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

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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

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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 End Is Near, Or Is It Term papers. Poetry papers. Would they ever end? It began in third grade with an around the would trip and snow- balled into a three week project. Some juniors definitely thought term papers would never end. Julia Jones said she wasn’t sick of reading “yet”. After only one month of lugging those plas- tic boxes around, Heidi Pickels asked, “Would it be okay if we just brought the cards?” This Ed Hinson gels a head slarl on his T. S. Eliot poelry paper during spare moments in the computer room. Just Beginning wouldn’t end soon, however, because next year offered an- other “endless project”. After term papers and speeches, the seniors were supposed to be the “old pros,” right? Wrong. Debbie Foley commented that, “The Poetry project was rough, but it wasn’t as bad as term papers.” “Three weeks sounds like a long time, but when you’re do- ing a paper, it’s nothing,” were the words of wisdom from Di- anne Spooner. The papers were handed in. Whether on time or late, they were finished. Not everything en- ded completely though, memo- ries of late nights, the sounds of a pencil scratching thoughts on pa- per and the typewriter’s constant click would linger in the minds until the next paper began. Taking advantage of some free time in Biology II during the seniors' ski trip. Robby Wheetley and Pat Boykin start on their term papers which are ironically due on April Fool's Day. 146 W Academics