Geneva High School - Seneca Saga Yearbook (Geneva, NY)

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THE DREADED TER Ah — the dreaded term paper! It's something that most high school students face at one time or another, whether they want to or not. All Regents English classes in grades 10-12 require that a paper be written in order to fulfill part of the requirements for passing the course. Most teachers assign them for this reason, and so kids get a feel of what it is like to write one. As Nancy Russell said, “I want my students to use the library and organize materials. I feel it is important that they learn to read a source and write about it in their own words.” Often it is not easy to choose a topic for a term paper. Allison Principio, a senior, said that she tries to write on a subject that fascinates her so she will not be lulled to sleep by it. Last year her topic managed to keep her awake. “I ended up,” she recalled, writing my whole paper in one night. Surprisingly, she managed to pull off a B mark on it, even though it had several errors in sentence structure. Luckily, the grammar was not the whole grade. Being able to use a word processor will be helpful to freshman Barbara Tennies when she has to turn in a term paper as a sophomore. Regents sophomore Linda Palmer works as a student library aide. Her schedule allows her to take time occasionally to work on her papers while she is on duty. M PAPER Although writing a 2,000 word paper at the last minute may account for gray hairs, many students use this tactic. One junior boy feels he works better under pressure, so he waits until the last minute. That way,” he explained, “I know I have to get it done, so I sit down and do it.” Not so for people like a senior girl who is in the NHS. I like to save plenty of time for my term paper,” she stated so the final result is a lot better than if I did it at the last minute.” Anyway you look at it, there's no escaping the annual term paper. — Monique Guilfoyle Athletes such as Javier Ortolaza, who played on the JV Soccer team, have to have the skills to produce a paper. In order to remain eligible for extra-curriculars. they must maintain a certain G.P.A. Academics 19

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The members of Ed Scharrer s 9th grade Regents English classes were exposed to research techniques when they wrote reports on Shakespeare. As a requirement for passing the course. Health teacher Nola Cypher! always assigns a term paper or a health project to her students Doing his term paper on Wayne Gretsky in his sophomore year reflected Brian Fitzgerald's love of hockey. The junior (right) played for the Geneva Generals. 18 Academics

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Playing in band takes dedication and time; so does making the honor roll. Musicians such as Carrie Momberger and Jack DeBolt do both. As demanding as high school is, seniors Steve Liberatore and Jason Wmsor. who both make the honor roll, manage to find time to go to sporting events and root on their teams. Freshman Emily DeBolt (right) finds the jukebox a relaxing thing to look forward to as a break in the daily routine. 20 Academics