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THE PERRY MERIDIAN " Soaring with the Falcons" rOCUS .................September 14, l99A lssue I Perry's SAT stable; nation, state By Mark Welter The most recent batch of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores are in. Scores are available for PM, for the state of lndiana and for the rest of the nation. As a state, lndiana placed fifth lowest in the country in this year's tests, earning a combined verbal and math score of 867 out of 1600, down four points from last year. The national average lor the two scores combined last year was 900, down from 903 in'89. Perry's scores were a good news - bad news il!i'l"JJ!""'"T3ffiIiffi :":::'tlU:l{{[,"J,1'I;, Attendance policy sets specific limits ;:[::t3'J:':i.'j:H:*#: m ?arj "J,til15J;:J[I By sophie.chou & accumurate too many resurts He points out that this bad newswasthatitdidn'tgo yearandthatm"ny fia.i"f,ing Theresa Ci:11": absences in any one class' lt year's absentee list is much up either. lt remained ine sRt nau no intention"o"t . ,fl"l l:w on, if a is possible, forexample, fora shorterthanlastyearandsays, unchanged at g67, exactly goingtocollege. ln"oaiii"", studentmissesmorethanten studenttofail theirthirdperiod "Peoplewhocometoschool the same score as received he said SAT takerJ w!r" e eriods. in a class, he class because of absences get good grades." by the state as awhole. unprepared and made'imr" lrlorytically tails the class. even while remaining eligible student opinion is perry,s math score etfort to prepare, r.".rriing'-in t:ly1ly' lhe new.attendance to pass other classes. more divided. The elimination rosebyfivepointsfror45gto loweraverage.*r"..""" policy is slightly more students are being ofcollege.dayshasparticularly 464. Unfortunately, pM,s He said many complicated than that, but reminded that any absence frustrated students. "l think verbal scoresdroppedbythe students put .""i;;i; that'sthegeneral idea. hurtstheirchancestodowell. they should excuse college sameamount,from4ogto4o3. performance uero*' oih"i There will be no 'college days" will days because it's part of our lndiana educators -priorities, like jobs. more excused or unexcused count as absences. future," saidjuniorRobSauer. absences. lf you're absent, Most teachers say they Senior David Recently returned sludents get down to business in 7th period chemislry class. The attitude was generally posilive as the school resumed its lamiliar routine. you're absent. Students gill approve of the new policy. Likens agrees. He thinks the be permitted to make up Mr. Lyndon Wall new policy's ten absences per missed work, provided they said,"l thinkitsoneof thebest semester is fair, but college weren'ttruant.Afterastudent's policy choices our district has days should be an exception. fourth and eighth absences madesincethedisciplinecode Some argue that parents will be warned that went into effect several years those smart enough to pass theirchildisindangerof failing. ago. lt gets to the heart of the despite missing many school Exceptions will be problemsinourschools.There days should be allowed to made for extended illnesses. are many things wrong with pass. ln response lf students miss four or more our educational system, but administrators maintain that days consecutively the entire the biggest problem by far is students who miss more than string will count as just four that too many students have tendaysinasemester(except days if a doctor's note is been unwilling to get to school those with extended illnesses) provided. and get to work." are rarely students who show Since the 'ten "From a teacher's point of mastery of their subject absencss then fail" policy view, I like not having to mess material. lnstead, they say, applies to each class with the excused and they are students refusing to individually,studentsarebeing unexcused absenses," said make valid efforts at school encouraged to schedule vital Mr. Jerry Brown. who often disrupt classes appointments during various Mr. Ron Cunning- because they are continually class periods so they don't ham is optimistic about the outof stepwithotherstudents. falter blamed the drop in part on students' failure to take challenging classses and on students' working too much after school. Educators believe that the verbal scores are declining because students no longer read enough. State Super- intendent of Public lnstruction. H. Dean Evans told the lndianapolis Star that the decline in SAT scores was indicative of students' current apathy toward scholastic excellence. PM counselor Robert Banks agreed. 'We're dropping because students don't care,'he said. "Parents and students are just not SAT SCORES AT A GLANCE Yerbal Math Comblned National Average 1990 1989 State Average L990 1989 .'',.+ 0f'...........,... 408

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THE PERRY MERIDIAN" Soaring

with the Falcons"rOCUS .................September 14, l99Alssue I

Perry's SAT stable;nation, stateBy Mark Welter

The most recentbatch of Scholastic AptitudeTest (SAT) scores are in.Scores are available for PM,for the state of lndiana and forthe rest of the nation.

As a state, lndianaplaced fifth lowest in thecountry in this year's tests,earning a combined verbaland math score of 867 out of1600, down four points fromlast year.

The nationalaverage lor the two scorescombined last year was 900,down from 903 in'89.

