Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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is .X X Jolene Baca Linda Bailey Christine Baker John Barker Scott Bixrtell Susan Bartlett Michael- Beazley Dina Benefiel Suzanne' Bennett Sharon Berg Michael Berry Linda Betterley Claus Bjerregaard Lori Bonds Carol Bonner Tammy Borgman Seniors

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Coming, Coming, Here l Barry Valentine ponders a computer program, Heidi Adams Patrifife 'Addueei Jessica Alonio Richard Alvarez Michael Amstein Dawn Anderson Gary ,Anderson Q Lautfa'eAndersen ' Mark Anderson A . Patgiiftnderseii Scott Anderson Carla Andrews Gordon Apodaea Kayeie Arnold Kristina Autobee Ana Ayllon 16 Seniors The computer today is a widely used tool that touches every one ol' us in one way or another. Barry Valentine, senior, commented, A computer is a tool which processes information more efficiently and quickly. He also commented that al- though computers do rob some human be- ings ol' jobs. they have opened up more positions for people than they have taken away. Computers and robots have taken jobs away in, for example. the automotive industry, but the progress in business and the opportunity for openings in program- ming and operating computers have great- ly outweighed the jobs lost. But are we relying too much on comput- ers? l think we do rely heavily on com- puters, but whether it's relying too much, I don't think so. Computers are tools which we use to make life simpler and more effi- cient, not to control it. But with the increasing use of comput- ers today, when should young people be exposed to them? Barry said, Education should begin at a young age so children can be exposed to computer programming early, enabling them to grow up being re- sponsible computer-using adults. But April Lidinsky, another senior. feels dif- ferently, I feel the money spent on the computers, especially here at Green Mountain, could have been put to much better use. Older books could have been replaced and new ones bought instead of spending thousands of dollars for a hand- ful of computers. We don't have French books now and the math department could use new calculus books. April pointed out how frustrating it can be to be issued a war-torn chemistry book that disintegrates on touch, when. with the money spent and budgeted on the computers, the school could replace these books and get now ones. She also feels. no matter how much she loathes computers, she won't be able to stop progress. Unfortunately, it will be a necessary evil to have young people ex- posed to the computers. was 4' so 595 4' ss 'fs fwfwxt id- t tt, i if 2-- . diff' gas . I f

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John Brehm Greg Brozovich Stevgn Bryant Greb Buhliiz Renee Buchholz Steven Burbank Mark Burcar Stormy Burdge James Burkhuider Scott Burks 1 Sgott Bxgrns Terence Burns Daniei Burseth 1 Michelle Butler ' Ann Camacho Michael Carisnn 18 Seniors