Bishop Noll High School - Marquette Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Give the boy a hand! Melissa Harmon tries to give help and sympathy to a crippled Bill Mercer during Fr. Niblick’s Religion class. 26 Cripples “Lean on me,” A crippled Steve Melchor uses Ste¬ phen Flores’ shoulder to lean on as he make his way across the third floor.

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Senseless Thinking After gazing out the window to watch the snow, I look at the clock above the chalkboard next to the PA only to discover I still have another 27 minutes of class. No! This can’t be possible I look at my watch and find I have 25 minutes of Physics. How can I deal with this? Notes, notes, notes, thats all I ever do in this class. After count¬ ing ceiling tiles I take out my M Ms and write a note to Sue and Lori (who are all at my table). While waiting for their re¬ plies I decide to decorate my notebook with hearts and cartoons. 18 minutes left. Finally a response from my note, 12 minutes left. I wonder if I will have to shovel snow when I get home? I hope I can get the car to go to the game this weekend. What am I going to wear to the game? I hope I don’t have to work this weekend. I wonder if Celeste asked Bob to Turnabout? How many days until graduation? I have to make a hair appointment after school, 6 minutes left! I wonder if my Religion test was hard. I think I’ll raise my hand and ask a question so it looks like I’m interested and participating. At least it will take up class time. Bzzz! At last! Lunch is here! I don’t know what I would have done if class was any longer! Now I can talk with my friends, or do absolutely nothing. When I have the choice—being bored is a great way to pass the day. I think I’ll raise my hand and ask a question so it looks like I’m interest¬ ed. I hope I don’t get called on—it will blow my cover. V “Peeping Tom” George Galvin steals a peep outside to what seems as a more interesting subject than his class. “Staring out the window, watching the seconds on the clock tick by, and feign¬ ing invisibility—being bored.”

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Cripples 27 After riding inthe elevator all day, freshman Denise Gronkiewicz anxiously gets into her car to take a load off her mind and her feet. Five minutes before class ends hall¬ ways change from high school to hos¬ pital as cripples limp out of class with crutches along with their book-carry¬ ing companion. Elevator passes and shorter classes—How much pain is really involved in these injuries? With their ever increasing reports of the elevator getting stuck. “You can hobble up the stairs faster than if you took the elevator,” said senior Me¬ lanie Smith. Sports injury or was it from an op¬ eration? Fracture or has it been sprained? Stitches or was it just twist¬ ed? Accidental or was it self-inflicted? crushed, said senior Sherri Kruk. Carrying books for a crippled friend in class is most beneficiary. This means obtaining all the fringe bene¬ fits as a cripple without having to in¬ jure themselves in the process. “The last ten minutes is a waste of time anyway. It was great to get out of class early to carry someone’s books,” said senior Jeff Frost. With more elevator keys being made every year and more students leaving class early, the crippling situa¬ tion at Noll has as many ups as downs as the elevator that is continuously in use. •4 Though accidents happen, the price that is pa id often leads to frustration. “If you get caught in the halls during Carrying books for a crippled friend in class is most benefi¬ ciary. This means ob¬ taining all the fringe benefits as a cripple without being injured themselves. passsing period you might as well for¬ get it. You either show up for class late or try to face the mob and possibly get Packing up to beat the rush senior Chris MacAl- lister gathers his books to leave five minutes ear¬ ly to get to his next class. A Crippling “Cast” of Students