Silver Lake High School - Golden Eagle Yearbook (Silver Lake, KS)

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KE WICHMAN: The seven r day is depressing to some, but is relieving to the others who e to have that extra hour to s. It doesn't bother me much be- se it gives me an extra hour to ep through. rMMY YINGER: I think seven ur day school days are not a ng we need. People are in a study ll for one hour, so why go that ra hour? DI CONAWAY: I think the en hour day is too long. There is re homework and less enjoyable sses to choose from. Many stu- nts are forced to take subjects gy don't like, therefore it makes ool more boring. ?IRIS LOAR: I think the seven 'ur day was a good idea, but I fn't likeithe way it has been done. When I first heard of the idea, I liked it because I thought some new curriculum might be added. As a result, I am in several classes that I feel are a waste of time. CHRISTY TAYLOR: I think it can help college-bound students in getting more classes that will help in their career. JENNIFER CONDIT: I do not like the seven hour day because it is extremely hard to get used to it after having only six hours of class last year. It also makes the day seem a lot more tiring at the end of the day. DAVID GRAF: I think that if the hours that students go to school is raised that the number of days stu- dents goto school should be longer. We all did fine with the old hours so I don't understand why we changed to a seven hour day. MIKE JACOBS: At first I thought the seven hour day was a good idea. As an underclassman. I never got the clcctivcs I wanted and had a very hard schedule with no breaks. But now as a senior I can see with the seven hour day I have too much time on my hands. If they are going to make a seven hour day, they should at least add a larger selection of classes and makc more of a commitment to other needed subjects than just the 3R's. LORETTA CLIFTON: I like the seven hour day because it seems to me that the classes are shorter, therefore the day goes by faster. MR. KEITH KARLAN: The sev- en hour day sure seems to make the day longer. For the most part I feel it is good for the students because it will allow them to take classes that they may not have time to take before. My total student enroll- ment is about the same as last year but with seven hours, each class is smaller. This, of course, is better because I have more time to spend with each student. In the wood classes, this allows the students to make more complex projects and have a safer environment. LAURA POE: I think that the seven hour day was a bad idea. You have no time to study in class. If we had more class time, then half the kids wouldn't have to take home- work home. Also, trying to get used to two different times everyday is disastrous. TROY GADDIS: I think it's a good idea because some people may need to make up some credits to graduate, but on the other hand it's not good for the people who could graduate at semester. MITCH BLANDING: It offers a chance to take more classes, but it involves more homework and less time in class each hour. NICK HULSING: I believe that there are too many hours and not enough classes that I am interested in. I had trouble filling my schedule this year and next year will be even harder. SUZY HOWELL: I was all for the seven hour day ever since they started talking about it. I even had a group discussion about it in gift- ed class last year, and most every- one agreed with me. Ijust have so many classes that I want to take. I need every hour that I can get. But fno, nothings perfectj, it seems like now the classes are so short and all Study. Study. Study. As most freshmen are now required to take HealthfPE, English, a math course, and physical science, study hall is a good place to catch up on unfinished homework. Photo by Connie Robbins. 7 HOUR DAY 1 3 PROLOGUE I have time for is to get the class assignment and rush to my next class with a stack of books a mile high tmore classes, more booksj. When I get home I do homework all night! I think sticking a study hall in the curriculum was a good idea. but ifl took a study hall, I couldn't fit that extra class in. And, if I didn't take that extra class, I wouldn't need a study hall. I think it's great, though. that Silver Lake offers thc kind of classes that I can't get enough of. A lot of people complain about the limited curriculum, but they should see what it's like going to a IA school - readin', 'riten, 'n 'rithmetic's 'bout it! KRISTI VANDE VELDE: I don't really like the way we have our bell system because of the sev- en hours. It is really confusing to have three days one time and then have two days another. This makes certain days I don't have as much time because now we have to stick activity period in! In my opinion they should have left the schedule the same way it wasg then it wouldn't bc so confusing. RENEE STRONG: I don't like the seven hour day because the hours are shorter and the actual school days are longer. I would rather have longer class periods so you have time to get something done instead of rush, rush, rush all the time. MRS. ELAINE ELLIOTT: There are advantages and disad- vantages to the seven hour day. The seven hour day is advanta- geous to the students in several ways. First, students are given the opportunity to each select an addi- tional class which might have been difficult to fit into the six hour schedule. Second, students have the luxury of smaller classes. Third, students who excel in school can feel challenged to accomplish and learn more. On the other hand, the seven hour day has disadvantages too. First, average and below average students who enroll in another class are struggling to pass seven classes, which means additional hours spent on homework. Second, students' GPA can be jeopardized by the ad- ditional class. Sometimes more doesn't mean better.

