North Catholic High School - Trojan Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Bill Hanasik copies notes that he didn't take in class and prepares his notes for a notebook check. Mike lsacco casually pages through a Amy Hutchison makes sure that Joe French Magazine during a group as- Ziccarelli finishes a research paper signment, that was due yesterday. Oops! Our photographers didn't get around to taking this picture. ease was known to be called 'Seniop Ed. Note: Our staff writer never got itis. This disease usually Springs up around to finishing this article. Our around the tail end of April. apO1OgiGS- Procrosrinorion f

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Procastination. Now this is a word all of us know pretty well. In the won- derful world of Webster, procrastina- tion is defined as putting off doing Csomethingj until laterg delay. This type of study habit usually becomes an epidemic around the middle of May and usually doesn't stop taking its course until the very end of the school year. During this particular time the work habits and study atmosphere change just a bit. One would start noticing how late as- signments are handed in, and on top of that they probably are incomplete. Mornings are filled with students in classrooms rushing to finish a mini- research paper that was given two- weeks ago and was only started that morning. Of course we can't forget the mathematics, which includes our favorites - Algebra, Pre-Calc., Calc., Trig. and Stats. Those devious word problems that just can't seem to get your attention are gladly pushed aside until who-knows-when. And those scheming deviations in Calcu- lus. Sure, we learned them all through the Senior year, but when May came around did we know them? Of course not! But procrastination isn't the only disease around concerning school study habits. During the end of your four years here at North, something peculiar was noticed among the Sen- iors more so than the underclass- men. At the sight of each fourth year's study habits there seemed to be something worse going around rather than procrastination. After fur- ther investigation, the contagious dis- 26 Procrastination Beth Pugar proves that doodling is more popular than taking notes. -S Joe Aul quickly proofreads an assign- Chris Erario finally finishes his Span ment due next period. ish workbook page, but of course is dis tracted by the canary pictured. fi

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Seniors John Maloy, Mark Lancia, Greg Paulson, Mi- chele Pullen, Sharon Tebeau and Tammy Spade show off the new trends in nerd style! l The Gloss Clowns 28 Class Clowns Chuck Bartholomew gives his best Star Patrol salute while Eric Bartolowits, Dave Bachman and Tony Amor- oso agree. 00 Believe it or not, one Senior overcomes his sanity and shows us a side which is so much more common. Greg Paulson enjoys himself in class while he plays with his ln-water-game pen. Yes, it writes too! V is , K Nerd - n. Any person slightly resembling Jerry Lewis with at least fifty pens and the like in his shirt pocket. His glasses are usu- ally taped in at least three different places with first aid tape, causing him to look at others crosseyed. A nerd is almost always by himself, yet he most defi- nitely stands out in a crowd. Nerd, what an interest- ing word. There are many varied definitions given to the term, and each person has his own idea of the ideal nerd. This year there was a special day reserved especially for these people during Homecoming Week. This was a chance for the nerds to come out of the woodwork, which they did in full force. No matter which way you turned they were there. Their taped, black, horn-rimmed glasses meet- ing your eyes wherever you looked. Around every corner there was one of them in plaid pants and a polka-dotted shirt, with the infamous bulging pocket full of junk. And of course, who could miss those oxy- dol white socks peeking