Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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I J Couthpaw Invasion Warning! Heavy-handed Southpaws have invaded the Universe. Heavily armed with green-handled scissors, specially spi- ralled notebooks and desks with left-sided table tops, they have encountered the has- sles of school life. Left-handedness has created problems for those in school. As a lefty enters a class- room and finds all the desks made for right- handed people, he reluctantly sits down and tries to adjust to writing with his left hand on the right-handed desk. This situa- tion was common to senior Karen Little. “School desks were made for right-handed people, and it becomes difficult to write when there is no where to rest your elbow on the chair,” she explained. Besides the desks creating a problem, the cafeteria contributed to the inconve- nience of being a lefty. Wendy Silverman, senior, stated , “while I am eating lunch, sometimes my friend and I bump elbows and it becomes a bother to eat.” For some sports enthusiasts, left-handed- ness created advantages. One senior ex- plained, “when your pitching in baseball or softball, throwing left-handed patterns can confuse a right-handed batter on the oppos- ing team.” Although people think playing sports as a lefty would be an advantage, Karen views this statement differently. “When I played softball, I could not play most positions be- cause the softball diamond was made for right-handed people.” Moreover, left-handedness may affect a person’s sight. Freshman Marcy Lang said, “when I was younger I used to be left-hand- ed, but my doctor told me it affected my sight, so I began to use my right hand. As a result, my eyes were not bothering me at all and being right-handed made sports easier for me.” Finally, spiralled notebooks created a problem. Mark Levine, senior, explained, “while writing in a spiral notebook, the spi- ral rings interfered with my writing. Also, when I am writing, the ink will get all over my finger and part of my hand.” Despite all the disadvantages, students feel that being a lefty makes no difference. Junior Lori Goldberg stated, “since I was born left- handed, there is nothing I can do about it. It does not matter if I am a lefty or not.” Confused by the pitch of a righty or frus- trated by “odd-shaped” desks, Southpaws continue the search for specially-suited ma- terials for surviving in a right-handed world. WORKING ON HIS art project, junior Cort Savage angles himself to prevent his left-handedness from in- terfering with the completion of his initial sketch. BEING LEFT-HANDED IS no problem in the Chem- istry Lab. Lefty Abby Labowitz and partner Jim Krawczyk, sophomores, puzzle over the mystery of “the blackbox lab.” —Lefties 29—

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FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD. Although students may consider lunch the high point of the day, lefty Ken Walczak and righty Matt Proudfoot find their seating arrangement puts a damper on their eating tech- niques. EYE-BRAIN-HAND concentration is needed to ace a shot. Sophomore Roland Murillo proves that being left- handed has no effect on his game concentration. WITH CRISS-CROSSED HANDS, freshman David Holler tries to overcome the inconvenience of a right- handed desk in his Earth Science Class.

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—30 HAVING FINISHED HER lap around the gym, sophomore Erin Brennan takes a break by sitting down before she goes on to play line soccer. SITTING IN THE back of the room, senior Amy Strachan takes advantage of her hidden seat to finish homework from last night. WHAT A VIEW! By looking out the window senior Frank Rapin takes a break from the routine of his World Literature class. ALTHOUGH SITTING IN the last row of a lecture hall might prevent hearing the teacher, Dan Plaskett, sophomore, takes advantage of his position by relaxing during a chemistry lecture. Picky Choosers —