Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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Do you feelyour life has changed now that you have a job? “Yes. I have less time to do what I want to do, and I also can’t seem to get my homework done. So, consequently, I have piles of homework to do when I get home.” Yes. I don’t have as much spare time, though I do get the car more often now.” No, I don’t. I can still do the same or as many things as I used to.” Yes, it has. I seem to have to limit my time more, and I become more tired because of running to work after school then back home after work to finish homework. I also can’t go everywhere I want to. If there is a game, sometimes I can’t get off that night to go to see it.” “Yes. My job gave me the chance to meet new people and go out with these new people. Yes. My job demands more of me, and when I go home. I’m really too tired to do any homework.” ‘‘Yes. I’m a lot more responsible because the job requires more time and effort on my part.” No. But I have less spare time to do the things I would like to do.” Yes. It has made my life more hectic rather than an easy and more simplified one as it was three years ago.” “No. But I really have less time to do homework.” “No. But my job has made me more responsible and, therefore, my parents let me have the car because they believe I’m more responsible. “Yes. My home life seems to be a lot more hectic than it used to be.” Yes. Because I have to work all the time and I have no social life of my own.” Yes. Because I am working, my fam¬ ily life is messed up. Sometimes I don ' t get to see my parents until late at night. Other times it is hard to get the whole family to sit down together at one meal. Yes. The pressure is on always to save money. I’m working to help pay for my college expenses.” Working—3

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ll f LLLLLLL Working students lead hectic life With inflation at an all-time high, many students simply needed an income to pay for their expensive wants such as cars, gas to run the cars, clothes, stereos and albums. Some also needed to save for college. The students worked at such places as Lukes, McDonald ' s, Jewel, Ribordy Drugs, and various places at the , mall and around town. Holding down a job transformed a stu¬ dent’s life from a simple, easy, relaxed routine to a rush, hectic one. It made stu¬ dents more serious and responsible. Because of the uncertainty of work hours, students found themselves indulging in spur of the moment fun rather than activities planned in advance. Many students found it a hassle to come home, grab a quick bite to eat, change clothes, and run off to work. After work they found themselves dash¬ ing home to a messy bedroom and doing hours of homework. The students found job responsibilities made them utilize their spare time wisely. They had to find time to do home¬ work between school hours and work hours, as well as juggle a social life of basketball games, school dances, con¬ certs and dates. Most students found out that having money complimented their lives as well as enriched it. Michelle Zmuda (above) displays a watch for a Carol Snyder (above) rings up a customer ' s customer at Metcalf Drugs. order at Luke’s 2—Working

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tfVL ' MlUJG Students develop study habits in high school years Studying is a part of every student ' s life. During the four years of high school, each person develops his or her own study habits. These habits how they like to study, where they study, and how much time they study. These habits are formed on three major factors. The first factor is if the student works or not. The second is how important the class is to the student. The final factor is how much social life the person has. When a student works, he or she spends many after-school hours on the job. This means that study time is very limited. Many of these people find it con¬ venient to take a study hall during school. Because study time is limited, they must plan their time out very care¬ fully, so that they will have time to do their homework and keep up their grades while holding down a job. The second major factor is how impor¬ tant a class is to the student. If a person feels that a class is boring and unimpor¬ tant, then he or she will not put very much effort into the homework in that class. Also the student will find reasons and excuses not to do the homework. When a class is interesting, the student will find the time to do the work. The last factor is how much social life a person has. If a person goes out, he or she has to schedule time to keep up social life and have enough time to do homework. Some students feel that their high school social life is more important than their homework. This means that these people might not even bother to figure out how much time they need for their homework. All three of these factors determine what kinds of study habits a student develops during their high school years. Good or bad, these habits will last the student throughout high school and sometimes the rest of their lives. Diane Davis (above) finishes some of her school Cindy Urbanski (above) looks over some elec- work in her study hall. tion pamplets that she will use for her govern¬ ment class. Members of the girl ' s choir (above) rehearse one Christmas concert, of the many songs that they will sing for the ■Studying