Robert F Munroe Day School - Reflections Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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Procrastination and Boredom Lead t Strange Ways of Dealing Wit The dreaded “H” Won Night after night of homework led people to develop habits for making their tiresome task more enjoyable. For some that meant no homework. However, for the majority it meant having a radio or a television on. “I have to have noise” said Joey Blitch. Terry Armstead admitted “I don’t really listen to the radio, because I’m concentrating unless, of course, a good song comes on.” Talking on the phone while working was al- so popular, especially with Kim Godwin and Sunshine Gauss. Lying in bed with the radio going was a favorite way to do homework for Scott Melvin and Ed Hinson, as well. During the winter you could find Adam Thompson wrapped in an electric blanket, or by the heater doing his homework. Usually, Beth Thomas was in front of the mirror fixing her hair, as she studied for a test. Going to bi with unfinished homewo sometimes meant getting up i hour earlier before going school. For more carefree sou homework was saved specifical for the car, or bus ride to schoo or even the period before tl class the homework was due fo But, among all these strange hal its, according to Ina Munro “Doing your homework is tl strangest habit!” 144 Academics

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The Difference Between Win, Lose, or Draw Is High Performance Speaking, writing, and rehearsing led to several opportunities to take a bow. Talents, sometimes unknown, were displayed through the often time dreaded assignments. Rocky Agbunag was selected as the High School representative for the Gadsden County Times involving “What a Newspaper Means to Me”. In his essay he spoke of the newspaper as a val- uable link to his country, the Philippines. His winning article was published in the Times , and he received a free subscription and a dictionary. Hard work paid off for sev- eral Juniors as they took high honors in the county. The Ex- change Club’s Patriotism Speech Contest took Jennifer Smith to the State Finals in Vero Beach. Cammie Schroeder, Tanny Santos, and Ben Lindquist competed in the County Soil and Water Con- servation Contest. Tanny went on to compete in the Area Con- test in Chipley. Ben and Cam- mie came in second and third respectively during and after- noon in which RFM was pitted against six other speakers. Newspaper Award Winner, Rocky Aubunag displays a comfortable adjustment to his newfound friends and changed environmenl. They each received a cash award along with experience. Acting talents were exposed when the Sophomores performed several One Act plays. Richard Rivera’s computer fell in love with him in “The Lovesick Com- puter”, and “The Two Lunatics” (a.k.a. Lance Johnson and Christi Eggersdorf) kept everyone chuck- ling. Several students were found in unexpected roles, but all did well. When speaking of the per- formers Mrs. Lindstrom said, “They all changed so much from when they started.” All of the re- hearsing made for fabulous shows. The Gadsden County Spelling Bee was Amanda Helms’ compe- tition. She took third place after missing the word p-u-n-c-t-u-a-1. She said, “I will never forget that word.” It may have been a hassel to complete the assignment, but the results made it worthwhile for most students. Everyone loved a chance to show off. Showing Off 143

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referring a more social environment than the seclusion of his bedroom, Randy kipper hits the books while watching Night Court”. In a crunch to get her notecards done by 5th period and in for the Friday check. Aundrea Downs devotes lunch hour to scanning several sources on ames F. Coo- per. Homework Habits 145