By Anastasia Dvoryanchikova

If I ask you what your favorite day of the week is, Monday will most likely be at the end of your list. Mondays can be difficult; they always seem to be gloomy days of recovery and adjustment from the freedom and fun of the weekend. Your Monday probably starts with an alarm abruptly ending your sleep, outfit confusion, and a rushed breakfast in the cafeteria. By the time you reach homeroom, you may not feel like you are ready for school. It is not a surprise that most people do not look forward to Mondays. Daniel Huerta and I wanted to change that.

We are the new hosts of CATS Morning Announcements, which air every Monday morning in Homeroom. This year’s Monday Morning Announcements grew from the idea that we wanted to brighten an otherwise difficult day of the week. Students now watch a video version of the Morning Announcements every Monday to learn about what is happening on campus, which adds a bit of fun to the start of the day. Guest speakers often appear in the videos to help deliver laughs and information to the CATS community. Our goal when creating every video is to help start Mondays with a fresh and energetic mood.

The purpose of our Monday Morning Announcements is to engage students, teachers, and school administration and make everyone feel like Mondays are not as bad as they might seem. If we earn your smile, our mission was successful!

If you have any announcements on behalf of clubs or activities that you would like included in the weekly broadcast, please email the information to Ms. Doyle at jdoyle@catsboston.com by Wednesday, as the Morning Announcements are recorded on Thursday each week.

CATS Morning Announcements were started as a way to create a more engaging way to learn about what is happening on campus each week. This year the show is hosted by Daniel Huerta and myself. We decided to try to inject a bit of fun into the start of the week by airing the announcements on Monday Mornings.