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Sophomores Alyson Friedman a nd
Rebecca In gram work together to fini sh
their geometry homework . The girl s said
the homework wasn' t difficult because
they had help from each oth er.
photo by Rebecca Smedlund

Students may have tried to avoid Students use numbers to
them, but no matter where they went the help in everyday situa-
numbers haunted them. Students rea lized
that numbers were involved in many tions other than just in
things other th an math. Many used th em
at work, in sports, and for figuring grades. math and science classes.
"I became interested in numbers
when I rea lized that $1 0 buys more ca ndy
than $5," sop homore Olga Tomchin sa id.
However, junior Alex Ratskin
took a different approach to an interest in
numbers. He felt that it wasn't a matter of
interest, but a matter of force d
cooperation by teachers and parents.
Numbers were used in day-to-
day situations, not just math. Math
teacher, Donn Kasner , sa id that math skills
help in many different daily situations.
"Everyone uses math skills to
balance a checkbook, budget money, and
figure pay roll," Kasner sa id.
Tomchin also felt a responsibility
to use numbers in class es other than
math. She used numbers at finals time to
figure out what she needed to get on her
final to get an A. For exa mple: "I need a
115% on this final to get an A in this
class ."
Other students used numbers
associa ted with their job, whether it was
counting change, adding supplies, or
counting inve ntory. Ratski n, along with
se nior Brad Abramson , counted change at
work. Abramson worked at Zio's where
he made pizza and worked the cas h
register.
Just as much as students try to
stay away from numbers, numbers
surrounded th em, eve n the tea chers.
Kasner sa id that he used numbers in
spo rts. His favorite number, 31, was his
old high school basketball number, and
he also used numbers to figure the
statisti cs of all the varsity football games .

Taking a break from classes, senior Chris-
tine Renfrow works on her accounting
homework . Students had around one to
two hours of homework each ni ght.
photo by Rebecc;~ Smedlund

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