Marcos De Niza High School - Libro de Oro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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Below, Junior John Anthony tries to convince his father that he had a legitimate reason for being late. I have to come to school, AND do home- work too! - Senior, Michelle Perez. EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES xcuses . . . little lies we use to get out of certain situations. They come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from practical to totally unbelievable. This year at Marcos de Niza, excuses ran wild. Asking, May I go to the restroom? or May I go get a drink of water? were popular excuses for getting out of class. Others were more inventive using excuses such as, May I go get my gum, it is on the wall outside? Students were not the only ones making up excuses. The most popular excuses among teachers that the students heard was, I was so tired last night, Ididn 't have time to grade your homework. That just goes to show you that students aren't the only ones using the ex- cuses. 52 - Academics Above. the excuse, My do ate my homework! come to life

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QM 3 2 1 'i i Eduardo Dominguez and Gus Ramirez investigate career op- portunities during Special Ed. 41 4 'They CSpecial Ed students? seem to adjust to Marcos de Niza very well.H Special Students wonderful program called Special Education is in effect on the Marcos de Niza campus. Unfortunately, many Marcos students do not realize what Special Education is. It is a program designed for students with mental, emotional, and physical handicaps. Special Ed is also designed for students with learning other disabilities. Students involved in this program attend classes anywhere from one to six hours a day, depending on their unique needs. Mentally - handicapped students benefited from attending Marcos because they learned socially- acceptable behavior from other students. Although students in Special Ed had special needs, they adjusted well to life at Marcos de Niza. Academics - 51

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Just When You Thought You'd Heard It All . . . Here is a list of the ten most used excuses - My dog ate my - homework - May I go to the res- - troom? - May I go to the - nurse? I left it at home. I forgot. It's in my locker. - Homework . . . what - May I get 3 drink? homework? - I lost is onthe way to ' I woke UP late- schooL if JW 3 , y K' 22' fi , I 1 if if g I. I 1.1! - 5 W phi' Q - ' Ig L N ...f ' ,. v' , , Qt wifi ' , idxlfjpv I ,t 5 Y Ik' Self W ff 1 off! .Vx X xx A 6 'D it ' WJQK ' ' Q I -P J iv . J x by ff :frQ'j.D lwggiii iQ.:QjAi.1K1lf1g . XT15' Coach Dutton warns sophomore John Garcia as Junior Jim Hernandez listens intently. 'PDX- Sg Kelly Thompson, junior, illustrates the most ' A popular excuse at Marcos E de Niza for getting out of class. Can Igo get my gum? It is on the wall outside. I X .ii 'I if I QQ? IETF 1 I :QQQ Academics - 53 msxt -Qlj5p Q! .