Perry's scores werea good news - bad news

il!i'l"JJ!""'"T3ffiIiffi :":::'tlU:l{{[,"J,1'I;, Attendance policy sets specific limits;:[::t3'J:':i.'j:H:*#: m ?arj "J,til15J;:J[I By sophie.chou & accumurate too many resurts He points out that this

bad newswasthatitdidn'tgo yearandthatm"ny fia.i"f,ing Theresa Ci:11": absences in any one class' lt year's absentee list is much

up either. lt remained ine sRt nau no intention"o"t . ,fl"l l:w on, if a is possible, forexample, fora shorterthanlastyearandsays,

unchanged at g67, exactly goingtocollege. ln"oaiii"", studentmissesmorethanten studenttofail theirthirdperiod "Peoplewhocometoschool

the same score as received he said SAT takerJ w!r" e eriods. in a class, he class because of absences get good grades."

by the state as awhole. unprepared and made'imr" lrlorytically tails the class. even while remaining eligible student opinion is

perry,s math score etfort to prepare, r.".rriing'-in t:ly1ly' lhe new.attendance to pass other classes. more divided. The elimination

rosebyfivepointsfror45gto loweraverage.*r"..""" policy is slightly more students are being ofcollege.dayshasparticularly

464. Unfortunately, pM,s He said many complicated than that, but reminded that any absence frustrated students. "l think

verbal scoresdroppedbythe students put .""i;;i; that'sthegeneral idea. hurtstheirchancestodowell. they should excuse college

sameamount,from4ogto4o3. performance uero*' oih"i There will be no 'college days" will days because it's part of our

lndiana educators -priorities, like jobs. more excused or unexcused count as absences. future," saidjuniorRobSauer.absences. lf you're absent, Most teachers say they Senior David

Recently returned sludents get down to business in 7th period chemislry class.The attitude was generally posilive as the school resumed its lamiliar routine.

you're absent. Students gill approve of the new policy. Likens agrees. He thinks thebe permitted to make up Mr. Lyndon Wall new policy's ten absences permissed work, provided they said,"l thinkitsoneof thebest semester is fair, but collegeweren'ttruant.Afterastudent's policy choices our district has days should be an exception.fourth and eighth absences madesincethedisciplinecode Some argue thatparents will be warned that went into effect several years those smart enough to passtheirchildisindangerof failing. ago. lt gets to the heart of the despite missing many school

Exceptions will be problemsinourschools.There days should be allowed tomade for extended illnesses. are many things wrong with pass. ln responself students miss four or more our educational system, but administrators maintain thatdays consecutively the entire the biggest problem by far is students who miss more thanstring will count as just four that too many students have tendaysinasemester(exceptdays if a doctor's note is been unwilling to get to school those with extended illnesses)provided. and get to work." are rarely students who show

Since the 'ten "From a teacher's point of mastery of their subjectabsencss then fail" policy view, I like not having to mess material. lnstead, they say,applies to each class with the excused and they are students refusing toindividually,studentsarebeing unexcused absenses," said make valid efforts at schoolencouraged to schedule vital Mr. Jerry Brown. who often disrupt classesappointments during various Mr. Ron Cunning- because they are continuallyclass periods so they don't ham is optimistic about the outof stepwithotherstudents.

falterblamed the drop in part onstudents' failure to takechallenging classses and onstudents' working too muchafter school. Educators believethat the verbal scores aredeclining because students nolonger read enough.

State Super-intendent of Public lnstruction.H. Dean Evans told thelndianapolis Star that thedecline in SAT scores wasindicative of students' currentapathy toward scholasticexcellence. PM counselorRobert Banks agreed. 'We'redropping because studentsdon't care,'he said. "Parentsand students are just not

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Channel L brings video to PMBy Richard Hildebrand

Channel One, a 12-minute news program, is to beshown to PM students for thefirst time sometime this monthduring Homeroom. Theprogram, which educatorshope will increase studentawareness of. geography andcurrent events, offers a youth-oriented format that featuresshort, fast-paced newssegments and youngerreporters.

Last spring, asurvey was given to PerryTownship students, faculty,and parents to determine theamount of support lor ChannelOne, because there had beenopposition to showing studentsadvertisements (which will beincluded on Channel One)durlng school time. Despitevocal opposition by somemembers ol the community,the results showed thatstudents favored allowingChannel One into the schoolby a count of 1 282 to 59, whileparents supported it 273 to 1 9.Teachers supported thechange to Channel One by anoverwhelming count of 89 tonine, bringing the count for allsurveys to 1644 (94.9%) forand 87 (5.1%) against.

Media specialistConnie Mitchell said'As soon

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from firstthrough third periods,one will be taken from fourth,sixth, and seventh periods.Fifth period will be l3 minuteslonger than it currently is.

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Channel One because of theads. The company thatproduces Channel One,Knoxville-based WhittleCommunications, stated intheir literature that they wouldaccept no commercialsadvertising alcohol, tobacco,contraceptives, femininehygiene products, or anythingelse they deem inappropriatefor schools. Whittle will providefre equipment necessary to

show Channel One; a satellitedish, two VCR's, and a TV forevery 23 students. Whittlerequires that Channel Onemust be shown more than 907oof the time to over 907o of thestudent body.

