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

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tudying Students confront daily dilemma of homework and tests Homework is the most dreaded, unpopular word in a high school student’s vocabu¬ lary. Some tolerate homework and accept it as a fact of life, while others disregard it as nothing of importance. Every student has a decision to make. MTV blockbusters are on after school. Carol, Mar¬ garet, and Helen are expecting phone calls from Harold, George, and Joshua. Gerald has to work after school until 10 F.M. A varsity basketball game clamors for attendance. But a night’s homework might include a precalculus test to prepare for, 30 pages of world literature to read, three chap¬ ters of econ to look over, and a few worksheets in Spanish to complete. The homework really should be done, and preparation for that precal test is necessary, but everyone is going to that game. There are two choices: one, stay home and study and be considered a “geek”; or two, go to the game and be “one of the guys” and have fun. It’s a hard decision to make, but students face this problem every day. After school two types of students wind their ways out of the building. Some students can barely walk, because they are so weighted down with books. But other students have nothing but a can of Coke in their hands. Of course, some students have more demand¬ ing schedules which require more books than some other schedules, but students regard¬ less of work loads, set their own unique homework pat terns, some doing tons, others doing little or none. Each student has his own study style. Senior Bill Crum must have “complete silence’’ when he studies. Sophomore Dave Gilbey disagrees. “I can’t study without the radio on,” said Dave. Still others, like freshman Julie Wise, prefer studying while watching televi¬ sion. Then, of course, there is the type of student that doesn’t want to study at all. These stu¬ dents are happy just to pass. Homework decisions de¬ pend on students’ goals. Some students are very content with average grades, while others strive for perfection. SENIOR CHRIS RIVAS AND JU¬ NIOR ED MYSOGLAND discuss an assignment in their computer class. Students must learn how to make flow charts in Mr. Greg Mucha’s com¬ puter class. SOPHOMORE TRACY KISSEL uses the card catalogue in the library to find information for Mrs. Denise Buck’s honors English class. MANY STUDENTS GIVE UP THEIR LUNCH hour to catch up on some studying. Junior Janice Dris- kell reviews her assignments in Mrs. Nancy May’s precalculus class. 24 Studying

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CO-VALEDICTORIAN RHONDA KRAUS compares the goals of her classmates with those of characters in the movie, Stand By Me. CO-SALUTATORIAN DINA HA- DRICK leads the pledge of alle¬ giance at commencement. CO-SALUTATORIAN SHANNON A. BROWN leads the invocation. AMY CZAJKOWSKI receives her diploma as part of the class of 1987. CO-VALEDICTORIAN CHRIS GALVIN reviews the feelings of the Class of 1987 at graduation. Graduation 23

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Studying 25 JUNIOR KATHY FLETCHER looks over her homework in Mr. Gordon Sproat’s precalculus class. Studying is a necessity for Kathy to keep up her 4.0 grade point average. JUNIOR BOBBI BOYD completes her homework assignment for Mr. Jim Saksa’s U.S. history class. Every junior is required to take two semes¬ ters of U.S. history. SENIOR MIKE MOLK prepares for a math test in the library where he can have some peace and quiet.