Acalanes High School - Aklan Yearbook (Lafayette, CA)

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Teacher ' s aid. Marie Olson advises Swathi Desai about the best way to phrase her opening paragraph. Because the term paper accounted for about 75 percent of a student ' s English grade, the teacher ' s desk was usually surrounded by worried people asking for help on the project. Desk job. Ion Spangenberg composes his rough draft in Mrs. Olson ' s seventh period class. Juniors took advantage i .1 the large amount of class time alotted for work on their term papers so they would not have as much to do as homework. Essential ingredients. Peter Lin carefully checks over the final draft of his term paper. Recipe boxes like the one on Peter ' s desk were the most efficient way to store the 75 notecards required for the preparation of the paper. CALIFORNIA SAVINGS Loan Company 3524-A Mount Diablo Blvd. Lafayette, California 94549 284-9054 Managing assistance. Sophomore lanet Lafayette. Many students found a Lautenberger discusses the advantages checking account a great convenience of having a checking account with because they didn ' t have to carry large branch manager Sylvia Rummonds of amounts of cash. California Savings and Loan in SUN VALLEY LUMBER CO. 3287 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette, California (415)283-8211 (415)935-1100 i— — l CR€RTIVe maRK€TinG B €RVIC€ LAFAYETTE. CALIFORNIA Gl ENNYS CHRIST1I 283-3337 PUBLICITY PUBLIC RELATIOf ADVERTISING PROMOTION L 1 s J 211 PEOPLE AND EVENTS

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Suddenly, there was a shortage of eraseable pens and notecards. Juniors rushed to the stores to stock up on such es- sentia ls as no-doze, recipe boxes, and report folders, and hoarded secret supplies of liq- uid paper. All this fuss was for one reason — the advent of the term paper. Many juniors dreaded work- ing on the colossal project. I spent about eighteen hours on my term paper, but I still didn ' t finish in time, commented Mike Gully, I guess the main problem was that I procrastina- ted too much. Joni Henderson agreed, The paper itself wasn ' t that hard to research, she said, it was just a pain to put it all to- gether. Term papers were assigned to juniors and took almost a whole quarter to complete. They were written about American authors and con- sisted of three chapters, with footnotes, outline, and a bibli- ography. In spite of the time term papers took to write, they weren ' t as hard as people said they would be. I think writing a term paper will help me to compose similar reports in col- lege, explained Beth Goselin. With the bibliography in per- fect form, the table of contents accurate, and all 1500 words Manual labor. Heather Riegg consults The Term Paper: A Manual and Model about the correct form for footnotes. A copy of this pamphlet, providing a model of what a term paper should look like, was assigned to each junior. Paperweight sandwiched between the cov- to school — that was when we ers of a report folder, only half found out our grades. But get- the worry was over. Beth re- ting a good grade on the paper membered, Over Christmas made all the work worth- vacation, I dreaded returning while. 1679 WILLOW PASS ROAD CONCORD. CALIFORNIA 94520 (415) 669-7010 Our specialized training assures you of a fascinating career in the beauty industry. We invite you to come and experience our world. Higher Quality Salons prefer Diablo Beauty college graduates Cosmetologist — full service training in the latest creative hair designs. Cosmetician — European estetician training in skin analysis and care. Manicurist — Extensive training in sculptured nail and nail wrapping. • credential instructors • federal Grants and VA available • ask your counselor about our scholarship program 210 PEOPLE AND EVENTS

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