Rough draft

Why do people chew gum? Chewing without eating seems like such a weird habit, And yet, people have been chewing gum for thousands of years, ever since the ancient Greeks began popping wads of mastic tree resin in their mouth to sweeten the breathe. 
As many schools don't allow kids to chew gum during school, there are multiple reasons why you should be able too. Gum is an effective booster of mental performance, conferring all sorts of benefits without any side effects. St Lawerence university, did a study with 159 students. Half of the students were given gum to che won, the other weren't. The results were crazy. The students chewing gum outperformed the students not chewing gum in five out of six tests. 

While previous studies achieved similar results chewing gum is often a better test aid than caffeine  as caffeine is addictive and hurts your body throughout the day. Caffeine is a drug This latest research investigated the time course of the gum advantage. It turns out to be rather short lived, as gum chewers only showed an increase in performance during the first 20 minutes of testing. After that, they performed identically The same. 

For me chewing gum takes my mind of thins. As studies shows it does help you and your well being, I believe students and athletes should be able to chew gum whenever. 

The benefits of chewing gum while playing sports go beyond simply increasing the body’s response time. gum chewing increases levels of activity in the brain, particularly the cortex, which enables a higher level of concentration. Chewing gum also decreases adrenaline, which reduces stress and factors that also contribute to enhanced performance. Being an athlete I would want all of these advantages, there is no negative factor, as I'm sure you guys being athletes would want the same. 

The act of chewing, in other words, wakes us up, ensuring that we are fully focused on the task at hand. Unfortunately, this boost is fleeting. The takeaway of this research is straightforward: When taking a test, save the gum for the hardest part, or for those questions when you feel your focus flagging. The gum will help you concentrate, but the help won’t last long.

Given the power of gum, it seems a little silly that we don’t allow it in the classroom.f course, gum is disgusting and unsightly once it becomes trash, but it also appears to be a wonderful stimulant, allowing us to benefit from the attentional boost of eating without having to swallow or ingest calories. 
I encourage you students to start a petition and get our school to support us and stand by our side as gum helps us, and does not in any way hurt us.
Next time you are taking a test, pop a piece of gum in your mouth to get your maximum concentration.