Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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.ff 4 1 2 .aft if f r f' 43 ,.,4U4,,Y. V4.4 '5'.'f1 -v . . N uick glance. Senior Karla Wolfe ' .- glances over her paper before a test. Last minute studying helped some, but not all. rr- if :jj :jj V! f QQ tb H 5 VVV7 I . , V , ,, , I he-u...,, f . ' ' K Q.. , . f .L .vf9 4 ' 6 Y w' ' veroges Good grades, according to students, became hard to achieve and even harder to keep, especially with all the competi- tion. Teenagers labored long hours after school everyday to maintain their high grade point averages. To some, keeping above average grades or just average grades posed what felt like a life or death threatening situation. I can't afford to drop below a 4.0, senior Stacy Ewing said. IfI do, I won't be able to be valedictorianf' Out of 972 seniors, only four students maintained a 4.0 grade average or higher throughout their high school years. With the new honors class ruling, honor students gained an extra .OZ added to their averages if they received an A as a grade. Seniors Amy Adams, Stacy Ewing, Thuy Pham and Mark Weber achieved the status of valedictorian. Keeping up good grades remained second nature to some students. Academic excellence helped keep insur- ance costs down, scholarship awards plentiful and a students' ranking and prestige high. It means that I can take a free ride at almost any college of my choice, senior Mark Weber said about becoming a Na- tional Merit Finalist. College admissions intensely motivated and encouraged the achievement of high grades, but competition, parental pressure and self-esteem also played vital roles. I keep high grades so I can show everyone that I am intelligent, National Merit Finalist senior Nora Degroot said. People tend to think that I am stupid until they see my report card. Students maintained high grades by listening in class, doing homework, study- ing regularly and spending long, tiring hours completing assignments. My parents don't care ifl get a D or a C, just as long as they know I have done my best, senior Sherry Gregg said. The time that students used in prepar- ing for a class depended upon what type of classes the student attended. Often one did not need to prepare for physical educa- tion, but honors classes such as calculus, physics and honors English demanded extra study time. I study about three hours every night working on calculus, senior Mindy Miller said. just when I think I am going to die, I remember that thirty physics problems are due the next day. High grades often seemed hard to achieve, but students thought that the ef- fort was worth the results. I will be proud of myself from now on when I look back at what an achiever I was in high school, senior David Bateshansky said. E .e ad, 355' - Q! Q ' fs -lj A . i 'F :sa aking a break. Senior Paul Theisen lays his head on his desk during classtime. Often this was a ploy to avoid having to do schoolwork. nhancing the lesson. Mrs. Janet Hume explains a lab assignment. Experiments added to the everyday classroom curriculum. AchievingIGrades

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elpful hint- Junior Kim Cantrell conf eviewing. Mrs. Phyllis Nichols cheeks a sults with Mrs. Lou Hogner on her test grade. Often student's transcript. Counselors kept close records counselers helped with understanding ACT scores. and helped with any problems a student possessed. , . I I . How has your Q 52-fl .i counselor helped you? aw. U - lol personol problems , bl college ond career e - cl scheduling dl school activities . l in ll i H all-2'-U A417111 KT A l lr i 5 Tri? T ri 'Q ral' W W EH if l 1 If K . are S Ei C -1 l My liin , , IS dvice. Mrs. Diane Dragg explains tran- script scores to junior Dianna Barnett. Counselors helped students sort out graduation requirements. 'Xn ExceI ebration