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they can't be fun too. Several
students illustrate their notebooks.
A survey was taken among Ralston Most students agreed that they
students on their opinions and views hardly ever got caught passing notes.
about notewriting for fun and survival. For the few who did, punishment in­
Most of the students agreed that cluded getting the notes thrown away,
they were most likely to write notes to read in class and posted on the board.
their friends, boyfriends and girlfriends One student reflected on a
and the most popular place to do it in is notewriting nightmare: “My worst
study hall. Note topics include plans memory of getting caught was when
for the weekend, movies to see and my 7th grade teacher posted my
parties to go to. Other answers in­ personal note on the bulletin board
cluded guys, girls, school, teachers and for everyone to see.”
general gossip. One surveyed student Another notewriting category in­
said she wrote notes to: “To keep up on cluded notes for survival. Most of the
the latest news.” Of the students who students polled indicated that they
did write notes, most of them said they took a lot of class notes, without being
did it on a daily basis. A good percent­ reminded.
age of surveyed students said they rarely The classes that require the most
or never wrote notes, and most of them note taking, accordingto the students,
who didn’t were upperclassmen. are Social Studies, English and sci­
The reason behind notewriting is so ence. Teachers who students believed
people can tell their friends the latest required the most notetaking were
news and because the people they want Social Studies teachers Bev Johnson,
to write to are in different classes. Neal Hoesing and Curt Shockey.

BELINDA DYRDA
ALAN EBERLE
BRAD ECKHOFF
ALICIA ERNESTI
JARED EVERSON

GREG FEHLHABER
MATTHEW FILLBACH
KENT FLEMING
MICHELLE FLEMING
JILL FLYR

SHANTEL FORTE
LORI FOX
CATHY FUCHS
WESLEY GALYARDT
BRADLEY GELL

JASON GIBBS
NATHAN GIESELMAN
CHRIS GILLESPIE
CISSY GOCHANOUR
JOANN GOSHINSKA

CHRISTOPHER GRAVELINE
STEPHANIE GRAVES
DANNY GREEN
JOSHUA GRIFFITH
CARRIE GRINDLE