Evanston Township High School - Key Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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tuirimiimg IMliQ5iimi1'Qiin'ii Gill by Leslie Wilson urrounded by man-eating notecards, the typical junior student sits at his desk, staring bewilderedly at his stack of 3x5's. The shock ofjunior research papers has begun. Juniors are usually caught off guard by this assignment after breezing through their first semester of English. Then they are told to think of a topic they would like to write about. No problem, thinks Jr. l'll pick the history of the Chicago Bears, and it'll be a total blow-off. But the topic must meet the approval of the teacher, which means it should be an innovative, ingenius idea that has never before been turned in to his teacher. After negotiating his topic, Jr. must begin his research. lt is not advisable to leave the research until the night before, but Jr., being the egocentric procrastinator that he is, decides to forget about his 24 Burning Midnight Oil l paper for a while, since it's only 60921 of his quarter grade. As the dreaded notecard due date draws near, Jr. figures he ought to visit the library and maybe even check out a book or two. He turns in his six notecards with a few vague phrases scribbled on them, several full of information having nothing to do with his topic. Just for good measure, he slips in some blank cards, hoping to fool his teacher. For the first time in years, Jr. prays. He realizes now that this research paper won't be quite so simple. He sees that he won't be able to beat the system. Jr. begins to visit the library more and more often. He spends over twenty dollars on Xeroxing, stumbles around muttering call numbers and authors' names, and continually entangles himself in the microfilm. Finally, doomsday arrives. The night before the final paper is due, Jr. sits down at his typewriter and any , , . fww W W begins to measure out his margins. Two hours later he is still measuring out his margins. At eleven o'clock Jr. begins to type. By three o'clock he realizes that sleep will be impossible and makes an enormous pot of coffee. He finishes just in time to catch the seven-thirty bus and proofreads his paper on his way to school. Jr. notices that his footnotes aren't spaced properly, and that he has misspelled 32 words, 30 of them no excuse. Nevertheless, he trudges off to class, scribbles the corrections, and turns in his paper. The expected feeling of relief is nowhere to be found, and Jr. realizes that all he has learned is how not to write a research paper, Th Horror ofa junior Research Paper . - L' 5 '

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Noi-ice MOG git. ff ge l ,ff ,sf -jf c-- --S.. 5 Ear Bird by Amy Bell o you think the early bird catches the worm, right? Wrong. There-are several early birds out there who catch things like racquetball, ice skating, and sailing. Early Bird Gym is an alternative to taking P.E. during the day, for those whose schedules are too full to take out a period for gym. Some activities are offered at ETHS, while others are given elsewhere. For example, ice skating is held at the Robert Crown Center, and fitness courses are held at Nautilus. Most courses have a slight fee, junior Erin Breen has taken aerobics, weight training, fencing, archery, and sailing. She wakes up at 6:00 a.m. to arrive at 7:15 a.m. classes here. I needed the extra free period to study because l went to France. Also, Early-bird offers better choices, said Erin. She feels that some of the program's advantages are, The gym classes are easier, and you can get gym over with early in the day. Robbin Smith, another junior, gets up at 5:45 a.m. to take ice skating and racquetball. Like many who choose racquetball, Robbin enjoys being able to play something she enjoys for less than it would cost her out of school. Robbin likes early-bird gym because she has an extra free period during the day to work and talk with friends. Also, the classes are smaller, so teachers give more individual attention. However, Robbin feels that there are several disadvantages. Because it's so early, there are a lot of tardies. Also, if you're taking something outside of school like skating or racquetball, you have to get to the place yourself, she said. lf the weather is bad, there may not even be a bus to ETHS, so you'll be late to your first class. On the whole, early-bird provokes two different attitudes among participants. One is the feeling of early-morning grumpiness. The other is friendliness, because that early, many people feel they have to have a special camara derie to stay awake. Next time the chirping of birds wakes you up in the morning, take a look out of your window. Some of the birds may be looking for worms, but quite a few might have racquetball racquets with them. X The Unnoticed 2

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by Julie Schrager t is three o'clock in the morning, and you are trying very hard not to let your tired eyes close. On one side of you is a cup of coffee that has been refilled many times, and on your other side are pages and pages of U.S. History notes. Tomorrow is the biggest test of the quarter. Does this situation sound familiar? Most of us spend many evenings each quarter in this manner, because it is always convenient to leave our studying for tests until late the evening before. Even if we have begun studying earlier, we figure that a few more hours certainly can not hurt. After all, reviewing the dates of the Civil War battles once more will implant them more firmly in your brain, right? Well, you will probably remember the dates long enough to pass your test, but they won't stay with you much longer. According to one history teacher, Cramming is wonderful for passing tests, but the material will not be retained for long. Long-term studying is much better for actually learning the material. Students tend to agree with this opinion, but there never seems to be enough time to start studying early. There was an algebra test to study for three nights before the history test and a Spanish test to study for the following one. Of course there was the weekend, but there were so many good parties, and it would be crazy to devote your only free days of the week to studying. The results are evident, cramming is the most widespread method of studying. One sophomore summed up the situation, I try and try to plan ahead, but it never seems to work out. I am never able to avoid that late study session. Crornming for Exams 1 Burning Midnight Oil