James Madison High School - Prospectus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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1 Tom Rice maneuvers a dolly while working at Vons. 2 Cindy Gonzales waits on a customer at Winchell's. 3 Kim Anselm collects shop- ping carts. 4 Linda Jones anxiously takes customer's orders. Watch out, McDonald's! 5 Margaret Payne prepares an ice cream cone at Baskin Robbins. 6 Becky Beverly gives service with a smile at Jack-in-the- Box. 7 Ladd McNamara works cash register at Clairemont Fun Center. Jobs 93

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Waiting for Payday Remembering that I get paid today! was enough to improve any working stu- dent's day. The sound of spare change jingling in pockets, or having a few extra dollars tucked away— what a good feeling! Students took jobs for rea- sons such as school credit, money, or general and vo- cational work experience. Madison's career center played an important part in student job placement. Ap- proximately one hundred seventy-five employers and businesses utilized these placement services offered by the school. In a four month period, five hundred thirty work permits were issued. Students held a va- riety of jobs, with the largest per-cent employed in fast food service establishments such as McDonald's, Oak Creek Cattle Co., Jack-in- the-Box and Burger King. Second largest employers were businesses involving part-time clerical skills. Stock and delivery, and gas station attendants ranked third. Not all students earned money or credit for their jobs, yet those who did di- vide their time between work and school seemed pleased. As one student commented, Sometimes it's hard, sometimes it's fun working. I even feel independent! 9? Jobs

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I he year of the Dragon, the Bicentennial, and the worst television season in history. 1975-76 was a very important and influential year upon the teenagers of America. Swing-dancing affected the style of American youths, and hard-rock music made its come-back. Kiss, Sweet, The Bay City Rollers and The Tubes emerged with new rou- tines, songs and far-out costumes. Elton John became ex- tremely popular and broke several music records. But there was much more than music in '75-'76. The unelected President, Gerald Ford, seemed to spend more time in Vale, Colorado, China and Europe than in the White House. On his various trips. President Ford had a car accident, fell while skiing and was almost assassi- nated twice. In late 1975, Lynette Squeaky Fromme pointed a gun at the President and was given life in prison for her actions. Two weeks later, Mrs. Sarah Jane Moore fired a shot at the President and barely missed. Mean- while Gerald Ford continued his duties as President. Multi-million dollar newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was finally captured after 18 months as a fugitive. At this point, the question was raised - was she kidnapped, or did she willingly go along with the Symbionese Liberation Army? Detente became a household word in the United States, though not everyone could understand why. In early 1976, Cuban soldiers armed with Russian weapons began fighting in the civil war in a small African nation called Angola and took over most of the country. Meanwhile, in the South-east Asian nation of Vietnam, the United 94 Current Events