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5 Hours Eight Plus Studentsputin extra time /usalarmclockgoesoffat5:30a.m. Hedragshimselfoutofbed andintotheshower. Hegulpsdownaquickglassoforangejuicejust intimetohoponhisbus. Whenhegetstoschool,hewandersaround for45minutes,andwaitsforhisfriends. Afterschool,hewalksdown tothelockerroomtodressforbaseballpractice. Hefinallyarrivesat hishousearound8:30p.m. Hefallsintobed,fastasleep,without doinghishomeworkoreatingdinner. Does thisscenariosoundfamiliar? It may. Forsomestudents,goingearly toschoolorstayingaftermaybe apersonaldecision. Junior JenniferSurrettplayedonthe varsitybasketballteam,and duringtheoffseasonshestayed afterschooltoworkout. "EverydayIrunaboutthree miles,liftweightsthreedaysa week,andplaybasketball,"said Surrett. "SometimesIrunstairs andjumprope." WhenjuniorAmySearscomes toschoolearly,itwasalsoa personalchoice. "SometimesIcomeearlyto checkouthowmyglazeturned o"uMtr.onWimttydpooetssn,'"tegxeptlationsecdhoSoelars. noreWniptlilnigamtoGfionimsehzhisphutosmetwhoerkf,insiosphhion-g aunrtoiulnadbofuotratbenouttillteeinghmti,nusoteIswaalnkd ’gtBoeotfutocerhneesshcoohmnoeoawlsowsraoksp.hooftmeonrsepeCnhtrifsinRiashy-iTnlgoonouykpsPfaoopnra.- talktopeople." Sometimes,stayingafterschoolisnotadecision,it'srequired. For example,studentsinbiologyhavetostayafterschooltomakeupwork theymissed. "Imissedonedaybecauseofseniorditchday,andIwenttoBall Stateanotherday,"saidseniorDanielleKovecsi."Iwentinforbiology afterschooltodissectmyfetalpig,andMrs.Carmichaelwasthereto makesureIknewwhatIwasdoing. Iwasthereaboutanhour,andI totallyunderstoodafterthat. I'mgladshemakesusstayafter. It showsshecares." Schoolwaslongerthaneighthoursforsomestudents. Theday didn'tjustincludeclassesandlunch. Whilesomewereabletoleaveat 2:55,otherswereseenhangingaroundplayingasport,workingout,or makingupmissedwork. -MelissaWhite Before/AfterSchool 11 MelissaWhite iCKnaa/ttrohnoyaaa^hdaCicnanurgcsnhtgaorohosmaceeenrrti'oleissf,wtsoUsrlet^knh.ieonamrt Smsteoonrrieno.ariinfBgCdiailrnlrrguoConlavlnreriroanllgslsootsmhspeeeercnvhDdeasEdngCheaAi,s^ Strack&VanTilf-or7?ln.vC.PE,apa Pp^retstidmenetmof^DSECAa-nTdomw/aWspaan v., ketchingaportrait,senior JustinSchwierputsonthefin- ishingtouchesduringhisI.R. Schwierwasthedesignerofthe coverofthe96-97Reflector. -MikePodgorny 116 Academics a Talkin' reak 9/Cand9.C.t.provideescapes |/\/5iatwoulditbeliketotakeanhouroutofyourschoolschedule tocatchuponextrawork? Orhowaboutgettingtoleaveafterlunchto gotowork? Somestudentswereabletodothesethings. Astudent takinganIndependentResearch,orI.R.,gottospendanhourdoinga teacher-assignedproject,andastudentinInterdisciplinary CooperativeEducation,orI.C.E.,gottoleaveschoolanytimeafter fourthhour,dependingonhow manycreditswereneeded,to workattheirplaceof employment. JuniorVanessaCutka,sports editorfortheReflector,found herselfstayinginforlunchand afterschoolworkingonher yearbooklayouts. Soshe decidedtodropaclasssecond semesterandtakeayearbook I.R. “IgotsomuchdoneafterI tookanI.R.,"saidCutka.