Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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Not for the first time, Tim Pruss pays the penalty for be- lieving he could make it the extra mile before getting gas. Even though this is the second year for a ten dol- lar parking fee, students still procastinated. As a result ol this, many students had to pay a two dollar late charge. James Harness forks over the two dollar fee. Rip Van Winkle a.k.a. Jeff Clausen avoids cleaning his room - one more time. 3 ,sv ,ff Student Life

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TI-IRCDUGI-I TI-IICK AND THIN Siudenis Win In The End 6 6. t can't possibly be that bad! Parents of distraught sev- enth grade students might have said this when their children came home with a mouthful of confusing events from the first day of school. The seventh grad- ers certainly had quite a change from elementary school when they moved to junior high, but some stu- dents liked it while others were terrified. Seventh grade students weren't the only ones who had to go through changes. VVhen school opened students found that there were wheelchair ramps for those with phys- ical disabilities. Physical changes on campus also included the covered walkways that were being sanded and repainted. The inside story on cam- pus was about office re- ferrals and new teachers. There were ten new mem- bers added to the faculty and staff this year. Also new on campus was a very different tardy sys- tem. A student could get four tardies before any ac- tion was taken in each class last yearg now one could get three tardies in one class, have a referral in another class for tardies and be stuck with D-Hall. Another change which had students upset this year was the dispute over the senior lockers. Sen- iors in the previous years had been issued the new- er lockers in the 800 building but were now being issued the smaller 700 building lockers. The dispute was settled by a meeting during homeroom between Mr. Bobby Allison, assistant principal, and interested seniors. The seniors who wanted to cou.ld now move into the 800 build- ing lockers. Things that didn't change this year were the crowded halls, lock- ers, and classes as well as the utter confusion that always accompan- ies the first weeks of school. But, as always students stuck it out through thick and thin. ' I ' I Q E .,,...,f . i i 3 With a shout of new found en- thusiasm and an encouraging slap oi his hand, Eric Arcloin shows his spirit by urging on teammate Andy Chunn during a pep assembly. First Llleeks 67

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1 If 9 9 s.. iv b , . THE TIIVIE Procrcisiinciiion oes putting off studying for a ma- jor test and finding outrageous excuses to tell to the teacher sound famil- iar? Or avoiding cleaning a room until it closely re- sembles a city dump? These were some types of procrastination that af- fected students, but the list definitely didn't stop there. Procrastination was a flaw almost everyone suf- fered from, and it affected every aspect of life. From not studying for semester tests to hesitating over asking a date to the prom, putting things off only made life more difficult in the long run. My habit of not clean- ing my room is a problem I have suffered from since I was a kid. It doesn't pay for me to put it off because when I finally do it, it is twice as hard and takes twice as long, said Jeff Clausen. The consequences of procrastination were often more troublesome than the original project. Members of the annual staff gave up vacation time to complete 1 Feverishly working to meet her deadline, year- book staff member, Angie Clausen checks and re' checks her pages. lf just one per- son falls behind, the whole year- book can be delayed. Because of this, the staff works extra hours to get the book out in the spring. assignments that should have been finished a Week earlier. Although procrastina- tion was a problem for some, others felt that it produced better Work. When I put something off for a long period of time, I feel that I do a lot better job at the last mo- ment, said Mr. Floyd Dunn. Starting a project was hard, but finishing was sometimes harder. Good or bad, procrastination produced habit forming delays which . . . Procrostinotion