow to the brain thus resulting in the child's sharper focus. Chewing gum is also said to take away hunger urges due to the simulation of already eating something. It not only improves test scores, but can also improve the obesity levels in the United States. If only our high school and other schools would allow gum to be chewed at least while doing school work, in order to improve the youth of our nation.