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

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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!

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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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Students Need Number Skills Math Classes Help M ath meant money; students heard this over and over. New and stricter requirements forced stu¬ dents to take two years of math, as opposed to the former one credit. These classes ranged from freshmen math, a course designed for those in need of a refresher or more basic course, to calculus, designed for the more adventurous mathmatically inclined students. Math teachers stressed the importance of math, not only with the usual importance concerning building a house or laying carpet, but with new conceivable prob¬ lems this generation would probably have to face. Outer space technology, computer science, advances in medi¬ cine and other fields also suggested that math was be¬ coming a more necessary skill. In many math classes, students participated in class by working out problems at the board. Doing problems at the board forced students to do homework the night be¬ fore so he wouldn’t look stupid in front of the class. Teachers taught the lesson, and there were examples in the book, but it was the students responsibility to learn and practice. Most math teachers agreed that they did not like their students using a calculator, but there was no way to check whether one was used while doing home¬ work. All students agreed math was one class they didn’t want to get behind in. by Bob Bonner Working problems on the board in Miss Stemp’s class, ju¬ niors John Teibel and Audrey George hope they are correct. Carmen Bakrr Typing plays an important role to an office secretary. Diane Lehndorf practices typing to obtain a career in business Office Career Skills Gained in Lab S enior girls interested in an office career can take secreterial lab. The lab is two hours of training. The first two to three weeks are taken up reviewing typing, working the machines and duplicating. The rest of the year, students work on sam¬ ple work projects for various companies in the area. They also practice job interviews with business people, take field trips, and have guest speakers talk to the class. The requirements for the class are Typing 1 and 2, and office machines. Other classes that were helpful to take were shorthand, intro to business, Accounting 1 and 2, and Typ¬ ing 3 and 4. All members in the lab be¬ long to the Office Education Association. OEA is for stu¬ dents interested in learning more about office work. by Judy Joyce Pay Attention! 13