Lake Central High School - Quiver Yearbook (St. John, IN)

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Maria Georgieftkt A Senior’s Requirement: “Gov’t Projects!” A s many seniors completed their last required course of their last year in high school, they were faced with one more obstacle, government projects. There were three projects due in a semester, one every six weeks. Usually the first six weeks project was chosen by the teacher, then the students chose their next two projects from a list of ten ideas the government teacher had chosen. Each project done by the students must have been different from the previous one. Several students did a survey of people’s opinions to their questions. Other projects such as; political cartoon, reports and interviews were also done. Some students thought their projects were difficult. Angie Marcineck said, “It took too long and was a lot of work.’’ A few students said it was difficult, many admitted that they learned more than what was just taught in class. Richelle Orich, who compared the U.S. Constitution and the Indiana Constitution for her project said, “I learned more about both Constitutions and the structure of Govern¬ ment.” Government projects might be complicated, but they must be completed or the senior would not pass the class and he would not graduate. by Carolyn Werler Giving a presentation in front of her class, Mary Fisher checks her notes. All seniors had to take government and economics in order to graduate. Projects Aid Studies M r. Rarick’s physical science classes par¬ ticipated in making mobile projects while learn¬ ing about torque. Torque is a force that produces rotation. The reason for this project helped to reinforce the learn¬ ing about torque. Students learned about torque through the experience with the mo¬ biles. Mr. Rarick began this project last year and thought it was a success due to the participation in class. An estimated amount of about 60 freshmen participat¬ ed in the project. Peggy Scott said, “I thought it was weird and I didn’t enjoy doing it.’’ Many students used different objects. Kari Ashby said, “I used stuffed animals because I thought they were cute.” Mr. Rarick hopes this project will be a continued success in the future. by Lisa Ramsey and Dave Lopez Explaining his machine, Brent Paris demonstrates its use to h is physical science class Nancy Smock Pay Attention! 11

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v- «v ii The halls seem so desolate, so dark when peo¬ ple aren’t in them. They look so strange!— Julie Perez 99 Carmen Baker This unusual scene of an empty hall lasts only until the next bell rings, and students be¬ gin their trip to their next class 10 Pay Attention! Finishing at Mid-term Graduating in January A lthough most people spend four years in high school, a few students choose to graduate after three and a half years. Some stu¬ dents use a ninth semester to complete high school. Last year there were 21 students who left in January. This was, according to the guidance of¬ fice, one of the lowest number in years. These students had many different reasons for leaving in January. The main reasons were to begin college early or start working. Mr. Kopchik, counselor said, “Very few of them left be¬ cause they were bored with school. Most people are un¬ happy to leave at the end of their senior year.” Eric Aldrin, who left in January said, “I had already been accepted to college and I wanted to get some extra time in there.” Of course people wishing to graduate in Janu¬ ary have to have the same amount of credit as those who stay the entire year. by Brad Sultan Brad Sultan Freshmen Given Honors T here were many changes made in the honor classes and the points given last year. The major change was the giving of honor points to freshmen. These points were worth an extra 1.00 on the grading scale. These points were given for English I hon¬ ors, Geometry Special, and Physical Science honors. Ac¬ cording to Mr. Linger these changes were only fair. “They are doing as much work as the juniors or seniors who take comparable classes,” said Linger. Another change which didn’t affect last year’s sen¬ iors but all other grades and the future seniors was the change in the honors system. All honor classes were changed so each class was worth 1.00 on a five point scale. by Brad Sultan Helen Makris discusses her im¬ pending graduation with Mr. Kopchik. A bulletin board commemorat¬ ing the marines killed in Beruit, is displayed by Mr. Clark Q i a Demar Beck• Memorial for Beirut Dead I n October the first anni¬ versary of the bombing of the Marine headquarters in Beirut, many students and faculty wore red, white, and blue armbands with a yellow star in the center. These arm- bands, which were made and distributed by the Dyer Vet¬ erans of Foreign Wars (VFW), were given to stu¬ dents and teachers who wished to participate in the memorial. These armbands were also considered to be a protest against terrorism. Mr. Clark, who sponsored the armband wearing in school, said that about 200 people wore the armbands for the day. “I was pleased. This was something that needed to be remembered,” he said. by Brad Sultan

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Study Hall Rewarding to Some Students, Others Grin and Bear It S tudy hall was not only synonomous with bor¬ ing, sleep time, paper wad fights, and note pass¬ ing—but also studying, doing homework, or reading. Many students took a study hall be¬ cause they did not want an¬ other class or they did not have a high enough grade point average to be allowed to take a class. Many freshmen took a study hall. Other students thought that they should take a class to obtain credit in¬ stead of non-credit study hall. According to Tony Kelly, sophomore, “I think you should get at least one credit for taking a study hall.” A few lucky students were allowed to be teacher’s aides or received library passes from a sympathizing teacher, but a majority of the students were stuck in study hall. Sometimes when a student was late, caught passing a note, sleeping, or talking, he was requested to stand against the wall in a corner for the rest of the hour. If this problem persisted he was sent to his appropriate principal. Nevertheless, study hall could be beneficial to those who took it to study. But for the others, they just had to grin and bear it. by Carolyn Werler Trying to stay awake during study hall, Tracy Bryant has difficulty suppressing a yawn. S Hewlett Robert Engerski, print shop instructor, helps Robert Noe prepare to show his parents around. Muscles! F or the second year, weightlifting was of¬ fered to students in ad¬ dition to the one year re¬ quired P.E. class. Students took this class to tone up their muscles, keep in shape, and improve their confidence. Senior Phil Mitchell said, “The class was great for a per¬ son who wanted to get in shape and improve his body.” Students were graded on their progress and perfor¬ mance. Dips, rows, and leg curls were some things taken into consideration for grad¬ ing. Phil also said that grades were based on a scale made up by the instructor, who went by the weight of each person. He didn’t expect anyone to do more than he could and did not pressure anyone to lift more than he could. by Maria Georgiefski Working out with weights in advanced P.E ., Fred Biancardi works to help his grade 12 Pay Attention!