Glenbrook South High School - Etruscan Yearbook (Glenview, IL)

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To test her volleyball skills, a PE stu- dent attempts to do as many set-ups in a row as she can. In woodshop class Larry Bluestone re- pairs a chip in a shelf he constructed. Lab partners Laurie Weber and Deb- bie Nordby collaborate on a biology assignment. ine semester condenses into 90 minutes Ffwice a year in January and he, regular classes are can- ,led for three straight days, t this is no vacation-it's final m time. Semester evalua- N weeks, and often the week Tore, are usually one of the st feverish, troublesome ies for students, but this de- nds, in part, on one's own rsonal regard about the im- tance of finals. Iiedicated students who .intain the homework is an citing, stimulating chal- igei' attitude may start pre- ring weeks in advance for ,ir finals, before anyone else even thinking of them. To iers though, finals are noth- g special, even though one- fifth of their semester grade depends on their performance on this one test. They may get in a five-minute comprehensive cram of a semester's worth of material right before the test. When finals come around, I study a lot. Most of the time I study, I study about the whole weekend before. I wind up do- ing at least double, or even three times the work I usually do, commented Rob Pellati, a sophomore. Some question the value of finals in that they don't believe one 90-minute test can accu- rately reflect how much a pupil had learned in a whole semes- ter. Regardless of anybodyis opinion though, the fact is, Glenbrook South requires all students to take final evalua- tions, and students must con- tend with this. 'gBecause finals are so im- portant, a person could be very nervous and not do as well as he would on another day, said Don Proft, I still think final grades should be counted though, but not as muchf' From a teacher's viewpoint, finals' week can be a more easy-going time, or perhaps the task of making up and grading examinations, along with de- termining quarter and semes- ter grades, may prove to be just as much work as regular school days involve. If teachers have a hard time of it though, students have it even worse. Having an English, physics, and calculus final on the same day takes a lot of brain power to get through, let alone study for. I empathize with kids dur- ing a final time, but finals are just as feverish a time for teachers as they are for stu- dents. I always have the feeling that I want them to do good, not because it makes me feel I've done a good job, but be- cause I want to see them achieve, said Mr. Albert Turner, head of the Foreign Language Department. January Curr1culumfl99

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As Brian Rudi und Currie Albunesc wait to get on the editor machine. y sophomore Alan Ycfsky runs his com- ' puter program tape through the type machine to copy it over. , ,Glenbrook Academy students visit Midwest Buddhist - pTemple i V' g Child development students open GBS pre-school . Chicago and sociology classes begin visits to Cook W ' County Criminal Courts - Debate tournament at New Trier High School-varsity , A :team places second, two teams ties for Sth in open division C11 , , Child development pre-school resumes at GBS , , Musical theatre class sees Pirates of Penzance at - - Schubert Theatre 15 Debate tournament at Peoria Central ,High School-two ' -varsity teams tie for lst, novice places lst 19- 11a 'i 'Semester final evaluations e - ,i l-Jazz Choireand Daybreak attend workshop at White Pines Ranch in Oregon, IL Debate tournament at Niles High School West-varsity steam places Znd, JV places 3rd, novice places 3rd I Senior Amy Miclke has her speed and accuracy put to the test during a timed typing cxzim, 428fJaniuairyCurriculum 'V L , l Q, gitl

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Building trades involves students in phases of construction One course at Glenbrook South that can be useful to some students in preparing for their futures is building trades. It is through building trades that students from both GBS and GBN are given the oppor- tunity to build and design houses. The newly-designed house, which is located at 1355 Keystone Road in Northbrook, was designed by Matt Snyder from GBN. A committee of realtors, interior design teach- ers, and the head of the North- brook Building Department decided that Snyder's house would be the best to construct. .,..,.fM,'- L'wMi I There were many people in- volved in the building and de- sign ofthe house. First of all, there were the students in the building trades, architecture, and horticulture classes from GBS and GBN. Then the inte- rior designing was done by the interior design class from GBN. Next year, GBS will be responsible for the interior de- signing. Financial records were kept by students in the Busi- ness Education Department. The house is unlike the oth- ers built in past years in that it consists of three bedrooms rather than four. Senior Jim VanZant assists senior Jim Singer to put up the ceiling in the garage of the building trades house. Art teacher Miss Donna Hajzl helps Lori Wiederer, John Weber, and Evan Simon with their clay projects. There seems to be a greater call for three-bedroom homes now. I think it is basically a question of affordability for most people, commented Mr. John Boley, coordinator of the building trades project. Materials for building the house were obtained from city, local, and suburban suppliers, and also through bidding. Once the house was finished it was put on the market for sale. Sophomore Chris Latimer counts out the time for a music measure. A 4 200 February Curriculum if-aw 9 I