Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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BEHIND THE SCENES: Working in the kitchen at Grandy’s, Aleasha Redden carefully se¬ lects pieces of chicken to fill a customer’s order. “WELCOME TO BURGER KING!” Polling patrons as to place of residence, Cindy Barnes enjoys a change of pace at Burger King. PIZZA TIME: Richard Guthrie hands Michael Brown his long- awaited pizza. Guthrie deliv¬ ered pizzas for Gus’s. 24 Fast Food

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RAINING PING PONG BALLS: Campus Life members listen to Director John Poh as he ex¬ plains how the ping pong air¬ plane drop works. The drop was one contest held at the Burger Bash in September. WHAT’S NEXT? Tom Currier, Jeff Covington, and Arthur Mertz hold up the “September” sign to gather their group to¬ gether for a new game at the annual Burger Bash. Campus Life

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DISHING UP: Bryan Pelham fills a customer’s order in the kitch¬ en at El Ranchito’s. Boxing chicken and pizza , bagging burgers and fries is ' life in the fast food ane’ “Flame broiled” burgers, dripping with a “secret sauce and lined in rows under glowing heat lamps, awaited hungry customers. More often than not, a teenager dashed between the customer and the kitchen filling bags with golden, greasy fries, bagging burgers, and pouring soft drinks to fill the orders. For those teen¬ agers on the busy side of the counter, it was “life in the fast food lane.” Eating establishments pro¬ vided many students with an extra income to pay for car expenses, clothes, and enter¬ tainment. But, “life in the fast food lane” was not easy. “It makes me really mad when I’ve made plans to go out with my boyfriend and I look at the schedule at work and I end up having to work the entire weekend,” said senior Cammy Fleming, who worked at Pizza Hut. “Sometimes it’s rough to choose between calling in sick to go out with friends, or keeping an obligation at work,” she explained. For others, boxing chicken and delivering pizzas occu¬ pied their working hours. Some students, still in the fast food lane, donned aprons and dished up plates of food in the kitchen to satisfy custom¬ ers who wanted orders “on the double.” Long working hours in the “fast food lane” meant that grades often suffered. “When progress reports came out and mine were not so hot, my parents warned me that school was my first priority,” said junior Chelie Stubblebine. For most fast food work¬ ers, the greatest reward was a paycheck. “Money is my first priori¬ ty,” said junior John Gray. “Definitely money before schoolwork,” he added. Others discovered addi¬ tional rewards. “Generally, I enjoy work¬ ing,” said senior Patrick Lar¬ kin. “I get to meet friendly people and I also have a little power around the store since I have worked there almost two years,” he explained. “I enjoy helping people and fast food service is a great way to do it,” added Larkin. Fast food restaurants were many students’ first experi¬ ence with business. Fast Food