Thomas Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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WITH THE EXTRA class and extra work, So- phia Nichols, like most other students, finds she needs more than two arms for her take-home load. JUGGLIN G HOMEWORK and a part-time job is not imnossible. as Missy Moran demonstrates. It was 3:40. The bell rang and hundreds of students came bursting out of the narrow glass lx ik it i NN Q3 doors. Draggingbthernselves to their cars or their busses, they showed how the longer school day left its toll on their physical health. Homework was excessive, and trying to balance that and a job was practically impossible. As the year trudged on, it began to seem like all the new laws from the R.A.I.S.E. Bill were counter-productive. It became hard to understand how a few people in Tallahassee could decide what was best for 1400 students. As a result, students dug deep and used all their horse- power to shift gears. mg: w ..., .59 Qi-'Ei' . 7 .'t.,, N 'M F ' 02 l Q b y X .. .Q A ' Opening!

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WITH N0 TIME after school for soaps, Beverly Godbey, Lori French, and Laura O'Rourke catch up on the latest news. BREAKING THE MONOTONY of the day, Gail Hutchison, Buffy Ballengee, and Donna Hutchison take advantage of the short time between classes. ff' J' ,f 'F tif , I , I il S D i J' Opening LONGER DAYS cause Edward Brown to catch up on sleep dur- ing his lunch period. t 1 qi? I ., 3 ,

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1 0 Life Division FLINGING OPEN her locker door, Sonya Sarmiento searches through her books and folders to get to class in the five min- utes allotted her. WITH A HALF HOUR in the sun to forget his studies, Chuck Palm relaxes on the front lawn during second lunch. fYi'.YW Y is ,Q IQ , ., fwg-3 Cys 4 1 X ,Lft F GOOD COMPANY and good conversation make lunch all the more worthwhile for Nicole Gadsen and Lawanda McWhite. hh 1 X