VOL. XXII, NO. 1
SEPTEMBER 19, 1980

Editorial
Students Should Make School Year Count
No one must remind the Maine West student body that another school year has begun. Already many students have decided to "sluff off' the year's work. This attitude should not be as prevalent as it is.

The students who choose to ignore their responsibilities offer a number of reasons that do not hold up under close examination. Some students have stated that doing such activities as homework and attending class regularly detract from their having a good time. Wouldn't these people have a better time if they constantly were not visiting the deans' and counselors' offices to account for their lack of activity.

Another popular reason offered for not performing in class is that students who		 are not planning to go to college don't need good grades on their transcripts. The people who believe in this theory fail to realize that their prospective employers will be interested in their grades and class rankings. Poor grades will most likely prevent the student from obtaining the job he wants.

These two excuses, along with other minor ones, allow the lazy student to feel justified in ignoring his schoolwork. Ignoring schoolwork is like ignoring the future. The courses studied, grades obtained, and attitude observed in high school affects the student's future life, whether he goes to college, to work, into the armed forces, or into marriage after graduation. If a student decides not to behave in school and not to do his work, just let him be aware of the consequences.