Cardinal Newman High School - Accolade Yearbook (West Palm Beach, FL)

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iNTEBftlP¥i NS! FAR LEFT: Kim Limehouse. freshman, takes a break from class to go to confession. UPPER LEFT: Senior Jim Magill gets a drink during class. LOWER LEFT: Paul Hundly, Junior takes time to have his picture taken during English. BELOW MIDDLE: Fire drill brought sometimes long and unexpected interruptions. BOTTOM: Karen Richardson, sopho- more, takes time out to freshen-up in the girls room. BELOW: Fr. Steve Vasek gives communion to Chip Lubeck, sophomore, during a class mass in the Chapel. Student Life 237

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il¥EBBlP¥i HS It just goes to show you, it ' s always something! If it ' s not one thing it ' s an- other! This quote from an old Gilda Radner routine said it all when referring to the subject of interruptions. Interrup- tions were varied this year and there were many things that broke up the school day with some of them exempli- fied here. Many students could hardly forget the sudden interruption of the bomb scare that occurred early in September. Stu- dents and even teachers enjoyed the break that lasted almost forty minutes. The enjoyment was shortlived when Fr. Curley announced that the time was to be made up after school. Sophomore class President Jannie Matheson commented, I think that it was the wrong thing to do because if other schools get wind of this they ' ll be calling all the time and we ' ll be staying after all the time. Another interruption of sorts were guidance appointments. These sessions, that lasted on the average twenty min- utes, facilitated discussions about ever- ything from GPA ' s to SAT ' s. Scott Ja- cobs, sophomore, said, Guidance ap- pointments can be good interruptions as long as you don ' t miss anything important and you spend the time wisely. Scott also said that he tried to make one ap- pointment per semester and usually he discussed his grades with Sr. Mary Mark. During second periods on Thursdays and Fridays Fr. Vasek scheduled confes- sions that gave the opportunity for the students to interrupt their studies to seek God ' s forgiveness. Fr. Vasek used a tech- nique of notification that was innovative. What he did was to go around to all the rooms and place a sign in the door win- dow announcing the confession schedule. Mrs. Judy Wright commented, That ' s a good idea because he doesn ' t have to walk in and disturb the class discussion. His method allows me to announce con- fessions at my liesure when there ' s a break in class. Interruptions are annoying and very rude, especially when I ' m trying to make a point in class and someone cuts me off. , said Junior Paul Leder. Many stu- dents agreed with Ronnie Guthrie, senior when she said, I hate interruptions the most when I ' m trying to study! ' ' 236 Student Life

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dwdms f a Chlld ?lov! A well known fact among Newman stu- dents was that they had to study, that is if they had the desire to graduate from Car- dinal Newman High School. The ques- tions which remain are: where, when, how, and why do students study? A very logical answer to the first question was Cardinal Newman ' s very own library. It has always been a very tranquil spot, open both before and after school, and had a wealth of information. Since the library was open in the morning, before school and until 3:30 in the afternoons, the question when? had already been answered. How? Open the book from which one wishes to study and begin re- viewing or reading the material. If extra research was required, Newman has sev- eral knowledgeable librarians who have always been here, especially to assist Newman students in finding what they wanted. The final question to be an- TOP: Senior John Paoletti studies in the library during lunch. BOTTOM: Pauleen Walsh, senior, crams for a sec- ond period test during first period. swered was why, and often so much studying, one certainly ought to know! Of course, these are just the basic where ' s, when ' s, how ' s, and why ' s. There are oth- ers which many students found more con- venient or desirable. For instance, all Newmanites remembered that late night cramming in bed, in front of the T.V., or at the kitchen table! And then there was the review in the carpool on the way to school, or studying during each of the three classes before THE TEST AND still feeling as if none of that information could be recalled during the test. Also, the great majority of students had the sickening feeling of defeat and failure days before the test, and for that New- man Students do not make this their com- mon study system, as regular studying will warrant much better results, from both the old report card, and the par- ents! gt ft , ► ABOVE An unidentifiable Newman student takes refuge from the photographer behind his studies. TOP LEFT: Sophomore Jeff Jackel studies as his classmates. Ed Beeman and Bill Boyce, avoid the subject. BOTTOM LEFT: Senior Wendy Lang tries to get one last minute of studying done, but the writing on the board isn ' t too optimistic. 238 Student Life