MARCH 1989
THE FULL MOON
Features
EDITOR: KRICKETMORTON
PAGE 3
RESEARCH PAPERS CREATE HAVOC
AMONG AHS STUDENTS
BY BILL SNYDER
“Note cards, bibliographies, MLA Handbook, and rough drafts, “ are all words that make
most students cringe upon hearing them. As the teacher announces how many sources are
required and whoi the paper is due, all the students just sit there, in agony, thinking of how
much work they will have to do during the next month. Research papers are definitely a good
reason for many students’ nightmares because they are so time-consimiing (and brainpower
consuming).
One reason everyone hates doing research papers is that they are extremely hard to write.
They deal with exact details. By the time you have Hnished your papa*, you know everything
there is to know about your topic (unless you copied your older brother or sister’s paper).
Everything from note cards to the final draft has to be perfect. Researching your topic is also
a pain because you have to be a librarian to figure out where the books you need are. Who
cares about Contemporary Literary Criticism anyway?
The worst thing about research papers, by far, is that they take a lot of time. Anybody
would rather be at home lying around than doing research at Pfeiffer or Stanly County
Library. Here you are sitting in the library, looking out the window at a beautiful day, and
contemplating whetherornotyoucouldpass English if you didn’ttuminyourresearchpaper.
You finally snap out of your trance and find all those stupid books starring up at you. The
only thing worse than spending time in a library is spending time in a library during the
weekend. While everyone is out at the river or just having fim in the sun, you’re working your
fingers to the bone takingnotes thatyou’ll probably nevwuse. Working onresearch so much,
you tend to become a social outcast because you never have time for any sort of recreation.
Generally, research p^rs cause students loads of unnecessary grief. Who needs to know
how the elements of the quest apply to the Illiadl. If you still have to do a research paper this
year, good luck. The rest of us will be thinking about you when we are at the river.
Mrs. Fast's Advanced English III class sweats under the demands of a research
paper.
RELIEF AT LAST!
BY TOM STUBBS
After a rigorous winter full of academic as well
as athletic demands, just when you thought you
couldn’t take it any longer, along comes salvation in
the form of SPRING BREAK! Here in Albemarle,
students will get out of scW on March 24 and not
return until April 5, at which time they wUl receive
their third quarter rqwrt cards, so make the time
you’re out of school count; it may be your last
recreation for a while. But let’s not dwell on that and
spoil a good vacation. The eleven days allotted for
the vacationleavesampletime to rest andrecuperate
from the stresses of school, with plenty of time left
over for fun* * i. ,
For starters, you wUl want to get a headstart on
that savage tan you wish to attain and show off by
prom time. You may also w^to get staned on that
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""iVre win also be several gioupsofpeople going
to the local beaches 10 paiticipatem^ ofthepanies
L .meiuinment events sponso«d by the major
beer companies. For a few lucky people. Ft
Lauderdale, Florida, will be their spring break
destination.
For most of us though, a couple of carefree
weeks at the river, swimming and skiing dur
ing the day and partying during the night, is
just the thing we need to keep us going until
we finally get out fot the summer.
Nell Kluttz decides to use a wet suit
to try out the frigid waters of Lak®
Tillery.
A NIGHT FULL OF MEMORIES
BY KRICKET MORTON
Prom ’89, a night of elegance, slowly ap
proaches us with breathless anticipation. Only
six weeks separate us from this joyous occasion.
The annual Jr.-Sr. Prom is a tradition at Albe
marle High School. The juniors plan and prepare
the prom in honor of the seniors.
However, the juniors that participate in the
preparation of the prom are not the only ones who
must make certain plans and arrangements. The
people attending the prom must choose their
date. For the guys that have girlfriends this task
is no problem, but those who don’t have “stead
ies”, the time for “scouting out” your date is now,
so you don’t regret your choice later.
After the scary part of getting a date is over,
finding the ^propriate attire for the illustrious
evening can be a nightmare, for girls especially.
They travel from dress shop to dress shop, search
ing for the perfect formal that will make them
look absolutely magnificent Guys on the other
hand make a trip to the tailors to be measured,
which takes about 30 minutes at the most, and
then they are all set Oopps, I forgot dinner
reservations and post prom plans. Diimer reser
vations must be made early for the very nice
restaurants. Most of the places become fiill about
three or four weeks before the prom. Guys
usually discuss this with the girls, so they will go
to a place that both agree on.
Once final plans and preparations are made,
nothing is leftbutnumerous conversations about
every detail with anyone who will listen. Al
though this time is very chaotic and students
minds seem to wander during school, this glori
ous night offi^s a sense of magic and imbearable
anticipation to all of those who attend.
Last year's prom-goers wait In the restaurant parking lot as their magical evening
of dining and dancing begins.
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