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MICHELLE HAAS: I don't like the seven hour day because having extra hours makes the schedule seem crammed and confused to some people, mainly freshmen. Second, there's not much variety in picking classes for six hours, and having another hour makes it that much harder to decide on what to take. To top everything, seven hours makes for a long day. Ifthese seven hour days are to continue, there should be more classes avail- able for students to choose from. DEBBIE BRUNGARDT: The seven hour day is not working out well for a lot of students. For many seniors, it is hard to find that many classes to fill up their schedule. Running out of choices, a lot of people took study hall and received no grade credit for that period. Others took weight training and ad- vanced P.E. both, just to get enough classes. The seven hour day forced many to take a class they didn't need or want. It also added up to more homework. ANGELA SHELL: At first, a seven hour day seemed kind of silly, but then I began to think about it, and it's not that bad of an idea. Our school is continually growing, and having seven hours allows for smaller classes and a few extra classes to be added to the curricu- lum, which is great. PAT WINTER: I like it because it gives you a chance to get in one more extra class that you wouldn't get in a six hour day. DENNIS ANDERSON: I think it stinks! It was hard enough to choose enough classes for a six hour day, but now with the seven hour day, it's even worse. There are no new classes to take, and speech is a required subject now, so we still have the same number of classes, but we have another hour to fill. We also have to have more credits to graduate. I really feel sorry for this year's freshmen. They've got to have three more credits to grad- uate. I think this whole idea of the seven hour day was poorly planned and unnecessary. GARY WORKMAN: I think that seven hours is too long. People's attention span is only so long, and a seven hour day turns people off, but it doesn't matter to me because this is my last year. DARREN SCHUH: It makes the day seem a lot longer. School is kind of fun, or at least it used to be. The seven hour day should not ex- ist. TED ADAMS: I believe it is a great idea. We needed more hours so we could have more freedom to choose classes we needed or want- ed. The study hall helps quite a bit when we have a large quantity of homework. TODD HOFFART: I think it makes the school day so monoto- nous and boring, by the time sev- enth hour comes around, I'm ready to go home. ROBIN RUECK: I like the seven hour day. It gives the students the chance to take either a study hall or a class that they otherwise wouldn't be able to take. The hours on the odd days are a bit confusing, but all in all, I like the extra hour. GAIL ETZENHOUSER: I like the seven hour day because we have more classes to choose from. The only problem is that we have less time to do the work and more homework. I also like the study period option. It gives people who don't want to take the seventh sub- ject a chance to catch up on every thing else at school, so if they have questions, they can ask. KATHY STOLLE: The sev hour day has been a great impro ment to the schedule. The clas are shorter, so they're not bori Also, the variety of classes a s dent can take is larger, whi means a better rounded educatio hopefully. PATRICK ESCALANTE: I fu that the person or persons w made this decision made it on t 'spur of the moment'. If they war ed to add more classes, more faci ties to meet these needs shou have been constructed. With t seven hours and classes, the stude doesn't have enough opportuniti for the required classes with the e joyment of the others. The ext classes slim down the chances achieving a good schedule. if PROLOGUE 7 HOUR DAY

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Students go unk to psyche up Homecoming has always been a time of excitement. Monday was 'scolor day. Each class was given differ- ent colors to wear. The freshmen won with the most class participation. On Tuesday students showed their spirit by dressing punk, First place went to junior Sarah Cunningham. Second place went to junior Jannie Brady. Senior Darcy Etzel received third place, and sophomore Christy Taylor and freshman Stacy Russell got honorable men- tion. Wednesday was Neon- cert t-shirt day. Thursday was slave day and Friday was the traditional maroon and gold day. Punked-Out. Winners senior Darcy Et7el, juniors .lannie Brady. and Sarah Cunningham pose by the trash dumpster with their prizes. Photo by Connie Robbins, Faddish clothes. Participating in spirit week, Nadia Evenepoel sen- ior dresses punk, Photo by Con- nie Robbins. ii? tt