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

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Rush to Lunch to Wait “Three, two, one, buzzz!” Students rush out of the class¬ rooms on their way to the cafeteria in attempt to make it to the beginning of the lunch line. For some students it was a daily challenge to reach the beginning of one of the lunch lines, while others took their time and then had to wait for over half of the lunch period to receive food. Lunch lines were often long, and to hungry students, the wait sometimes felt unbearable. “The lunch lines were like waiting at the doctor’s office; you had to wait forever,” said Wayne Collins, 11. Quite often on C-lunch students would reach the beginning of the line and the lunch or snack that he or she wanted would be gone. “The workers in the cafeteria should have had more food ready, because they couldn’t be sure how many people would buy lunch,” said Shelly Horton, 11. After a student received his lunch, he then had to face his next challenge, finding a seat. It would sometimes appear as if the cafeteria was out of seats, but after looking closely students managed to find seats. Having only a few minutes left, the students quickly finished their lunches, but the bell would ring and they were out of time. 4A Tuesday without pizza is like a day without sun¬ shine. I’d never be able to cope if they changed their routine. I can ' t handle change,} stated Joe Hegyi, 11 . Waking Up Is Hard to Do % i It’s 6:30. Your alarm went off but you sleepily turned it off and went back to sleep “on accident.” You moan, groan, and finally get out of bed. You look at the clock. Oh no! You’ve got twenty minutes to get ready! You yank your wardrobe out of the closet and throw clothes all over the place and finally find something that would be decent to wear. You dash to the shower, towel-dry your hair, and get dressed at the same time. Finally, you grab your coat and books and run for the bus gasping for breath. BUSTED! “Busted,” yelled the crowd in the lunch line as the bustee walked, embarrassed and humil¬ iated, to the end. Trying to sneak into the front of the lunch line was something many students tried. In attempt to save time waiting and spend more time eating, students would slyly move in front of a friend. “If the lines weren’t so long, then I wouldn’t have to cut in,” said Don Or- ban, 11. 41 try to put off getting up in the morning on days of school, but when the week¬ end rolls around I can’t wait to get up and start the day,} said Suzy Kirby, 10. Some lockers were just not meant to be treated nicely Many students discovered that their lockers required a little motivation before opening Waking up in the morning for school did not appeal to most LC students Mindy Sikora, 12. finds it difficult to wake up after a long night of studying X ( utrageous!

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never a DULL AT LC School was often associated with many problems and complaints; besides the tests and homework, the simple, but sometimes not so simple, daily tasks were at the top of some students’ complaint lists. Starting the day was difficult for many students. Although some students believed that the snooze button was one of the great¬ est inventions, others claimed that it caused more problems when trying to get up for school. Once a student was ready to leave for school he or she then had to either ride the bus, drive, or find a ride from someone else. Most of the transportation problems oc¬ curred during the winter; while the bus rid¬ ers waited in the cold and the drivers hoped that their cars would start, the other stu¬ dents relaxed in a warm house as they wait¬ ed for their rides. “Winter mornings were always interesting because I never knew if my car was going to start,’’ said Jenny Stelter, 11. Other students believed that they had more problems with their lockers. It never failed that when a student was going to be late for class his locker always seemed to jam. Some students yelled at their lockers, while others hit and kicked theirs; unfortu¬ nately, neither helped. K Sikora Many girls faced the challenged of keep¬ ing their balance while walking down the hallway. “I could always tell when the floors were just waxed because I would always slide walking down the halls,’’ said Julie Voyak, 11. Some students believed that the hardest part of school was trying to get enough sleep. “The more homework I had the less sleep I got,’’ said Dawn Sentell, 11. After a night of working on homework until 1 a.m., the following day in school was usually diffi¬ cult; trying to understand teachers while almost falling asleep was next to impossible. Although some students considered these to be unusual problems, others had to face these sometimes everyday; but, these are known as the best times of our life. by Shelley Fear K Sikora Taking the steps the hard way. Don Orban, 11, exper iences the embarrassment of tripping in front of Christy Burgess. 12, and Marianne Swanson. 11. Staying awake is not as easy as it may seem. Robyn Fricke, 11, discovers that a little nap in the library will help her cope with the rest of her classes. Outrageous? 9