Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Catching up on some winks, Johnny Cruz momentarily takes a break from a heavy math assignment. Some students found it embarassing to be caught sleeping. Kicking back, Trent Secklnger re- laxes before returning to his work as photographer for the yearbook staff. Sometimes students anticipated what they had to get done in their classes, and waited until the last minute to complete them. PROCRASTINATION 119y V

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Another Monday morning in history class, what next! As the teacher slowly walked to the front of the class, a feeling of doom went over the room. Mr. Richard Diamond, history teacher, wrote on the board three terrible words; Research paper due! The class was in an uproar, but they had two months until the deadline. I don ' t know why I didn ' t do my work right away. All I could think is why do it today if I could do it tomorrow or the next day. Then all of a sudden it was due and I didn ' t have it - done, emphasized Lynn Stringer, sophomore. Students often worked under stress and still received passing grades. I always got my work done but I usually waited until the last minute to do it, stated Doug Dooley. Some people had personal reasons for putting things off. One reason was activities after school. I worked after school so sometimes I didn ' t have time to finish my homework until the day it was due revealed Candy Toler. Usually I did pretty well on my papers even if I did them in a hurry, exclaimed Keith Carroll. Even though there were a lot of people who procrastinated there were always those who finished their work early. I always tried to finish my work ahead of time, commented Richard Navarro. Most students finished their assignments. Whether they were rushed or not, they were turned in, in the end. by Trina Gopar I procrastinate all the time. I always seem to leave things to the last minute before I do it. Lisa Valenzuela, Soph- omore. Hurrying, students were often seen running to class to avoid that dreaded third tardy. The third tardy resulted in a detention provided by the school ' s tardy policy. Finishing up, Jennifer Oownlr Ricky Schmidt, Rob Jared, Alic Zach, and Brian Triebwasser poli off their homework during their fit period no class. No classes ga students a chance to finish th( school work instead of taking home. ' ACADEMICS

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Studying hard. John Farrington works for a good grade in English 2. Mrs. Williams, his English instructor, has taught here at Arlington for two years. Getting help, Darin Salquist. and Scott Parker have Mr. Gary Rungo ' s attention. Students and teacher communication was very important in the learning process. Waiting patiently, Felipe Gopar listens to the lab instructions. Lab assignments were often given in this physical science class, as well as in all the science classes. i.y ACADEMICS