The shows ihem-selves will include quicksummaries of major events,as well as a map of whereeach event took place in orderto increase geographicalawareness. lt will also showstories oriented toward themiddle school and high schoolage group, as well as twominutes of commercials.

The system current-ly being installed at PM willalso allow the school tocablecast other programmingthroughout the building whenit so chooses.

How long can lt be beloreMr. Bolyard's on T.V.?

PertT Meridian High School

as I saw it, lsaw the potential."Channel One is to

be shown during Homeroomon Tuesday and Friday, andduring an extended fifth periodon other d3ys. The school day

minutes longer now at thestate's request to ensure thatPerry of fers sufficientinstructional time. The statecurrently refuses to considertime spent watching ChannelOne as instructional time.

Once Channel Oneprogramming is begun atPerry, the school's dailYschedule will differ from thatutilized thus far this schoolyear. Two minutes will be taken

Attendance rewardsBy Lezza Harman

Students with perfectattendance will be entered in adrawing at the end of the year.The administration haspromised one senior a trip,possibly to he Bahamas.

Underclassmen will have thechance to win King's lslandtickets.

These offerings, likethe new attendan@ policy aredesigned to increase studentattendance.

Like news done right!

Jazz at MeridianBy Lezza Harmon

The JazzAmbassadors of the USArmy Field Band will playat Meridian MiddleSchool's gym September2'l at 7:30. The group ispart of the uS Army Band.Admission to the concertwill be free.

Bertram postsjobs openings

By Greg ShoemakerGuidance

counselor Dave Bertramis posting employmentadson a job board outside theGuidance Office that mayintereststudents. He asksthatoriginals remain on theboard. Copies areavailable. The boardchanges regularly sostudents should check itperiodically. lf you find anad of interest, please letMr. Bertram know. He isinterested in how the boardhelps stud€nts.

PM enrollmentrebounds to 11701

By Don WelrickPM's enrollment has

rebounded from last year'stotal of 1,640. This Year1,701 are enrolled. TheSophomore Class, with460 students, is largest.There are 429 juniors and428 freshmen.

The SeniorClass hasdeclined by 57 to 384 asstudents harae failed toadvance or dropped out.

PM grad namedFair Queen again

By Emily ThompsonPMHS grad

Nikki Lee was recentlycrowned Marion CountyFair Queen. This is thethird consecutive year thata PM grad has won thecrown.

Other Perrystudents placing in the topten were Therem Mulkeyand Dobble Hohn.

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Most new teachers at PM part timeBy Jlll Lovel!

Mr. Ed Henry is Perry'snew Assistant Principal. He isa graduate of Southport HighSchool and I ndiana University.He is married with threechildren and has worked inPerry Township for 15 years.

He says he wassomewhat surprised by thewarm reception received hereat PM. He says students havebeen very accepting of him

and that he would like to getout into the halls to talk withthem.

Mr. Joel Black willteach U.S. Government. Mr.Black is a graduate of BenDavis High Scttool and lndianaUniversity. He and his wife areexpecting a baby in October.He taught in Pike Townshiplor six years before moving toPerry. He says the discipline

of PM's student body hasimpressed him.

A number ol otherleachers are new to PM'sfaculty this year, but will beteaching here only part of theday. Mr. Cllff Lehman willteach in the Music Departmentboth here and at KeystoneMiddle School.

Roberta Terhune willteach the handicapped bothhere and at MacArthur.

Beth Shipley will teach

the hearing impared at Perryand at Keystone Middle.

Mrs. Jolly Conrad willteach in the Art Departmentsof both Perry and KeystoneMiddle.

Mlchelle Colllnsreturns to the EnglishDepartment after having beengone a year.

Mrs. BarbaraFasbinder will teach Spanishfulltime when she returns frommaternity leave.

Mr. Joe! Black

Mr. Ed Henry

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Perry Meridian High School

College entrance test dates setSAT-ACT-PSAT/NMSOT

By Amanda Holsclaw school code, #151724,The Scholastic recorded on the application

Aptitude Test (SAT) dates for and must be mailed by thethe 1990-91 school year are: student before the application

May 4, 1991 The PreliminaryJune 1, 1991 Scholastic Aptitude TestThe American (PSAT) will be available to

College Test (ACT) dates are: juniors and qualif iedOctober 28, 1990 sophomores who sign up byDecember8,1990 Tuesday, October 16. The

as expected due to lack of competitive group. Hepreparation, said band director anticipates betterperformanceWilliam Deal. He explained this year because the bandthat during band camp, held 'hates to lose."

combine ,into

one school?By Nikki Brown

No, they will NOT.According to

Superintendent RaymondFatheree there is no way that

after athletic events ::T.ff:l"J,Ln'#ffi',::,n:

rumors that Perry andByDawnOverbeck hopetobringmorespirittothe Southportwillbecombinedgo

Parents of Athletes sctrool and make it show around every year, but thatSupporting Spirit dances, during the games. they have no basis in fact.

