Cuyahoga Falls High School - Cuyahogan Yearbook (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

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 ABOVE: Homework again? Here arc Mr. Vanderlin’s A organized assignments for the week. This way students can look ahead at the upcoming assignments. TOP RIGHT: An unknown student takes time after school to complete some unfinished homework. BOTTOM RIGHT: Almost every student goes through their schedule at the end of the day to see wlial homework needs to be done. Julie Evans has already finished this pro- cess and is happy there is not much to be done. BELOW: Textbooks, notebooks, and folders are common place, as the students exit the building after the final bell. Same Old Grind 21

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Yuck! I Hate it! To die, pay taxes and do homework, the three things all of us have faced at one time or another. In high school, homework was the common denominator for all students in all courses. In a survey done about study habits, students' reactions were somewhat divided. Some felt that homework should not be necessary. As one student commented, “• ■ ■ teachers should be able to teach what you need to know in class time.” This same opinion was shared by Michele Sprouse who said. Homework isn’t necessary because we spend seven hours a day, five (lays a week. Then we have to spend the majority ol our nights doing homework.” One student had mixed emotions about homework. Oh! Yuck! I hate to take homework home. I hale to do it. But I take it home and somehow it almost always gets done. said Crissy Powell. On the other hand, s •me students fell that homework was necessary to their education. One student commented that, [“there isn’t enough time in srhool to cover everything. It also prepares us for rylhing. Another student had similar IITOP: Doug Kuhlke is using his library time to Idy and to read a current chapter. Students go to the library instead of sitting in study hall Although some abuse ihe priveledge, many use it wisely. BOTTOM: Freshmen have come to realize that the library is no w here to joke around, hejre some underclassmen take the time to do some extra studying. 20 Same Old Grind feelings and stated, “Yes. it helps to motivate us and helps us to learn our assignment, and gives us practice.” The overall feelings of many students were represented by the comment of one student who said, Homework is the only way in which what we learn can be positively reinforced.” Teachers, like most students, also felt that homework was a necessity. In most math classes homework was assigned almost every day. Mr. Jon Slrubbe, a math teacher noted that, Homework should reinforce the class work.” Regularly assigned homework was also a necessity in foreign languages. “You can’t learn a foreign language in fifty minutes a day, you have to practice more,” said French teacher Cheryl Brower. Other teachers tried to make homework more meaningful. This was show n by teacher Sue Eastin who said, “I try to make my homework more interesting by doing the weird and the unusual.” Whatever a student’s personal opinions, homework was an unavoidable fact of life.

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22 Homecoming The First Step Twas the night after Halloween, and all through the town. Each girl was dressing and prancing in a formal evening gown. The decorations were hung by the Tiger- backers with care. With hopes that dancing couples soon would be there . . . This was the scenario as approximately twenty Tigerbackers met at 9 a.m. on November first to transform the gymnasium into an oriental garden. Armed with streamers, fans, lanterns, and enthusiasm, they worked until 2:00 p.m. to perfect the theme, “Oriental Magic.” By 8:00 p.m.. Homecoming ’86 was underway. However, there were several changes from previous dances. Many participants were pleased about having a d.j. Mrs. Kelly, Tigerbacker ad- visor, stated that, “Because everyone com- plained last year, (about the band), we decided upon a d.j.” John Matthews of WKDD was called to host the dance. Laura Schmittsaid, “The d.j. played just enough slow songs to make it romantic, but the fast songs got everyone psyched up.” TOP: 310 couples such as Rich Glanville and Kelly Busey share thal special moment as the d.j. plays the theme song. “Friends and Lovers. by Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson. RIGHT: The 1986-87 Homecoming Court is Heather Kcnncmulh. Eric Earvin, Tari Wallace, Travis Dryden, Danielle Wood, Rob Smith, Mona Ewing, Jennifer Testa. Steve Sebastian. Tina Sellers, Scott Keller.Lora Hawkins, Bob Cochrane. Jerry Arnie, Jenny Greenwood, and John McClure. Court members are nominated by their own classmates and the male and female students with the top votes then represent their respective class on the court. There are five couples for the senior class and one couple from each of the other classes. Another change from previous years was the crowning of the king and queen. It took place at halftime of the football game against archrival Stow, instead of at the dance itself. Michael Bell felt that this “took away from the suspense of finding out at the dance.” On the other hand, Travis Dryden said that he “thought it was neat because the people saw the activities of the court because everyone had their uniforms on,” such as football, band, and cheerleading. Perhaps the most memorable event of the night occurred when the d.j. set off a few fiashpots for a visual effect. A varie- ty of explanatins for the event started shortly after. “The speaker blew up” and “A streamer hit the lights” were just a few of the rumors. For the most part, many enjoyed Homecoming. “The slow dances were the most memorable event,” remembered one student. Mona Ewing probably summed up the opinion of most students when she said that her most remembered feeling was “The ex- citement of that first step into the gym.”