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Co01puters Offer Advantages The writing lab enabled students to usc th e computer
Andria Skaff duri ng the day and aft er school Monday through Thursda]
It gave students a chance to work on homework that had t•
Most often when sudents were given a properly use the computers and their programs. be typed for their class. Seni or Jodi Bremer takes advantag
report or research paper assignment, it had to be "I think the computer class benefited of the wri ti ng Jab duri ng a fre e hour. (Jason Shanahan)
typed neatly and double spaced. For some me for classes I will take in the future. I also use
students this created a problem unless he/she the computers fo r school work, report s, and
had a computer. finding books in the library," said Freshman
The school made computers accessible Jennifer Cambell.
to students by providing a writing lab which was ''I'm glad that I took a computer class.
open evenings Monday-Thursday 3:45-7:45 p.m. The classes weren't very exciting, but I learn ed
as well as every day during the week. Computer a lot, and what I learned will benefit me in the
technology classes on the IBM and Macintosh future," said Junior Stacey Earnst.
computers were also avail abl e to take. For other students, computer cl asses
Learning to use the computers through did not offer the same advantage.
classes, the help of a fri end or teacher, or figur- "My computer class didn't benefit me
in g them out without any help proved to be because I've used computers already up to thi s
benefi cial fo r students. point, and I already know everything I've
"I don't have a computer at home, so I learned," said Seni or Chad Frerichs.
have to type-report s at school. They are easy to "I haven't taken a computer cl ass be-
run after some practice," said Sophmore Brady cause I'm not interested in th em. I use the
Little. _ computers at school for reports and stori es be-
"They (computers) help with a lot of cause they make it easier than writing papers out
school reports and things like that, and usuall y by hand," said Junior Betsy Hickerson.
teachers like it better if you type papers out Even though computer classes were
because they can read and understand them not benefi cial for everyone, the accessibility of
better. Computers make school work easier," computers in school were helpful for many
said Freshman Carl Martin. students with writing papers. "They made
Computer classes added an advantage writing papers a lot easier and neater," said
to the students because students learn ed how to Frerichs. e

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Wacheld orf, Lore
Wadleigh, Maril yan
Wagaman, Andrea
Wagner, Craig
Wall ace, Larry
Wall ace. Troy

Wall er, Eri ca
Suzanne, Waller
Wang, Bryan
Warn er, Li sa
Watson, Joel
Webb, Correy
Wehner, Kri sten

Wein acht, Amber
Weisse, Dristen
Well sandt, David
Welsh, Kerry
Whitein g,Stephen
Wilcox, Natali e
Wildri ck, Adam

Will , Carl yn
Williams, Kell y
Williams, Sarah
Wilson, David
Wilson, Eli zabeth
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