That should comeothenrise known as PASS Dances take placedances, are being held his in the gym or lront foyer. The as a relief to the 53 percent ofyear after home athletic next PASS dance will be PM's population who recentlyewnts. PASS is a group of September2Safterthefootball told a FOCUS survey theyparents trying to add spirit to game with Southport. dislike the idea of combiningschoolaaivities and to provide Other dances are the ttiro schoolsa healthy environment for scheduled for October 6 after The 27 percentwhostudents to 'hang out' after the volleyball game against said they would be for such asctrool events. Southport (at Southport), union are apparently out of

The group was put October 13 (ttre Homecoming luck. That includes juniortogetherlastfallwhenPrincipal Dance), and November 21 DavldSwalmwhofavoredtheJames Head said he would (afler the basketball game union because'At least tlrensupport such an idea. The against Southport). Dress is frey would have all the stupid

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CIip and SaveSept. 27 Football team bonfireOct. 11 Homecoming Dinner

Extravaganza 5:00-7:30Homecoming Parade 5:30Pushcart Race 6:30Crowning of King and Queen/Rally 7:30

Oct. 12 Homecoming Football Game 7:30Oct. 25-26 Teacfrer ln-Service Days (No school)Nov. 1&18 Bradford Woods Outdoor Challenge

Education ProgramNov. 22-23 Thanksgiving Vacation (No school)Dec. 8 Christmas Dance 8:00-11:00Dec. 21 Last day before Winter Break

Jan.2 Retum to schoolJan. 9 Flnal ExamsJan. l0 End of first semesterJan. 1 1 Teachers Meeting (No school)Jan. 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No school)Mar. 5-7 ISTEP TestingMar. 1G14 Close-UpMar. 29 Last Day before Spring BreakApril 8 School re@nvenesApnl 2*26 Township Art Show 6:0G9:00May 10 Senior Mini-OlympicsMay 18 Prom 8:0G1 1:00, Afterprom l2:00-5:00May 23 Senior Final ExamsMay 24 Senior Last Day/Final ExamsMay 27 Memorial Day (No sc*rool)May 28 Last Day for students/Final Exams

Senior Graduation Practice 8:00 a.m.June 1 Graduation 11:0O a.m.

News

NovemberS, 1990 deadline. The test location iDecember t, tgSO centers are listed on the form. IJanuary 26, 1991 The fee for the SAT orACT isMarch 16, 1991 at least $12.00.

Februaryg, 1991 PSAT helps prepare for the fApril 6, 1991 SAT and may allow a student * "June 8, 1991 to become a National Merit pEggnl;y elected to serve as Freshman Class for the 1990.91 school year were MeaganForthoseinterested Scholar. Registration for the Hu11, president, Lydia Tansinsin, vice presidenl, and Megan Miller secretary/lreasurer,

in entering a college, the SAT PSATwill begin the first week

:i.i:"'-J:, ":1,?'l:"1 3["",i1"Y;'i,",ii? 11,1t""# The world comes to Perryapplication must have the counselors.

Band hates to lose J"::: :,ffi:,h,;,:tr ]- -l'**:ri:";:H):: l:i*1h,lfttrI:#fr[By Mark we*er Dear and the band are ready ;:',J#i,"","?ll:::H.,rJ:fl

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The PMHS to 'crank it up" in future (Japanf andseniors Deborah washomesick,Alvarosaid,"lt Japan she had to wear amarching band is back in full competitions. Deal cited the i.'Lacerda (Brazil), Alvaro isbestformetoforgetSpainif uniform,couldnotwearmake-step for the 1990-91 contest addition of Mr. Cliff Lehman- yo;"" (Spiln), Kerstln I am to suceed heie in up, jewelry, have a perm,orseasonafterstumblingearlier asassistantdirectorasoneof Hoenickl' (G"rr"ny), America." Deborah is very evenhavoherearpierced!this year. the reasons for the marching Carsten SundmanThe band band's new enthusiasm. The (Denmark). pascale Nodot.participatedinthisyear'sState otherreasonhegavewasthat belange (francel and pabloFair but did not place as well thePMHSmarchersareavery

Will Perry &Southport

August 6-10, the performers 'We haveconcentrated more on their something to prove," he said.field routine and less on State The bandwillperform in districtFair competition. competition Saturday the 29th

With the contest at Perry Stadium.season starting tomonow, Mr.

Dances to be held

people behind this program casual. people in one place."

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We've got too many Peoplebacking us up to lose. And I

think a lew more of thehostages will be freed, not all,but a few."

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Sophomore MikeCarnahan said, "l don't thinkpeople should die over a canof oil. lf we would have just letthe hostages die over there itwould have been a lot lessthan the Iives lost by going towar. I think they might resolveit for now, but Saddam Husseinis kind of crazy and he mighttry something more aftereverything cools ofi."

