New Knoxville High School - Memoir Yearbook (New Knoxville, OH)

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College costs don ' t have to be painful College is a popular option for many seniors. But meeting the high cost of college can be a burden. To help students meet these costs, many scholarship, grant, and loan programs have been devel- oped. The most popular financial aid program is the College Scholarship Program. After filling out the Finan- cial Aid F orm (FAF), the program then determines the amount of money a student will be distributed. Guidance counselor, Diana Farno, explained, The money is distribut- ed in a package deal. They give some to the student in the form of a grant, some in the form of a loan, and some in the form of on-campus jobs. Parents can also help students get through school. I applied for several scholarships and filled out the Financial Aid Form, said Ohio University-bound Laurie Merges. My parents are going to pay for some of it, but I will have to pay them back. If a student can receive some grants and loans and also receive help from the College Scholarship Program and parents, the pain of college costs could be lessened. It was hard. I was brain dead for the rest of the day. Although it gave me a headache, taking the ACT was a good and neces- sary experience. — Matthew Gilfillen ACT and SAT Easy to spell, but not to take You have 40 minutes to com- plete this portion of the test, instructs a serious, but blank- faced woman. If you finish be- fore the time is up, you may check your work in this section only. Tick tock, tick tock. Time rolls by as you try to answer the seemingly superfluous number of questions. Does this sound familiar? It probably does to anyone who has been courageous enough to brave an ACT or SAT test or both. Each test score is influen- tial in the decision-making pro- cess as colleges study applica- tions. Before taking the ACT, some people are uneasy. I guess I ' m a little nervous, said junior Debby Bambauer. It ' s one of the most important tests I ' m going to take. Fortunately, it is available to retake if some- one is disappointed in his or her first score. True, it does affect some people more than others. Senior Phil Kuck claims he was brain dead for the next entire week. However, there is one defi- nite advantage to taking these tests. The students who have grades that are not quite top notch, but are not bad either, can benefit. By scoring high, these students can still gain scholarships and thus gain eas- ier access to colleges. Taking ACT ' s and SAT ' s may not be the most exciting week- end event, but the tests cer- tainly do the college-bound stu- dents some good. — Rachel Wilson Senior Brian hammers carefully studies the extensive financial aid forms he must fill out before going to college. Do you know the answers ? asks junior Jeff Lehman while taking a practice ACT test. Jeff, who took both tests in the spring, claimed the SAT was the easier of the two. Academics 17

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It ' s a living sculpture. Senior Thomas lepinski loaned his head to the new dimensional art class for an in-class project. Senior Heather Wietholter and junior Tracy Hengsteler remove Thomas ' s cast. Junior Jenni Pierson carefully selects her clas- ses for her senior year. Juniors Beth Lammers. Jeff lehman, and Senior Mark Lageman, just returning from Jenni Pierson give their arguments baseball practice, successfully presents against the right to die during a college his science fair project on the Facts of English II class debate on euthanasia. the Car Battery. Mark rated a superior and went on to districts. 16 Academics

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Always giving a hand, band and music teacher, Mr. Michal Epperly. joins first trumpets Chad Wyatt and Jenny Wessel to su t I piemen t the sound of the high school band during the winter co cert. Mr. Greg Bornhorst Mr. Craig Bowsher Mr. Charles Braden Mrs. Cheryl Davis Physical Sciences Industrial Technology Mathematics German Business Math Mechanical Drawing High School Computers Mr. Michael Epperl Vocal and Instrument Music Mrs. Marna Katerheinrich Mrs. Joan Kentner Mrs. Karen Lehmkuhl Mrs. Janean Oberland Elementary £ H.S. Reading Librarian, English 9 Home Economics English, Publications