“1 didn'thavetostayafterschool untilsixorstayinatlunch.Igot italldoneinclassandduringmy ftiinnigshJeasbubpatinhehiHsuctetrsameiyec,sjIu.Rn.ioZroNnodaohr I.R." hisprojectfromaJabbatheHuttdraw- SeniorJulieLangjoinedI.C.E. ingandtoy. -AmySears toworkandreceiveschool creditsatthesametime. SheworkedatMenards. "Ididn'thavetodoanythingspecialtojoinI.C.E.Ijusthadtomake suremyjobwasstableandthatmysupervisordidnotmindfillingout evaluationsheetseverynineweeks,"saidLang. Eventhoughthesestudentsgottoescapefromthenormalschool dayforanhourortwo,theystillhadtoworkhardtogetthejobdone andtogettheircreditsforgraduation. -MelissaWhite I.R./I.C.E. 4 117 MelissaWhite Powered Learning buildingafuture (hemorningisjampackedwithhardclassesthatinvolvealot ofhomeworkanddemandinghoursofstudy-Thencamethe firstI.T.E.classwherethestudentswerenotforcedtositata deskalldaytoreadandstudyfromatextbook. ForsomestudentsinvolvedinI.T.Eclasses,beingableto learnhowtousethetoolswasaplus. “Ilikedlearningtousethetoolsandbeingabletoworkwith myhandstobuildstuff,"saidjuniorRobertSegally. Thecommunicationsclassesallowedthe studentstolearnaboutandusedifferentformsof communicationtechnology. 'Thethingthat1likeaboutcommunicationsthe mostislearningaboutthedifferentways technologyisusedandthentryingit,"said sophomoreKevinRiese. SometimestheI.T.E.classesprovidedaneasier classinanotherwisehecticscheduleforthe students. "Communicationswasaneasycreditforme becauseI'mtooadvancedfortheclassandpretty muchalreadyknoweverythingthatwelearned," saidsophomoreMattyjabkowski. Havingafuntimewasnottheonlythingthat I.T.E.classesprovidedforthestudents.Theyalsotaughtthe l)jratniigelHlofSfpeeobaoosraurrhdie,nlpsgesntoihuoetr stu"dIelnetasrontehdetroagseptecatsb.ettergrasponcomputersandhowthey siwntarshuicstwisonhrgokapinwcalglalss.o.nSpcooonr- affSecotmtehteiamgeesohfatveicnhgnoalloigttyl,e"frsaeieddSoemgawlelny.talongwayinthe -FayNetos fieldoflearning.TheI.T.E.classesallowedthestudentstolearn withtheirhandsopeninsteadoftheirbooks. -CindyMcFadden tendinganailinto tlleJa«*ard,juniorPatrick Eddyworksonbuilding thetopofthewall.Inthe constructionclasses,the studentswereallowedto workinamorerelaxedat- mosphere. -FayNetos 8 Academics 1 1 eadingtheinstruc- lueingdownapieceof tions,juniorRobertDay greenfelt,sophomoreAn- triestofigureoutwhathe thonyWashickhelpshis shouldmeasure.Thedass grouptocompletethe wasworkingonagroup project.Hisgroupdesigned project. -FayNetos agolfcourse. -FayNetos sing/arulertotracea Straightedge, senior fadtevLukasdrawsin theedgeofthegoaliebox. Lukas'sgroupdesigneda soccerfield. -FayNetos 119 I.T.E. CindyMcFaJden Stoessin' Out Learningthroughfrustration /Runningtohisfirsthourclassthestudentbarelyescapeshisfifth andfinaltardybeforegettingsuspended.Hefinallygetssettledand theteachertellstheclasstocleartheirdesksforahugetest.Just beforetheclassletsout,theteacherannouncesthattherewillbea majorprojectdueFriday.Thestudentleavesfirsthourfeeling pressuredandstressed. Stresscancomefrommanydifferentplaces.Forsomepeople testscanbethecausefortheirstress. “Preparingforandtakingtestscausesmetoget stressedout,"saidjuniorJessicaSlawikowski. Teacherscanbethecauseofstressforsome students. "Itirritatesmewhenteachersteachtooslow,and everyonealreadyunderstandshowtodoit,butthey justdon'tmoveon,"saidsophomoreJoshua Hammers. Evenstudentsthemselvescancausetheir classmatestogetstressedout. "Loudannoyingpeoplethatdon'tknowwhat they’retalkingaboutcausesmystress,"saidsenior MonicaWirth. n Everyonehastheirownwayofdealingwithstress. Forsomestudentsit’sjustsortingouttheproblem. "IjusttrytostudyforthetestsothatifsnotsostressfulwhenI hPaetir_iacioignaecbOerrnattirIzaItcsiltnarsgess,hsaejrsundoiuoitrn takSeoitm,"espaeiodpSlleawhiakvoewaskmio.relaidbackwayofconfrontingtheir onherhomework.Home- problems. wsdteornretskss.caamnoubnegamcaanusyestfuo-r