Bexley High School - Bexleo Yearbook (Bexley, OH)

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Stressed out, Jamie Rodenfels, tries to cope with school. In an effort to release tension, Maxie Gill rests her head on the cafeteria table during a study hall. Doug Schottenstein is stressed out trying to fin ish his research on time. 14 Stress

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Students Express Themselves One of the best ways students found to get their point across was to use key body motions. Sometimes people didn’t even know that they were using body language and sending subliminal messages to their peers. Sometimes these messages proved beneficial, and sometimes they didn’t. It seemed like everyday some student got into an argument with a teacher and re- sorted to body lan- guage to get the point across. If a student were pleading with a teacher for that final grade, he would slouch and pout to let the teacher know, without words, his real feel- ings. Quivering lips while waiting for an answer showed the teacher that he needed the grade or his life would be over. Of course, the student usually had those “puppy dog” eyes to try and trick the teacher into feeling sorry for the student and giving up the grade. Some of the best body language could be found around exam time. Faces all around the school tensed as the week of exams neared. Students showed up for school in their most comfortable clothes, pre- pared for the worst. As they found a comfortable position in the chair, ex- ams began. Hand on fore- head and eyes tightened, students plowed through exams as best they could. But in the end, the smil- ing faces or sorrowful glances told more than any words ever could. Inset: Mark Talis faces the Homecoming rain. Below: Bill Grimes. Seth Mitchell, and John Sauer pause on the afternoon of a game. Body Language 13

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Are you stressed? The words, “I’m stressed out!” came from just about every student’s lips at some point in high school. Students had to deal with the daily problems of homeword, relationships, work, activ- ities, and family, and find ways to re- lieve stress. It was not just seni- ors who felt pressure about the decisions they had to make about the future. Freshmen began the year with worries about school and ac- ceptance by their friends, juniors, too, faced the toughest ac- ademic pressures yet. The school pres- sures were either released or wors- ened with after-school jobs or sports. The more students had to do, the more they had to worry about managing their time. But somehow, students found ways to relieve their stress. When the week- ends came, it was time to relax and forget about a lot of their problems until Monday. Going out or talking with a friend might have been all it took to alleviate the stress. Suddenly the problems did not seem so big anymore. Rachel Shapiro After a long day, Erica Fisher gives a look of stress, (inset) Coach Michael Rourke hollers in- structions at his players on the field, (below) Stress 15