Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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The process of writing a literary research pa- per involves many steps. In order to gain prac- tical experience in research skills, second peri- od students-J im Zimmerman, Larry Gold- stein, Linda Levy, Andy Rosenberg and Stacie Marshall-try to complete a drill which will familiarize them with the Dewey Decimal Sys- tem used to file books. PLearning together, Sophomores Mark Lud- wig and Christy Popa confer on a recent term paper assignment during a class visit to the library. K-W-sap' 41, f .1 l.- is -. sift . ., at s-.X - Lf fi N Q N, y hmm 1' V TN ' Q- ' 5 ' 'M 0 , 1 gx Q ' ,M ,E .. ,i' 3' all Jerome Nelson Sheree Nelson Brian Nicholas Michael Nickolas Paul Norfolk Sarita Oaks Stacy Oaks Daryl Oberfeld Velda Oglesby Robin Oken Karen Oliver Tracy Oliver Jeanie Oppenheim Jeffrey Oppenheim Louis Ostraw Merle Ottenstein Mike Palefsky Jane Park Khee Park Eric Patashnik Robin Pearson Sue Peloquin Joy Pepmeier Leslie Peterson Sophomores! 149

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To footnote or not to footnote? notesffootnotes, and outlines. Not only does writing a research paper give practical experience in documentation skills that will be- come useful in college, but students also develop the ability to analyze the common themes in different works of a writer. As Lisa Sindler puts it: It will make college life a lot easier by learning the correct way to write a term paper in 10th grade . . . I'll be able to party more then. Oth- er sophomores, however, are com- pletely baffled by the assignment, I don't understand the purpose of writing a paper. We write term pa- pers all through our educational pro- cess, and nobody knows why, states Judy Prodoehl. The analytical skill is originally introduced to students when reading Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and other works contained in the tenth grade curriculum. Outlines, note cards, footnotes and deadlines-all are elements of the term paper that often present prob- lems. Many find it difficult to construct an outline with parallel components whether it is a topic or sentence out- line. Topic outlines are especially difficult, all entries must be nouns or noun phrases, and students want to include undesired verb phrases. Both outlines must have equal divi- sion-there can not be an A without a B or a 1 without a 2. The main problem with note cards is limiting each card to one main idea or note. If an index card contains more than one idea, the purpose of the individual cards is defeated and the student is unable to arrange the cards in the order which will be used in the paper. ' To footnote or not to footnote? The decision to document a piece of information is a tricky question. The difficulty lies in understanding the concept of noting paraphrased, bor- rowed or uncommonly known infor- mation. Most students understand that a direct quote receives a foot- note. The final problem is meeting all deadlines. Few problems occur in the early stages of the paper, but by the time the actual paper and note cards are due, the procrastination sets in. The final rush to type and proofread the final copy is often solved by an absence from school due to term-pa- per-itis. However, most sophomores com- plete the task of writing a research paper and withstand the ordeal. And believe it or not, in the process, they learn something. As Howard Blas concludes, We're learning from this, it teaches us to be more independent, but everyone in the county, it seems, is doing Ernest Hemingway. The shelves are always empty. Jim Martin Peter Martin Angel Matthews Ken Matz Brad May Leslie McAllister MW . M 'fm - 1 ,ai 4? , af' 42 r . M pgs Donna Jo McGuire Cathie McKissock Doug McNamara Jeff Merrenblum Andy Miller Lauren Miller Renee Miller Susan Miller Walter Miller Eric Millman Joe Mingolio Karen Mintz Mitchell Klein Anne Mobley Dawn Murphy John Murrin Barbara Nackman Joe Naylor 148!Martin-Peterson f J A ' E fs., I MW z f wt., xx M :,V::vM' 'Hr , H f I :V ,R 2 y A fi - Q Vs 'Ya' -I ' iii ' 1. ' ' gjwf , A ' '31, ' rv'--'f!i

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Kelly Pfeiffer Steve Pierce Myrna Pitts Angie Pillow Beth Platt Danny Platt Susan Platt Debbie Plotkin Jeff Plotkin 1 Jeffrey Plotkin Judy Prodoehl Tim Pruitt rV't 1 fc' if , ' - . ,Q , 3 , -, 1 Andy Pollack Robin Pollock Shari Posen Mike Posner Hope Potashnick Eric Quatman kk . i V, , oo-,W Darryl Quillens Karen Rafferty Kathy Rahn James Rainer Cindy Rainer Wendy Rainer Singer, film producer, businessman, camp counselor, fraterni- ty brother, magazine editor, student-Steve Rifkin has the time and the energy to play all these roles. RHS's next Alfred Hitchcock t age twelve, Steve attended summer camp, where he met Robert Parr, a junior at Woodlawn Senior High School. The two became friends and discovered a mutual interest in fantasy, science fiction and horror. Eventually, they began writing possible scripts for horror films that, after critiques from other writers, showed potential. Consequently, the boys decided to start a magazine entitled House of Horror. Investments of approximate- ly 815,000 in personal savings bought enough equipment to also start a film company, International Communi- cations. Plans for incorporating are 150!Pfeiffer-Ruch scheduled in two years when finan- cial conditions allow. In order to channel their energy and time efficiently, Steve and Rob- ert divided the film company into three sub-divisions: Cinema Interna- tional Pictures, mainly concerned with production of films intended for television and theatrical distribu- tion, Horror International Pictures, concerned with shooting horror and mystery films, and Cinelnterna- tional Pictures, which produces doc- umentary films. At present the company is produc- ing four films, one for television and three for theatres. Activities are X N a 1, V! fl J n ' if sf l f' at 'S 1 -'A presently in beginning stages-script writing and technical preparation. During the summer of 1981, Steve has scheduled a trip to Los Angeles to meet with Paramount Pictures of- ficals for instructional purposes. Steve has received a great deal of help from outside sources. For exam- ple, Quinn-Martin Productions, pro- ducers of TV shows such as Barnaby Jones and FBI, has heard of Steve's projects and plans to aid him if possi- ble. The company's teachers and other consultants offer Steve a wide variety of opinions and assistance. In addition to these activities, In- ternational Communications is in- volved with purchasing film excerpts from various horror, fantasy and sci- fi films. Current files contain 150 pieces of film. Conventions are another interest. The company raises funds by spon- soring conventions and presenta- tions at local libraries and other nearby locations. As of January 1, 1981, Steven has been in sole control of the company after the departure of his partner. Although Steve has yet to make any profit, his optimistic outlook foresees a prodigious future. Steve hopes to prove that young adults can v ,rg