Rogers High School - RYB Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Jim Bitter has even given up on doodling Boredom strikes Mark W ilkerson, Ether Collins, and Melvin Peek during art class. Ginger Dickerhoff and Matt anvinski cumtem- plate something other than $minlngy.

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uI never thought that Id be offered the chance to spend ten weeks in a foreign country. But I left for Caracas, Venezuela, to begin the adventure of a lifetime, and am I glad I didll I'll never forget the things I saw and did and especially all the wonderful people I met during those ten weeks. From the moment of my arrival, my Venezuelan family and friends did all they possiny could to make me feel at home and yet give me a chance to observe first-hand Venezuela and its people. Being an exchange student was something that Charles Vrtis will always remember. Through the International Fellowship and Spanish Club Charles was able to go to Venezuela. One experience really stuck out in Charles' mind uI had the opportunity to see the President of Venezuela at a ceremony commemorating the battle which won Venezuela its independence Through the help of Mr. Hakim and the Spanish Club I had the privilege of being a foreign exchange student to Colombia for three months. I lived in a thirteen room apartment in downtown Bogota, the capitol city. I had a sister twenty-four, a brother eighteen, and another sister seven- teeni I became very close to all of them, stated senior Tara Lonzoi My day always seemed to be full, In the morning I would spend my time shopping, and in the afternoons I would get together with American friends, and we would go to various museums, parks and famous cathedrals. In the evenings I would visit friends and relatives or go to the discothequesl It was a great experience, and I hope to return to Colombia some day. I went so that I could gain confidence in Spanish and also be- cause it enabled me to travel which I really enjoy. commented Starr Deutscher who lived in Mexico City for three months. By going to Mexico City. I was able to share my feelings with other people and could also express myself much easier The people in Mexico seem to have an openness that the Americans just don't have. Although Starr had a four year background in the Spanish language, there were times when things didn't make sense. UThere are times when there are two mean- ings for a word in Spanish. I understood one meaning while they meant another. The only thing that I could say that I disliked was the fact that I had to leave

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-- aw q 9 l w . Kw A - 7.: TBIQka l m: pVVlfia': S Homework, crossword puzzles, Sports Illustrated, table football, snoozing, eating, tic-tac-toe, doodling - How are all of these related? Simple, I've just spelled BOREDOM. The hour begins to drag. I find myself doing Biology or reading Sports Illustrated during Mr. Bietryis lecture on Sigmund Freud,s childhood development 0 am amazed at how much he knows about himl, playing tic-taC-toe with Rita or Dave while Mr. Peters instructs on how to write a term paper the Warrineris way, or exchanging jokes with friends as Mr. Troyer expounds the usefulness of Now don,t get me wrong. I'm not insinuating that these teachers are boring, merely that I am bored. You have probably found yourself in similar situations only with different teachers, and, you too, have probably resorted to one of the activities above. Sometimes they work; sometimes they just seem to make time pass even more slowly. Constant repetition brings boredom. This is especially true of school. We come to school about 180 days a year, get up the same time, ride the same bus, go to the same classes, the same hours, the same teachers, the same seats, the same classmates. It,s little wonder we suffer from occasional boredom. Boredom can even attack during our free time. Leisure hours, the time we students long for, often find us struggling for something to do. Some students participate in extra-curriculur activities. The many clubs and 14 sports at Rogers offer a variety of choice. Others, those who do not participate in these activities. either find jobs or pursue hobbies. Friday and Saturday night boredom blues are often cured by a visit to the movies, a stop at Pizza Hut. a stroll along the beach, or a quick jaunt up north to Michigan. Boredom? Unfortunately it happens to all of us. Even reading this could be boring. But heck, if you thought reading this was boring, imagine how I felt writing it! Anyone for tic-tac-toe? Kelly Robert Emmett Miller