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Iraq. o . How will it end?By Amanda Holsclaw

August 2 markedthe beginning of a newinternational adventureinvolving the United States andforeign allies;they have forgeda bond to provide the first full-scale test of the concept ofcollective security as outlinedin the ,)riginal United Nations(UN) charter.

When SaddamHussein, president ol lraq,ordered his army to invadeKuwait, a major internationaloil supplierthe act of expansionprompted the United Statesand other countries to takeaction againsta man some callthe next Hitler.

Several PMstudents and teachers wereasked to predict how theYbelieve the situation will beeventually resolved.(lnterestinglY, it seems thatmale students hold muchstronger opinions than femalestudents.)

lf you had to predictthe outcome, whatwould it be?How would war affect theeconomy?Would there actuallYbe a chemicalwar? Would thedraft be reinstated? ls the crisisone of your major concerns?

Mrs.Carol Flscher:"Unfortunately, I thinksomething will arise onlybecause of the expendituresthey have spent to get the menover there . . .lf anything doeshappen, I think Hussein will bethe one to initiate it."

Mr. RonCunningham: "l think nothingis going to happen in terms ofwar-the thing will be resolved.I think probably the militarybuildup over there has calledSadda,n Hussein's bluff, butby the same token I can't helpbut think thatwe are just dying

for him to do something. I thinkwe are eager for war . . . andour purpose for being overthere is a classic coveruP of'Read my lips."'

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Junior DanielPhares: 'The United Nationshas backed us so far, so theY

will have to back us if thehostages' lives have to be

sacrificed ,or the rest o{ theworld."

Senior DavidLikens: ' lt could be WWlll. ltiust depends on how theleaders handle arisingconflicts. lt concerns me a lotbecause my birthdaY is comingup in January; by then the crisismay be worse and reinstatingthe draftcould be a PossibilitY."

Sophomore DaveRogers said, "l think Husseinis going to mess around withus some more.lthinkthe threatof chemical warfare is the sameas the threat of nuclearwarfare ;

the threat is alwaYs going to bethere, but no one is willing touse them. We wouldn't go towar because no onewould gainanything from it.'

Junior ShawnAppleget said, 'l think we aregoing to have to go to warbecause we blocked all theirfoodandtheir moneY so theY'regoing to have to do something.

JuniorKen Sitzmansaid, "l think that all-out warwill be avoided between usand lraq because ofexpenses.And eventually diplomaticmeans will solve our problems.I think Hussein should soonrelease the hostages becauseof U.S. threats. And I alsobelieve that if Hussein makesa move it will be soon beloreAmerica is at full force.-

Senior Mike Alfordexpects that lraq will seek to

draw lsrael into the struggle so

lraq can gain Arab allies bY

painting the stuggle as a warbetween Muslims and theinfidels. He worries that lraqalready has nuclearcaPabilitY.

September 14,1990

Drug testing comingto Indiana high schools

By Amanda HolsclawJusthow much privacy do students have? Where

do the state and school boards draw the line betweenpersonal rights and school regulations? Random drug

testing of athletes in several lndiana high schools now puts

that question to the test. Lafayette Harrison High School

is one of the three Hoosier schools which have adopted a

policy of drug testing athletes and cheerleaders. Spencer-

Owen Community School Corporation will begin testing

athletes this fall. Munster High School will test students in

all extracu rricular activities.More and more high schools are seriously

considering the program, lndianapolis Public Schools (lPS)

being one of them.While the other programs have been designed

lor athletes only, IPS is considering testing for all students,not iust athletes. Apparently, random drug testing isbecoming a thing of the future. What do you think?

Senior Herb Dove says, 'l think all schools

should have them(drug testing programs). First of all tostop steroid use because it makes people quicker and

stronger, and it gives them the edge over me because I

don't use them. I think half of the students would accept it

and the other half wouldn't. To me it's not barging in on

their rights (to test people). It just has to be done becausedrugs are illegal and preventing crimes is not breaking in

on your rights."Sophomore Danielle Vornholt says," I think it's

fair that they test people because any of the sports players

could be using at any time. ln the long run, testing could

help athletes, but it should be their choice whether they

want to get help or not."Senior James Grider says "l think they should

test ,or drugs. lf someone is out there on the field that's

high they may do something crazy. lt should not be usedto nail them, but to help them."

Senior Eric Addington says "lf they are going to

test a certain group they've gotto test everyone-teachersincluded."

Several teachers were asked how they wouldfeel about being tested at random. Most said they would

want to see a specific program proposed before theydecided il they were in favor of it or not.

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Originals witnessed student changeBy Tonya Lee

Thirty-four facultyand staff members have beenhere for all of Perry's 18 years(see box). Most of the"originals" agree that the thingwhich has changed most inthe last 18 years is . . . the kids.

Mr. Bud Sautersays that kids today certainlydress differently, but morelmportantly theirattitudes have

changed. He believes today'skids face more pressures.

'They face a lot ofpersonal distractions that theydidn't have 20years ago,"saysMr, Steve Taylor.

