Santa Teresa High School - Compendium Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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walk into class on Fri- day morn- ing, you be- come terror- strick- en. .... Academics —n— A WELCOME SIGHT Some students would be stoked if % Mrs. Donahue were at the front of all their classes on test day. “She is w easy to cheat in front of because she doesn't pay close attention. f states one of her students. Photo by Suzanne Nelson. I f aim 2 FATAL DISTRACTION ou have come to the realiza- tion that you have a test and you forgot to study. Your heart begins to beat with earth shattering thuds. What do you do? Who will you turn to? Well there are two things you can do. You can either take your chances and flirt with flunking, or you can cheat your way to a passing grade. Most people say that there is no way to cheat be- cause their teacher watches to much. Well, there are many techniques you can use to avoid the disaster of get- ting caught. “The best way to prepare yourself for the possibility that you might come to class unprepared some day, is to sit in the back of the class at the beginning of the year. Then when the occasion arises, you can try to sneak a peak at the answers on the paper of the most intelligent person sitting next to you, says an anony- mous cheater who has had much ex- perience at this art of deception. Another technique is an option that is pre meditated. This is often the choice of the student who remem- bers the upcoming test a few periods before he must take it. This is the “cheat sheet . This is more difficult to conceal, and is tangible evidence that can be found by the teacher. Also, this way you don't have to count on the fact that your neighbor knows any more than you do. Some students, in order to reduce their chances of getting caught, con- vince the person sitting in front of them to lean a certain way and shield them from the view of the teacher. Using this technique, some students have gone as far as putting their text books on their desk top and flipping through the pages for answers. Desperate. That is the word to de- scribe the feeling of being unpre- pared for a test. There is no student that likes this feeling and in some cases, experiencing this feeling once is enough to keep the student from ever putting themselves in that posi- tion again, some take longer, and some never learn; if you are smart, you will realize that having to resort to such extremes on tests, is not the way to get through high school. By Heather Coneley and Lance Pardue. THE MAN ABOVE During a Trig, test. Wayne Merritt keeps an eye out for anyone who might be frying lo cheat. Lara Brink says “It is impossible to cheat in Mr. Merritt's class be cause he watches for it. To cheat in this class one would have to be a truly cunning sort of person. Photo by Tanya Pino.

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CONTENT AT WORK. Mary Norwood tries to look busy so no one will wake her up. Mary said. E pencil goes all right if 1 have a can of Jolt before going to da AcccrdmqJoJ r gray, Mary was one of his elite students, i Pho!o by Ralph Drendel. THE THREE STOOGES. Eric Varrelman, Mark Walker, and Mike Higgins amuse them- selves while doing class work. Mike said. 1 feel lucky that I got E period Inis year. Mark and Mike enjoyed sharing their first year of E | por.od together. Pholo by Ralph Drendel. . — HARD AT WORK. Sharon King and Shem Gra so work very hard studying for their iinal in E penod. Shem said, I'm glad 1 have E poriod. Otherwise, I'd miss two classes on days when the basketball game is played at another school. Photo bv Ralph Drendel. E Period 45

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SNEAKING A PEAK During an intense teat. Robyn De- herder sneeks a peak from the smartest pinion ;n her da;:s. Lance Pardue always sets the curve in Trig class. says Robyn with a grin. Pholo by Tanya Pino. DIGGING IN Working with confidence on an English test. Hector Jaoome works up a heavy sweat. 1 get nervous when I take tests, but I don't cheat. says Hector sternly. Pholo by Heather Coneley. - I