Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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( II 24 ' .Ik. Home Sweet Homeroom Not much is contained in a name, but during the last five minutes of everyday, it mattered whether your last name was Brown or Smith. Each class sponsor was given a part of a class which was divided up alpha- betically. These students combined were then known as his or her ' s homeroom. Although the primary purpose of homeroom was to take attendance, each teacher added his own touch to the conclusion of the day. Mrs. Leb- zelter found that the only way to keep her seventh graders quiet was to play a variety of games including box hockey, family fued and match game. Other homerooms were con- tent to sit in their seats and talk, while still others gathered around the door to await the bell. Some students came to homeroom prepared with books and coats all gathered together. However others enjoyed the excitement of going to his or her locker, and preparing for the temperature change in a mere five minutes. Some students did not use their time quite so wisely and were late, or just didn ' t come at all. This resulted in a yellow pass to Mr. Kurtz ' s office of maybe even an in-school suspen- sion. No matter if you hated home- room, or enjoyed the relaxed atmo- sphere, each student had to tolerate it for five minutes a day. — Karen Pfister Lifestyles Homeroom I I

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Five Minutes Of Freedom It happened six times a day, five days a week, thirty-six weeks a year. Students expressed their freedom in their five-minute passing period. These five minutes were usually spent catching up on the latest gos- sip, or copying down next periods history assignment. Senior Tim Glenn said it this way: Besides us- ing passing period time for getting from class to class, I enjoy using the time for getting together with some of ' The Guys ' and to mock the dilin- quints in the halls. In the few seconds remaining, stu- dents made a wild grab for the book they hoped to find under the piles and piles of garbage in the bottoms of lockers. Next it was a run to their next class. Jammed lockers was the most used excuse of the students getting to class late. Teachers didn ' t except jammed lockers as a legitimate ex- cuse, and so, another hour began, and dragged on, and on, and on. — Michelle Kies 1 Getting a load off his mind, this student surely uses his five minutes wisely. Reaching for his next classes ' books, Grant Beatty tries helplessly to find them. 26 Lifestyles 5 Minutes I 1