One week in, and daylight savings time (DST) is still affecting many students at Etowah.  Is the state of Georgia considering eliminating it at some point? 

“I want Georgia to get rid of daylight savings because I see no point in it, and all it really does is mess up our sleeping schedule,” Ellie Worthington, freshman, said.  

This year, daylight savings occurred on Mar. 11 at 2 a.m. Daylight savings will end on Nov. 4 at 2 a.m. In November, the clocks “fall back,” so on that day, people will gain one extra hour of sleep.  

“I actually like daylight savings time because I hate when it gets dark outside at such an early time. Now, the sun will go down later than it used to,” Alexis Domingue, junior, said.  

According to The Washington Post, Arizona and Hawaii have decided not to honor daylight savings. Other states, are still undecided.

“I do not like daylight savings at all because when the time changes, it messes up my sleep schedule, and then I am really tired the next few weeks,” Mac Terza, senior, said.   

Daylight savings originally began to give farmers more daylight. However, this was back when America was largely agricultural-based. Today, there is more technology than when daylight savings began. With the invention of light bulbs, there is no need to save daylight.  

“Some of my friends like daylight savings, and some do not, but I personally like it because it gives us a change, and I like how it is very dark when I wake up in the morning,” Caden Price, sophomore, said.  

With many people questioning the importance of daylight savings, people across the country are wondering what will become of it. Will it be a tradition America continues, or one that will disappear and become a thing of the past?