Plainfield High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Plainfield, IL)

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Why study? Should the fact that the National Road was opened in 1833 be remembered? What dif- ference does it make if a gerund or a participle is used in a sentence? Most students who answered the Plainsman questionnaire said they studied to get good grades. But what do good grades really mean? Other students said they studied to learn something. Most good grades will usually indicate that something has been learned, whether the student realizes it or not. There are many who agree with one answer which read, “I don’t know why anybody studies, it’s nothing but a big pain.” Another student says, “Why else are we really in school for?” Study takes up a large part of a student’s life. We are in school at least 1,267 hours a year. That fig- ure does not account for hours spent on homework or extracurri- cular activities such as sports, band, plays, and all of the many organizations of the school. But there is a question here. Does study take up our time, or do we use the time to study? Everyone has his own special reasons for studying, or not study- ing, but learning is a part of this expansion of the person. — cannot be answered easily

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Why study? above Will Policy and Pat Meditz puzzle over Advanced Math, top center Buses move away at 3:00 p.m. center Business of the school goes through the high school office, bottom center Jean Leupold and Deb Polcyn put in extra hours on the Fielder, right The library serves as one of the many sources of information.

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Activities fulfill above Chris Mutz works as cashier at Parks Brothers’, top center Pat Meditz helps a customer at Krebs Drug Store, bottom center Tom Teuffer arranges stock at the new Gambles, far right Greg Schaller tidies up Parks Brothers’ after hours.