Lau"rWahHeunbeIrg.etstressedIjusttrytolaughitoff,"saidsophomore -GinaMenchaca Bytheendoftheschoolday,studentswalkoutofthebuilding lookingforawaytogetridofallthestresstheyhaveaccumulated throughouttheday. -CindyMcFaddeti trugglingwitha photortorthecoverofthe yearbook,seniorMike li hPiosdhgaoirm.ynPeoadrlgyorpunlylswoaust photographycoordinator forboththeReflectorand PantherPressstaffs. -FayNetos .omrr/ * v * 120 Academics uugnhgnosvsehrousledneiro,r ^P1^1HHiBkainngubaetlwaeenndtthheefdeitsa-l Smithtriesto pig,juniorJenniferSpiegel figureouthowtoproceed triestodeterminewhattodo withthechestcavity.The next.Thefetalpigunitwas biologvstudentsspent usedtostressadifferentway stehveefreatlalwpeiegks.swo-rFkaiyngNTeftfolsf oafmmlienatrnriifnHgrYltilnalimiteK.d £nugnihorarKdritsotiunndSteirt-t esthroughsome htroamteedwoorvekr.m"yIAwlagsebfrrausI-I worksheets,"saidStitt. -GinaMenchaca Stress 121 CindyMcFadden Superior Seniors (graduatinginthetopten lm^akneoawistnugdetnhtatfeyeolup'rroeuidnatnhdeatcocpom1p0l%isohfedy,oubrutcliamsasgicnaen makingittobeoneofthetoptengraduates.That'san honorearnedbyhardworkandperseverance. ForseniorMichele Aldrin, itwasacombinationbe- tweenselfmotivationandherfamily'shelpthatliftedher tofifthinherclass. "Persistenceandmyfamily'ssupporthas helped me make the top ten,"said Aldrin. "Mybrotherhasalwaysgottengoodgrades, soIwasabletolookuptohimforguidance." SeniorChristineDoylebecamevaledicto- rianbylookingtowardthefuture. "IwanttogointopremedandIknewIhad tobeoneofthebestinmyclasstogetintothe schoolIwanted,"saidDoyle. Sometimesthepushofaparentcanbethe determining factor when it comes down to classranking. "Myparentspushingmetodogoodhelped metoachievemygoalofbeingthetopmale graduateofmyclass,"saidseniorTingLau. ^dainnd/nl—eirkisnJegonhiaontrtKhCienhgTr,oispbtaTinendne inS"ttThaehretliotnnhggionrugutntohanacttchhoeerldrpiienghdgttmfooeoDtatvcheaindmmoFasatkldewaaa.sbisgtdairtfifnegreonucte Doyleawaitthestartof strongasafreshman,becauseeverythingbuildsonthe btthheieennkditcnhoanmteprh.eetli"pIte'idvvemeealatwnoadgyestI begNionnmiantgt,e"rsahiodwFtahlidsa.yeartoptenseniorsdidit,theywill goodgrades,-"BrsyaaindDDuoynleey. havegraduatedknowingtheywerethebestoftheirclass. -CindyMcFadden Jttingtogetheratthe toptandinner,senior tiTerpstraandher motherRebeccaTerpstra eattheirsoup.Terpstrain- vitedJoanBowrontothe dinnerforbeinghermost admiredteacher. -BryanDuney 22 Academics 1 > ^/akingiiomtherel- fxingtheirplatesatthe ishtrayseniorKaryn toptendinnersenior Bartnicki,and Judy MicheleAldrinandLinda Bartnickidecideswhat Aldrinchoosefromanar- toeat.Vartnickiplaced rayoffood Aldringradu- tenthinherclass. atedthirdintheclassof -BryanDuney 1997. -BryanDuney / atingsoup,senior *TarynVranesitsnextto the^-mother Florence VraneattheTopTenDin- ner."Ineverreallyhada goalofbeinginthetop ten,itjusthappened,"said Vrane. -BryanDuney TopTen 123 CindyMcFadden Withcompletedetermination,junior ShawnAndriessen,halfback,rushes throughhisopponentshopingtoscore. AndriessenreceivedSpecialMention forthe1996BloomingtonHeraldJunior All-StateFootballAward. -MikePodgorny Outofmyu>ay Tryingforawin,seniorMikeCallender Fightingatoughlineofdefense,junior struggleswithhisopponent.Callender MichelleAdamedribblesherway endedtheseasonwith31wins,6losses, throughthekeyofthecourt.Besides and25pins,andwasalsoa1997Re- basketball,Adamealsoparticipatedin gionalQualifier. -MikePodgorny soccerandsoftball.-MikePodgorny 124 Sports