Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Help. Questioning Bruce Woods, English teacher, about their term papers are Debbie Galka, Larry Iglendza, Jeff Dian and Keith Nipper, seniors. Students spent nine weeks in Advanced Composition working on their research papers. This rock specimen is under the careful observance of Hank Lorenz and Nancy Nims, seniors. Jack Neuliep ' s Earth Science classes study the different rock forms. Photos Schrenker 14 Asking questions

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steadies can be found admiring the hunks and the babes pinned on neighboring lockers. The mob mysteriously disap- pears, as if into thin air, as the last bell sounds. Stragglers groan at the thought of another tardy. Hallway havoc has ceased for another hour. by CINDY HYDINGER Before the break-up, Randy Parpart and Lori Sell, sophomores, catch a few minutes together. Many couples spend time holding hands between classes. After the bell, students begin to walk their way to their classes. A six minute passing time is provided to get from one class to another.

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What did you just say? Well, his hand is in the air again, and he ' s rambling on and on about something the teacher doesn ' t even understand. Sometimes, students who ask a lot of questions really get on others ' nerves. Usually, the only questions that come up during a class peri- od are valid and worthwhile. However, we have all been in a situation where one person kept asking the same questions until the entire class could recite the answer with him. Ursie Setlak, senior, com- mented, The people who keep asking the same question over and over really irritate me. In addition, Liz Long, senior, said, I think it ' s okay to ask questions, but sometimes those people get very annoying. While you are sitting there, watching the minute hand on the clock revolve, you probably begin to wonder what this guy is really trying to prove. Is it that they are effective time wasters or could they be genuinely int er- ested in the lecture material? Becky Torres, senior, agreed with the latter, stating, They ask questions because they are interested in the subject matter. However, many students disa- greed with her view. Setlak also stated, They try to get the teacher off the subject so they can avoid listening to a lec- ture and get out of having home- work. Heidi Ottomanelli, senior, ad- ded, A lot of them are just try- ing to make the teacher look bad and get him confused so he can ' t understand the other questions. Just as the students ' views contrasted, so did the teachers. Janet Anderson, art teacher, agrees with most of the students ' ideas. She stated, When stu- dents ' questions get to rhetori- cal, I simply ' tune them out ' and Schrenker try to help the others out. However, Pat Mulloy, govern- ment teacher, responded, Gen- erally, I like it. Questions tend to reflect an interest in the materi- al. So, when the endless ques- tions are finally stopped by the bell, consider both sides of the situation, and try to hold some hope that the next hour won ' t be quite so monotonous. by MICHELLE MUSSER As he explains the grading scale. Robert Brown, math teacher, tells Todd Paska. sophomore, how the system works. Most math classes follow a standard grading system. In preparation of giving the correct answer, Julie Koenig senior, patiently awaits to be called upon. Valerie Tanke teaches these journalism classes twice a day.