Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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Shop Teacher Cecil McKnight. at the Devil- mania lip-sync contest, was one of The Vil- lage People”. 6

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ffltfklM T)cwtt If the atmosphere around school seems more restric- tive, who is to blame? “Every- body” might be one answer. Several years ago, schools around the country looked at themselves and saw some areas that could be improved. The same thing happened in Plattsmouth. Even students expressed a desire for more challenge. No, they may not have said: “We want more homework.” But they did say: “We want to be able to get good jobs.” Wanting excellence is one thing; achieving it is another. Juniors and seniors who be- gan high school thinking it would not be too much work, found out that wasn’t true and seem to resent it. However, freshmen and sophomores were told at the outset that their requirements would be tighter. Therefore, they seem to be able to ac- cept it. Consequently, this year at PHS is unique from the years before since teachers and stu- dents and parents were asked to do more. The resulting achievements were often at the cost of increased stress and tension. It was time for PHS, along with the rest of the state, to buckle up — and buckle down to work.

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 ftucldM for All right, let’s admit it. The typical student does not spend every evening buried under math equations. Week- ends are not always devoted to Shakespeare, Mark Twain or Stephen King. Also, if the average student were asked to choose be- tween mixing up a chemistry experiment or a pizza, the smell of tomato sauce and not sulphuric acid would fill the air. This tendency to not always choose the academic is what is covered in student life. The hours spent in a classroom may monopolize a student’s life but that isn't where he would always choose to be. But let’s not be too harsh. These extra things aren’t easy. Does it take more ener- gy to write a term paper or to plan a prom? Can a student work 20 hours a week, attend classes and be in three activi- ties? These questions can be an- swered by following a student through a typical week. It may be found that his life is as hec- tic outside the classroom as it is within. “Buckling down for play’’ may sound like a mixed-up phrase but it isn’t. Energy and results are required in all the activites that make up a stu- dent’s life. Junior Sean Lewis is one of many students who holds a part-time job while attending school. 7