Mostof theteachersinterviewed about P M's historysay that for too many kidsschool is no longeratop priorityand that more kids today arestruggling to overcome

unsupportive home back-grounds. Over and overteachers pointed out theproblems caused by one-parent homes, byoveremphasis on "part time"jobs and by a lack of parentalsupport for education.

Mrs. Nina Day saidmany parents want schools todiscipline and motivate so theywon't have to do it themselves.

Mrs. HazelWhitesall called television anegative influence on theattitude toward learning. "Ateacher certainly didn't haveto contend with the attitudesshe might now."

On a relatedsubject, most !eachers believethat the problemswith low SATscores and many other studentlearning problems can belinked to the fact that "kidsdon't read enough anymore."Teachers say that TV, videogames and other similar trendshave limited teens' ability togather and understandinformation.

Mr. James Hohltsaid there is "a little bit lessrespect for the teacher (today)from the student." Like manyteachers, Mr. Hohlt believes

that kids today have fewerrole models.

Mr. Phil Straderdoesn't believe students havechanged so much as the worldhas changed. He seesstudents offered a much widerchoice of behavior options andthinks that is why kids appearchanged. Kids today have thesame motivations, 'kidshaven't changed, it's just thattoday the world they respondto has changed.'

On the positive side,most teachers believe teenstoday are more globally aware

than teens of 20 years ago.Several teachers said theythink today's teens are alsoslower to make negativejudgements about people whoare different lrom them.

Teachers believethat busing may be part ol thereason why teens today aremore accepting than those ofthe past. The vast majority ofthe teachers with whom wespoke said they believed thatbusing has had a positiveimpact on the student body.

Mrs. Day says shebelieves desegregation hasmade a big difference forthosekids who have gone throughthe system since kindergarten.She says she believes theyare more disciplined, betterprepared and more accepting.

Mr. Jerry Mullinixsaid,"l feel that most kids -white or black - take too littlepride in their homework andlearning. This may have beenbrought about by the judgeDillon ruling (the decisionordering forced desgregationof lndianapolis PublicSchools), because before itwasn't this way. We still have10 to 20 percent that reallycare and 80 percent that justwant to pass.'

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,ffiThe 34 survlvorsMr. Jamee HeadMrs. Nina DayMr. Ron CunninghamMr. Jay CampbellMr. Bud SauterMrs. Hazel WhitesallMr. Jerry MulllnlxMrs. Betty ToombsMr. Robert BanksMr. David BertramMrs. Marlorie BogerMrs. Arlene AutryMrs. Joan HowellMr. Tom BohleenMrs. Jan BorradalleMrs. Alma HlgbeeMr. Kelly Clore

Mr. Charles EarleMrs. Carol Fischer

Mr. Jim HohltMr. Ken Knabel

Ms. Clndy McClalnMr. Jim Nichols

Mrs. Lennyce PowersMrs. Mary RebberMr. James Roach

Mr. Jlm SmithMr. Phll StraderMr. Terry Straln

Mr. Steve TaylorMr. Robert Wagner

Mrs. Paulette WendtMr. Roland McGathey

Mr. Davld Gerkensmeyer

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Page 6 B oys' SportsFootball 3-0, Dome tonightBy Jon Bumgarner

The football squadis off to a perfect 3-0 start.Victories came in their openerat Bloomington North, athomeagainst highly respectedMartinsville, and in an out-of-state battle with Ohio's RogerBacon H. S.

According to thelndianapolis Star, PM coachDave Enright has high praisefor the team's strong defenseas well as lor defensivecoordinator Kelly Clore.

Perry shut outBloomington North 34-0 in theiropening game. Then lastSaturday night in Ohio theypitched another shut-out,frying Bacon 25-0.'

ln three games, theFalcons have put a total of 91

points on the board whilesurrendering only 21.

Senior offensiveguard and defensive tackleJeff Mills praised the defenseby saying, "Our defense canhang with anyone in the state."

One doubt Coach Enrightmentioned to the Starconcerned the team's depth."We have a lot of guys playingboth ways." lnjuries to keyplayers could prove disastrousfor the team since so manYguys are playing both offenseand defense.

So far the injurystatus looks like this: Seniormiddle linebacker TonyBieszczat injured ligamentsin his knee againstMartinsville.Bieszczat missed the entireRoger Bacon game and is was

was questionable for tonight'sgame versus Noblesville, butwill play, and senior BrianHommel, a reciever and astarter in the secondary,fractured his collar bone in theRoger Bacon game and isexpected to be out for sixweeks.

Coach Enright seemsconfident his team well remainhealthy due to the extensiveoff-season workout programthe football team endures.

Coach Enrightenloys watching back-uPplayers improve as the seasonprogresses.

Senior quarterback andstrong safety Travis Ridnerhas displayed his versatilitY bY

excelling both offensivelY anddefensively. Alter two gameshe led the county in passingyards and he currently leadsthe team with f iveinterceptions. Ridner isconfident in his team and says,"We've got a lot of players

By Don WettrickPerry's striders

have hobbled to a painful 0-3record start.

