DeKalb High School - Saber Yearbook (Waterloo, IN)

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RVE Student Attitudes Are Revealed About half-way through the year, the SABER took a survey of student attitudes and opinions. Several homerooms were asked to help, and an effort was made to Do you cat the .. . I by keep a balance between males and fe- I d th j des. Th Oe TLC OJ) 2 tei rae, Te ey 2 prove much. The questions dealt with J UH, Ve ke food. oy 3 § % everything from lunch to lockers, riding the bus to future plans. We have no idea whether the results accurately represent the entire student body, and they should not be taken too seriously. “How do you usually get to school?” Ftow of le Ho Ye OU leave While 41 percent said that they ride the bus, th h d. be- for lunch? Fae feo cs pooh said the bus was their means of transpor- 1 o tation, while only 24 percent of the sen- NEVER 66 Yo iors rode the big yellow chariots. Of the seniors, 66 percent said they drive to school. Only one of those sur- 1 Other answers ranged from once a year to every veyed claimed to walk to school, while day. The most common answer was once or twice another claimed to arrive at the halls of a semester. . - ee ” learning via “backstroke. ibe While 34 percent of those surveyed claimed to sometimes leave school for lunch, do you suppose | that’s what all of these people are doing? SURVEY @ 23

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22} © survey Are you using your assigned locker? BOYS GIRLS TOTAL 65% 449, 55% 35% 56% 45%, Do you decorate your locker? BOYS GIRLS TOTAL 41%, 15%, 61% 53% 5% 39%, Below is a typical scene during lunch hour in the school cafeteria, where 62% of those surveyed said they eat the regular lunch, while 38% eat junk food.

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What are your plans for after graduation? GRADE GRADE GRADE GRADE ALL 9 10 i 12. GRADES COLLEGE 29 28 40 27 32 VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 2 8 =. 14 8 ’ JOB 12 15 25 22 20 MARRIAGE 14 TT iT 7 10 ARMED SERVICE 8 8 3 5 6 | OTHER | 7. 13 19 9 2 13 All results are listed in percentages. UNDECIDED In the fall, DHS hosted a “College as a Career Day” to give Barons a chance to investigate choices for their future plans. 24 ®@ survey