Harbor High School - Mariner Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

Page 30 text:

Cheating is not the ticket to success! heating? Cheating! Cheating is the Cact of being dishonest. But when a person cheats he is actually being dishonest to himself. Why do people cheat? There are various answers to this question, but most of them are copouts, The more common answers are ul didnlt have time to studyll, ltThe teacher made the test too hard , and the most common one of all is nIt's the only way I'm going to pass the class. There are many forms of cheating. Whether you are cheating on a test, copy- ing someone else's homework, or passing answers from class to class, it is still cheat- ing! What does cheating save? Absolutely nothing! Cheating does not let the teach- PI-ylng the piano - an accomplished feat! Al- though sophomore Lisa Swedenborg felt the pangs ot cheating on her practice time, she did not give in and now she plays for stage band. Cheatlng on his daily English schedule, sopho- more Todd Wilms takes time out to enjoy some pie in his own little corner. Mrs. Hedberg had a pie contest to see whose pie is the best; they all tasted good! 26 tFeatures er know that you are comprehending the material that is being taught. If the stu- dents cheat their way through high school, it is guaranteed that they will not succeed in college or in a high paying job of the future. What can be done about the students who cheat? The teachers should not have to do anything. The students should have enough responsibility to know not to cheat, but if they donlt they are only hurting themselves in the end. ultls too bad that students find it necessary to cheat. if everyone put all the energy they use for cheating towards studying they would not need to cheat at all. come mented Melanie Forinash.

Page 29 text:

Always willlng to help. Mrs Edixon fills out a recommendauon for one of her senior's college ap- plications Recommendations from teachers help many smdents get Into colleges. Wluely doing he! homework. junior Denise Hunt finishes her French homework for her French I class, More colleges are requiring three or four years of a foreign language these days Searching for the right college. Dave Ward flips through brochures to gain insights on various colleges around the country College ApplicationV 25

Page 31 text:

There are other ways of getting help In a forelgn language and one In looking up the word. Junior Doug Misener keeps hlS German dic- tionary handy. because there are some words that a German Ill student might not know Because typing In such an exacting subject. sophomove Amy Rocco is aware that it is kind of he'lrtho get around not doing her work. All the Ilght moves make a difference to junlor John Hall. Since wrestling is a doser moni tored sport, any type of foul play is not permitted. Cheatingj 27