Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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4 Nina Mullen smiles as she friends from Lanier helped order at McDonald's. Working at ease on the job. 2 3? ff ' ft. 'W 'Q 335. I 9 r ' . ,M--Wwww ' gi , .t M. 'r Us ' 3,3235 X: For Hard Earned Cash e cornered Austin's job market. We grilled burgers at ASW, McDonald's, and Sonic. We checked out grocer- - ies at Safeway, l-landy-Andy, and Ftylander's, We racked clothes at K-Mart, the Jock Shop, .JC Penney's, and Sage. We stocked merchandise at Winn's, Skillern's, and Eckherd's. We filled popcorn and coke cups at the Fox, Northcross Six, and Village The- atres. That weekly allowance just wasn't enough. Five dollars didn't cover the cost of SONY stereo equipment or a new pair ol gauchos from Scarbroughs. It wouldn't even buy a bottle ol Cachet Perfume or a pair of Famolares from Kinney's. When a friend celebrated her sixteenth birthday, mom and dad snarled when we asked for a loan to buy her a friendship ring. We felt lett out when the gang decided to go to Gatti's. Remembering the cost of a future in college made it a little easier to say no and stay home nibbling on a cold sandwich. With a growing inflation and high cost ol living, some ol us had to lend a hand in the bread winning aspect ot family Iile. When we got out into the world to find a job, we learned friend- ship was more than a casual acquaintance. Terry Johns said, Kim Guyer told me J. Rich in Northcross had a sign on their window say- ing they needed help, So I went and applied. They called me a cou- ple ot weeks later to come to work. Mom and dad were an asset to the cause and were usually willing to help. They'd known the manager of the grocery store down the street all of his life and had traded at that store ever since it opened. Besides, they were happy to know they wouldn't have to worry about keeping small change for lunch money anymore, Sometimes our counselors could help us out, If a local business was in need of ' ' h I. A a last resort, we part time workers, they d contact the sc oo s bought the evening paper and searched the Classified Ads daily. Alter applying for a job, we usually got a phone call within a cou- ple of weeks asking us to come in and talk to the manager. We were hired. We filled out a W-4 and worked out a schedule. We were money and work 1 19

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Nancy Nehring Lisa Neitsch Tuan Nguyen Emil Niemann Toni Norman Donna Novotny Russell Oates Kenneth O'Brien Dennis Oelinger Denise Oftutt Peggy Owens Tommy Owens Carol Page Kelly Palmer April Patton Julie Paquette Barbara Paulissen Charles Paulissen Lonnie Pearson Janice Pechacek Marlin Pehl Sandra Perez lsaiah Perkin Laurie Peschel 115 money and workfsophornores 'ff pf' W- 1 52, 35? k fy! W -Q af? 4 53 if VL tx X: QR .n A, Ami ,K cr R .11 I ,J x , 4 XS. llll I ' , 'Hi hu 1 Debbie Fite and Chip Underwood sack groceries at Rylanders. Working part-time gave us a chance to meet new people and make new friends, 2 Justin Weeks exhibits his Cone work of Art. We struggled to do our best no matter what our job was l 3 Tommy Blum halves a ticket stub at Northcross Six Theatres. Ushering at theatres entitled us to free entertainment as well as spending money,

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Phil Peterson Gary Petty Richard Petty Bruce Phillips Monee Phillips Archie Phinney Sherrie Pierce Richard Pierson Janine Pope Cheryl Poszgai David Powers Russell Powers Donna Pratt Dwayne Price Nancy Psencik Tere Ralston Olga Ramirez Yvonne Ramirez .Jack Rankin Jack Ray Lisa Ray Jeff Reeves Kathy Regiene Lisa Ftesendez t .ka S Y MN. 1 'S f di' rs-X924 1 swf A , 5: - .4-P f .vi un 4 120 money and workfsophomores -i 3'5- gs 1 Jeff Jackson writes up a pay orderslip in Working at a job aided us in deciding on a career. on s camera depa 2 Tim Peterson and Tommy Jones shift stock at Food Land. Grocery stores provided us with a wide variety of work experiences from sacking groceries to management training. 4U -ig I i 41,2 ,M--w 'We f 3 Nancy DeGlandon checks out a purchase at Pix Shoes. Working short hours satisfied us in two ways - spare time was limited and laboring week- ends put a few dollars in our pockefbooks.