Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Mon day F riday Syndrome ROM BLfifiHS TO fifiHS EXPRESSIONS ON THE FACES of seniors Traci Krysinski, Julie Hanson, sophomore Matt Krysinski. and senior Rick Chrustowski show the lack of enthusiasm for the home- work awaiting them. A new state law re- quired teachers to assign more homework. JUNIORS ANN NEAL, Prudence Searles, Sue Evanoff, Martha Maiers and Amy Mueller brought umbrellas for protection during the October football game against Gary Roose- velt. Despite the poor weather, the girls stayed the entire game. 8 Blaahs Aahs It’s a difference as great as that between an A” and an F,” be- tween summer and winter, or be- tween Lincolnway and State Street. The simple fact is, when you com- pare Mondays and Fridays, there is alm ost no comparison. Fridays have one thing going for them that Mondays never will — a weekend. 3:00 pm on Friday signals the beginning of a 57-hour mini-holi- day-, students take on that all-work- and-no-play-makes-Jack-a-dull-boy- attitude. I feel a lot better on Fridays be- cause 1 know the weekend is ahead,” said sophomore Pete Pras- sas. Rest and recovery from the past week of outrageously late nights and early mornings is another im- portant factor in the Friday week- end popularity. ”1 love Fridays because I know I get to sleep in the next morning, said senior Jenny Hardabeck. Even teachers agreed with stu- dents on this issue. I don’t do too much during the weekend,” said Sid Reggie, who teaches American For- eign Policy. It’s my time to re- charge.” When the weekend is over, how- ever, teachers as well as students must face the grim reality of Mon- day mornings and another week at school. The problem with Mondays is that you’ve got a whole week of work ahead. It takes a while to get back into it. I’m usually pretty out of it until Wednesday,” said junior Greg Knight. Sophomore Pete Speckhard agreed, On Mondays I’m always tired because I stayed up late dur- ing the weekend.” Many students have their own philosophies about why this incredi- bly onesided favoritism exists. I look at it this way: on Monday I have four days ahead of me just to get another two days off. On Friday 1 know tomorrow is Saturday, and I have two days off to sleep in and watch T.V.,” said senior Jeff Higbie. Friday is so much better be- cause you’re looking ahead. You can envision the weekend, but on Mon- day it’s all part of the past,” said senior Andrew Ross. It has been said that all good things come to an end. However, the good thing about Fridays is that while they may end with the stroke of midnight, they will always come again. — Karen Mutka

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Student Life Divisioi

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SOPHOMORES KIM GOTT. Erin Eorker and Cathy Brown kick back as the weekend cele- brations begin at a Eriday night sock-hop. SENIORS MIKE NEIS and Greg Walls have trouble concentrating on their work on a Monday morning. Both boys served as office aides during third period. SOPHOMORE GIRLS WAIT after school for transportation to the public library where they planned to work on class projects to- gether.