Their record is the

coming back"'so look for..a seniorchris Magnus drivesagalnsthls rival from seventh-

Tu;iffi-uilli .'Hip ;'Tffi il;;result of competing agairsuch rong ressed compet,,,l',1 Tg n n i s sq u ad stru g g I i n g3'",I3i l^5X1"3"9,i,.";"i to Iive up to predictionsand of injuries to top runners.

Thirteen of the By Scott Simpson Optimism remains

team's 18 runners are Pre-season polls about f reshman Steveunderclassmen . tanked this year's tennis team Brizmdine, PM's no. 1 singles

Mostoftheteamwill lOthinthestate. CoachMike player. Bagley said that

be back and healthy for the Bagleyfeltitcouldbeasgood "Brizmdine is the bestSeptember 17 Ben Davis aspastPMregionalchampion freshman in Perry history."

lnvitational. The Falcons are teams. Theteamhasruninto Other singlesexpecting a strong a few problems, however, playersareiuniorGregDialatperformancebyseniorsAdam losing 4 of 9 matches and #2 singles and senior co-

Rhodes and Chrts futagnuc falling out of the top ten. captain Keir Thelander at #3.

September 14, 1990

Falcons to roost in DomeBy Jon Bumgarner

Tonight, the Falcon football team will enter the unfriendlyconfines of the Hoosier Dome to face the NoblesvilleMillers. Perry, 3 and 0 this season, but winless in previousvisits to the Dome, will battle the Millers in Perry's fourthcontest of the season.

Though many ofthose interested inattending this footballspectacle have alreadypurchased tickets,tickets will be sold lor$6 at the gate.

Kickoff for Perry willbe at 8:30, but avidfootball fans who wishto see more may arriveat 6:00 to witness thelirstgameof thedoubleteature betweenSouthport andRoncalli.

See maplordireaions.

and juniors Austin Crosleyand Bill McGee.

Normally the crosscountry team stops accepting

members by the second weekof school, however becauseof injuries the team is stillseeking additional runners.

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PertT Meridian High School

"They are pretty good, but theyhave not reached their fullpotential yet."

The reserve teamhas won two of their first threegames during the past twoweeks. The reserve squadincludes f ive juniors, sixsophomores and freshmannewcomer Angie Shumaker.

Coach Lynn Tychesaid her squad wasn't yetprepared in all areas, thoughit has great potential.

Swimmers rise to shineBy Kelly Kosten weeks, so that means we have

PM's girls' swim team to work harder and improveplungedintotheir l99Oseason quicker to reach our goals,"by training at five a.m. and by Elainesaid. Lydiacommentedhaving full practices and that, "lt is such an individualworking with weights before sport, you really only get intotheir meets.

and senior Elalne Schaler and Tom Bohlsen haveseemtohawotherconcerns. already guided the talented"Swimming and diving season team to victories over Franklinhas been cut back by two and Warren Central.

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Girls' Sports

By Kelly KoslenOur lady cross country

team has been battling boththe heat and its opponents.The team f inished rhird behindTerre Haute North and BenDavis in the Pike lnvitationaland then lost to highly regardedSouthport in a dual meet.

Both meets were run insweltering heat.

Junior Kara Deal led allfinishers in the Southport

meet, but the Cardinalsdisplayed better team depth.

The leam feels it is muchimproved over last year. Somerunners have improved theirtimes by as much as 58seconds.

Senior captain Kim Reedwas surprised to see her teamranked 20th in thestate. 'lf weare at twenty now, wait 'tillhey see our injured runnershealed and our younger team

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Netters reach for potentialBy Suean Naue

The girls' varsityvolleyball team launched itsseason with a big win overGolumbus North before losinga heart breaker to 4th rankedJennings County.

This yeads varsitysquad indudes eight seniors(seven of whom arelettenromen), two juniors andsophomore Colleen Doyle.

Coach JanBorradaile says of the team

Junior Jill Zavela says their participating. lt would really _

I,fi[iq'i],"irt'.. ill l;"T:x'J:}::"*!"* ,"oer; Rltnners working up a sweatfreshman Lydla Tanslnsln Coaches Jan Hendrlcks

it if you are the oneJunior Kara Deat, lar ouldistancing her competilion, strides toward her lirst place finlshat the Southport meel (Photo by Don Weltrlck).

members run!"The lady runners are also

pleased that the field in theirSectional will apparently beeasier than in the past.Everyone is pretty confidentoverall and looks fonvard togoing to the State competition.

The team would like moresupport at their home meets atBurkhart Elementary School.Entrancg to cross countrymeets is free.

Frosh sensation leading golfers238(lngolfhelowscorewins). 43, her best score of theFreshman wonder Cherle season. Despite her heroics,Yeager was the team's Ben Davis won fre meetmedalist. easily.

