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Nicholas Maddalena
Renee Magill
Keith Maly
Regina Maly
Julie Markise
Darrin Marley
Stephen Marsh
lance Martens
Robert Martin
Todd Martin
David Mason
Lori Matthews
Tiffany Matton
William Matulka
Scott Maupin
Kevin Mausbach
Robert McCarty
Thomas McCarty
Karen McClelland
Chris McCoy
Kelli McCue
Jennifer McDowell
Jennifer McGinn
Shaun McGinn

Liane Mercer
Troy Merkel
Mark Metro

nstead Of Truth-

Excuses Are Used!

t t y assignment hind a slow car, my watch
M was in my lock- stopped, the driver had to stop at
er," was a com- Burger King, we could not find a
mon excuse used daily by many clock, or the person who was
students. driving did not have a curfew.
Excuses-what were they? During school one could use
For each person how and when excuses for a variety of reasons.
they were used became an indi- One could go to the restroom, or
vidual judgment. his locker, or even to the vending
Almost everyone used them machines.
at least once a day. For Fresh- Turning red and smirking
man Krista Bosley, an excuse was were give aways for those who
something she used when she did used excuses. Other clues were
not want to do something. when he would not look anyone in
"Excuses always sounded better the eyes, or when he forgot the
than the truth if you were in a story and contradicted himself at
bind," said Senior Pat Buckler. a later time. One sophomore
Excuses were used for a stated he could tell when some-
wide variety of reasons ranging one was lying by looking them
from getting out of class to get- straight in the eyes.
ting home late. Senior Colene Everyone used excuses for
Schaaf commented, "I made up different reasons. However, no
excuses to avoid getting into matter what excuse was used, it
trouble." There were many ex- always seemed justified. ·t'N
cuses used when coming in Ia~.
Probably the most common ex-
cuse was, "my car broke down."
ther excuses were, "we got be-

Another common excuse Sophomore T ena Mohatt
98 Sophomore/ Excuses used is not getting one's homework done. searches for her assignment that the
Here one student tries to remember hit thinks is in her locker somewhere. (A.
homework by leaving notet. (P. MAHO- DAVIS)
NEY)