Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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IN BETWE iN ITES OF HER SANDWICH, Senior Tonya Sheffield attempts to complete last night’s homework as- signment. T afeteria is often filled with students rush- rk for their afternoon classes. ing to finish “T do my best studying in the privacy of my room. It’s cozy and I can lock out my annoy- ing little brother.” Amy Hochstein Junior “The only place I’m ever inspired to study is in a classroom right before a major test. The panic sets in then.” Sonya Mesko Sophomore “IT do most of my last-minute studying in the car on my way to school; when I’m not be- hind the wheel of course!” Kathleen Harris Junior TRYING TO LIGHTEN HER LOAD, Senior Kristen Morgan takes advan- tage of quiet time in the library after school to begin her homework. Like other students, Kristen’s involvement in extracurricular activities steals hours away from time she could spend studying at home. STRIVING FOR AN A, Senior DeDe Meadows, reviews her notes for an afternoon class in the privacy of the library rather than eating. The library is usually crowded during lunch with diligent students. “G8 ACADEMICS ff Place to Study

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REST OF THE STU- bmore Mike Watkins noise-free corner of m ideal place to read Students Search For A Place to Study ports, dance class, club meetings, work, band practice ... these and many other after-school activities stole hours away from precious home study time. Accordingly, students searched for alternative study havens. Students favored morning, lunch, and or spare class time to squeeze in some last minute studying. Trojans toted thick textbooks into the cafeteria on a daily basis. Junior Aimee Witter often conjugated German verbs in between bites of her ham and cheese sandwich. Senior Cathy Sherman also thought of lunch as a terrific study hall. “I do my Pre- Calculus homework during lunch, so I don’t have to do it at home.” Cathy, like some other students, got her homework completed at school so she could have time in the afternoons to exercise. In addition, students took ad- vantage of the library’s quiet at- mosphere before the morning’s first bell for studying. Senior Jus- tine Essig found the library an ideal place to summarize her weekly current events article for Mrs. Pappalardo’s government class. Sophomore Michelle McGowan said she liked to review her notes the morning of a big test in the “quiet privacy” of the li- brary. Last minute crammers even used the valuable time in the halls between classes to learn those fi- nal few facts. Juniors Ginger Yowell and Julie Jenkins often flashed vocabulary words to each other while sprinting to their third period Latin Class. As Julie emphatically stated, “Even the last moment counts!”’ Other students completed the next days homework assignments while lounging in front of their television sets. One anonymous sophomore said she caught up on her soap operas while solving con- voluted Algebra II Trigonomet ry problems. Though students stud- ied in unique and sometimes noisy places, their study efforts seemed effective as they contin- ued to uphold their own academic standards. ACADEMICS 7t Place to Study