We interrupt your regularly scheduled reading to bring you breaking news on an organisational tool teens just can’t miss out on. Say ‘goodbye’ to stress and ‘hello’ to organised, smooth sailing. We’re giving a T’app That nod to the handy note book that is the MAPCO Printers Limited Student Planner 2015/16. Sit tight as we take you through each feature.

Before even opening the book, one is draw to its extremely sturdy exterior, obviously built to weather the storm of teenage frustration, and the very colourful patterns that litter the front cover. As you take a trip inside you will be hit with even more bursts of colour and swirls as you are asked to scribble your name and other bits of relevant information to ensure that if this soon to be prized possession gets lost, it can easily find its way back to its owner.

The academic year from September to June 2015-2016 can also be seen in a simple layout format. However, as you venture deeper into the book you will notice many calendars all over that serve to remind you of goals set, assignments due and for those of you that are in the ‘dreaded’ CSEC year, even the dates of CSEC 2016 are documented. Yup that’s right, these generous people have pre-programmed the CSEC dates for you. Talk about planning ahead!

Motivational quotes are placed on each Monday on all the detailed calendars to give you an extra pep in your step. Information on how to improve your health is also included. Various advertisements and helpful information on colleges found in Jamaica, as well as the courses they offer can too be found with the turning of the pages.

A guide on how to use the planner is also included, along with step by step instructions and detailed explanations on goal planning. A goal-setting questionnaire is also included to assist you in determining what your goals are and how to get about achieving them in the best way possible. Calendars and tables are also set up on various pages to help you easily identify weekly goals, goals for the term and goals for the year.

Tables are also in place for students to track important dates to remember, assignments given, and the grades received for each assignment and test received. This way you’re easily able to spot areas that need improvement and follow through with the improvement. No more sweating your uniform off at the forever dreaded ‘parent teacher conferences’, caged in by a parent on each side and a teacher in front, shaking as she tells you, you need to step up your game. With this lifesaver, the teens of teenATION will be way ahead of the game.

But hold up we’re not done! The awesomeness of this planner continues all the way to the very last page. The planner contains sheets, that’s right, multiple, of mathematical formulas and explanations that will never leave you scratching your head. Information on how to take notes are also included and there are a few pages dedicated to explaining in great detail how to write an incredible essay from start to finish. To top it all off, two lists of Jamaican Prime Ministers and Governor Generals are present in chronological order, along with maps of Jamaica, the Caribbean and the world.

So what are you waiting for? Hop, skip, run, jump or even crawl on over to your nearest bookstore and grab yourself a copy! They are available at Kingston Bookshop, Bryan’s Bookstore, Booksmart Stationery, Angel’s Book and Variety Store, and Reader’s Book. 

Wait, can you feel that? It’s the cool breeze your academic year is certainly going to be with this handy addition.