In today's society, most people want success. They want to go to a respected college, get great grades, get a wonderful job, and make a lot of money. However, the road to success begins before all these results can be achieved. This journey begins in the classroom. In class, more than 25% of high school students fall asleep one or more times a week (Mayer-Hohdahl 1). Why does this happen? Schools have sleepy students due to early start times. “Starting high school early is probably one of the worst things you can do as far as time of day goes, as far as teenagers being alert or ready” (Wooley 2). This is a serious problem in high schools across the nation. The students are tired and the teachers are tired of it all. Something must be done. Change is needed in our schools. If schools pushed back start times an hour or more, there would be significant improvements in classrooms and students. As Dr. Lynne Keefe states, “Everything is affected by your sleep” (Tammen 2). Think about it. Sleep impacts the academic, athletic, health, and social aspects of adolescent life (Willey 2). How well we sleep, the amount of sleep we get and what time we wake up in the morning have a great influence on our day and our life. If a person does not sleep long enough, it affects their mood, how they behave towards people, their health, and their overall well-being (Willey 2). Sleep deprivation causes extreme anxiety, depression, memory deficits, decreased creativity, and decreased ability to perform complex tasks and make good decisions (Willey 2). Teens are also more likely to have diabetes, heart disease, obesity, depression, and a shortened lifespan due to a lack of... half of paper... Information is an extremely serious problem in high schools in the entire United States. Change is needed in our schools. If school is about students and making sure they get what they need, then we need to realize that sleep is what they need. If we refuse to do something about this problem, we will continue to see their lives change. Sleep deprivation affects everything: health, education and happiness. Some people consider teenagers lazy and indeterminate, but that's partly our fault. We have seen that their sleep patterns are not the same as adults. We have seen that they are sleep deprived. We have seen that their health and attitude change dramatically depending on how well they slept that night. Will we refuse to help them succeed in high school? Don't think about what you want. Remember what our teenagers need: sleep.