Del Campo High School - Decamhian Yearbook (Fair Oaks, CA)

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Toute ensemble, Jennifer Tampas, Sondra Shrader, and Tracy Hinds make a group effort to complete their French ll assignment on a Sunday night. lvnurrshing the mind, Denise Darrow snacks on a banana and a Coke while working on her Geometry homework TU DY STYLES The fifty-pound, swelling backpack was flung into the room with disgust. The contents were dumped out ahd strewn across the floor. After staring at a blank piece of paper and an open text book, an undying thirst came about. T-he journey to the kitchen to grab a Coke or Pepsi was completed and the dreaded moment arrived. Time to start homework. Whether it was studying while listening to the radio, or watching television, or sitting in complete si- lence, students studied in a variety of atmospheres depending on the in- dividual or the subject. l listen to the radio when l'm doing busy work, but when l'm working on harder things, I turn it off, said Kathy Zelinski. Diane Mason, on the other hand, always studied with both the television and the radio on at the same time. Another method involved studying with one or more people. A group of seniors in AP Physics got together about once a month for a Physics party where they worked out prob- lems by talking them through. lt is easier to work the problems out loud, they always seem more logical and are easier to understand, said Laura Harrison, the organizer of the par- ties. The number of hours spent on homework also varied greatly. Any- where from one to four hours was spent a night. Guiv Rahbar studied an average of two hours a night. nl have a bad habit of taking too many breaks. lt probably would take less time it I didn't, said Rahbar. Another aspect of homework in which students did things differently in- volved the order they did their work. l always do the easiest assignments first, said Kris Scott. Bradley Vin- cent, however, always dld his home- workin the order of his classes. ll Reading tothe beat, Jill Ratner sings along with the radio while reading her literature assignment. Qw- at

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l.umhrimeLmgursrfcs, Mefrm Miner and Stephanie Parks quiz one another for the vocabulary test to come in Wayne Geri's English class. P f f A ' A f , . IW W' ,cf , 42,91 IN YOUR How do you 9 I 0 Q avold dolrgg your homework . jf I clean my rooom to avoid 2? y my homework. If I'm in ,i Vf l there about to do an assign- ment I start cleaning. -Keith Bunker, 1 1 I glance through the books to and convince myself that I a,r cou1dn't do it anyway. I 2 - -Zach Hessler, 12 , ,, 3 astracted from points and angles, Laura Stevenson converses on the phone while attempting to complete her Geometry assignment. Social vs. Academics

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When olo you study the most? .ZW Luunoih es Qgeomegoo 5:5:5f5f5i5j5?Zi'ffiigfgiffif 5 Z 0027 1 ee v vuuu u v A A A . . lr Wi 4 19 Wa J after efeo '500 students surveyed i ,rf MW ff , A u, u Solitary confinement, Anissa Yates finds the peace and quiet she needs to complete her geometry homework, studying alone in her bedroom. Talking through the problem, Tricia Zancanaro converses with her friend while distractedly finishing her World History assignment. Study Hablts My