Yeager recently Looking aheadholed out from 100 yards to oachGregHarvethsaid,'Wes@re an eagle using her have to work harder in ordertopitching wedge. The place high in tre County andoutstanding feat ocqlrred on to qualify for Regionals."a par 5 at Perry's "home' Thegirls'nexthomecourse, Smock. Yeager's matcfr will be September '18

eagleonthesthholeinameet against Howe and Warrenagainst Ben Davis ledherto a Cental.

By Susan NaueThe girls' goll

season is now in full swingafter its first meet, which wasto have been with FranklinCentral, was postponed.

The team's matcfrwith Martinsville went off asscheduled, though Perry lostby a few strokes.

The girls then put acheck in the win column bybeating Broad Ripple 223 -

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Page 8 Opinion

The 1990.91 FOCUS staff (back rowfrom lefl to right) Amanda Holsclaw, Scotl Simpson,shelly Kiel, Richard Hildebrand, Mark welter, susan Naue, Tonya Lee, Nikki Brown, KellyKosten, Jon Bumgarner, Jenni Newman, Emily Thompson, Toniecha Hill. (Front row)

Lezza Harman, Don Wettrick, Greg shoemaker, sophie Ghou, Dawn Overbeck, Liz Pinna,

Jill Lovell, Theresa Charles.

September 14, 1990

A man's gotta chew what

a man's gotta chew !!!By Nikki Brown

Yes, most of us have stepped in or at least seen those slimy

brown blotches of saliva that accumulate in the stairwells. Or

maybe we've seen the telltale "ring around the pocket." lt's

smokeless tobacco, the "masculine" thing to chew. How high

school students have maturedl Move over pacifiers, here

comes smokeless tobacco.It is a real turn-on to see a guy with a mutated lower lip

flapping in the wind . . . NOT. Prolonged usage results in

chronic bad breath, tooth loss, tooth damage, a diminishedsense of smell and taste, excessive saliva and a constant need

to spit.l'm not sure how most girls feel, but for me going out with a

guy who has almost no teeth (and those thatremain are stainedbrown), wears a stinky rendition of Brut, takes me to White

Castle, spits constantly and then secretly tries to rub it into the

floor is not my idea of a dream date.Although some may believe that smokeless tobacco is

harmless, it leads to many deaths from heart disease, strokes,and larynx and esophageal cancers. lt is considerably more

addictive than smoking because the nicotine is absorbeddirectly into the bloodstream.

Perry teachers were instructed this year to pay special

attention to anyone "dippin'the chaw" and to refer them to thedean. So the next time you reach for the ring, remember those

things of vatue: your teeth, tongue, sense of smell, sense oltaste, your life, your chance at a Prom date and those precious

ten attendance days that could be at stake.Take my advice . . . don't spit into the wind.

of volleyball season? Whathappens if Channel One isn'tinstalted on time? Answer:Students are inconvenienced,

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Teach your children wellBy Scott Simpson

What happens ifyou're late to class? lf you arerepeatedly tardy, you may facegoing to lSS.

What hapPens ifyou turn in your homeworklate? Your teacher willprobably give you an F.

Students are told tobe prompt. They should be.

Now what happensif the school doesn't get thecarpet in on time? Whathappens if the new bleachersdon't get put in before the start

Your goals are our goalsBy Rlchard Hildebrand

The FOCUS feels it is important to publish school news, butin ourviewwe should do more. The FOCUS wants to introducePerry students to the 'big picture." We want them to lorm viewsand take an active part in the issues that surround them.

The FOCUS staff wants to help mold student opinion in anattempt to involve students in directing their school's efforts.We want to give students a voice to allow them the freedom ofspeech which Americans are taught to cherish.

We would like the FOCUS to be entertaining; we wantstudents to look foruvard to it and keep it as a memory.

Most of all, the staff would like to leave a positive legacy.

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administration exPectsstudents to be responsible andto get things done on time, butI think they should learn tomeasure up to their ownstandards! The old phrase "Doas I say, notas I do"just won'tcut it with today's students.

Itwould be b€tter, it

seems to me, if adultsremembered the adage"Actions speak louder thanwords - .. orreferrals."

:S,.}:,q*r!i,,':td LOCkefS Can be SeafchedThe school's ad

By Dawn OverbeckThe inspection of a

student's locker will not takeplace unless the princiPal or a

School nurse suggestsimmunization shots

High schoool and middle

scirool students have recentlYcontracted measles and/ormumps. The school nurse is

recommending that studentswho haven't received animmunization shot in the Pastten years get one now.

Lunch checks payable toMSD Perry of Township

Lunch paymentchecks should now be madepayable to Perry Township.

designated administrator hasprobable cause to believe itcontains contraband(something illegal or againstschool rules).

lf the locker issearched the student will benotified il at all possible. lfcontraband is found it will bedestroyed or placed in thehands of the authorities.

The search of amotor vehicle WILL NOT takeplace unless the student, his/her parent, or the owner of the

vehicle is present.lf the person

refuses to let the principal ordesignee search the vehicle itwill result him/her being unableto bring the vehicle onto schoolgrounds.

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