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Making the Grade Before the Break
“The purpose of finals ports and tests when we similar to college and
was to see if you knew returned after a long allowed relaxation.
something," Junior Colin break. The ultimate Freshman Craig
Keierleher said. This year decision to have finals Fitzpatrick said, ”It (fi
students had to demon before vacation was made nals) was too much before
strate this before leaving by a calendar committee Christmas." A group of
for Winter Break. and the school board, Dr. freshmen said, there were
Principal Martha Bruckner said. too many finals for a two-
Bruckner said that starting “We had a clean slate day period of time.
school earlier in August coming back from Winter Sorgenfrei and Gillespie
was done to take first Break,” Keierleber said. agreed to final qualms and
semester finals before Seniors Stephanie its importance to grades.
Winter Break. There Sorgenfrei and Dan Gillespie’s words, “I
wasn’t w orry about re- Gillespie agreed having don’t like finals!” sums up
finals before Winter about how most students
Senior Rob Green works in Ad
vanced W oodworking with Break was better because feel about semester ex
they didn’t have to think ams.
teacher Reno Pfeil offering as
sistance. about school. It was by Barbara E. Reek
Brian Steffensmeier
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