I had a similar story. My day in High School was from 7:28 AM to 2:08pm. Getting up to go to school wasn't a huge deal for me, but I did love having so much time after school to play a sport, hang with friends, etc. and still have plenty of time to get my (way less than kids seem to get nowadays) homework done.

I'm conflicted on this, mostly because that after school time was very valuable to me, much more than being able to sleep in a little more. This was extra true in the winter, when the sun set by 5pm. I also recognize that not everyone to be as easily up and awake that early in the day.