Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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Enjoying the company of her Saint Bernard, sophomore Christy Henley watches Gretchen chew on a stick. Surrounded by numerous varieties of vegetation, junior Susan Wilbur waters a Spider plant. 26 Student life

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Paid pastimes Enjoyment or responsibilities? Paid pastimes. That’s what almost everyone wanted. Doing something and getting paid minimum wage sounds like a great idea, but not everyone had a paid pastime. Some teen-agers found it hard to get a good paying job because of the economy. Once they found a job they held on to it. Referring to a high rate of teen-age joblessness, President Ronald Reagan said, “Young people are the greatest percentage of unemployed.” Yet, some young people here had part-time jobs. Most teen-agers who worked did it for the money, while others simply Junior Lesley Watson, who works at Rita's Flowerland, enjoys creating flower arrangements with her hands. One of Junior Brent Morphew’s responsibilities at Fred’s Department Store is restocking shelves. enjoyed their jobs and liked being around people. Junior Lesley Watson, who was employed by Rita’s Flowerland, liked working with her hands and being around people. Lesley made a lot of corsages when Homecoming time was near. Some teen-agers worked because they needed money to support their activities or pay bills. Rusty Nivens, a senior, said, “1 work simply because I need money, and I like to think that working at M W Thriftway prepares me for vocational jobs.” Junior Todd Castleman, who also worked at M W Thriftway, said, “I work to pay car payments and for gas and clothes.” Lone Star Do-nut employe Amanda Mobbs got her job through her family- owned business. Amanda worked part-time cooking doughnuts and waiting on customers. Sherry Venable, a senior, worked at the Colonial Nursing Home three days a week. Sherry helped in the kitchen serving food and washing dishes. Sherry said, “I like the people I work with, and I like talking to older people.” Weekend worker Teresa Brewer was employed at Pizza Hut. Teresa was saving her money for a possible college education. She liked her job because, “the people I work with are real friendly, and I get to meet new people.” Students worked because they enjoyed passing the time with pay or simply because they needed money to help out at home. ] - Supplying customers with new products is senior Paul Clingan’s job at M W Thrift way. Jobs 25

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Hobbies, chores and How much more can you take? 4 4 Y T 7 hgn I am unc er a car with grease dripping in my face ▼ and my knuckles bloodied from the many sharp parts dealing with automobiles, I wonder why I restore and work on them. I guess it’s the feeling that I get inside of me when I see the finished car,” said senior Greg Nunley. Repairing automobiles was just one of the many activities that students took part in during their free time at home. Other homelife activities consisted of watching television, playing “Atari,” and listening to the radio. Of course, none of these events could take place until the students finished all of their homework and their daily chores. But, because students would be students, some of them Washing dishes is one of the many chores that junior Stacy Hardin does around the house. tried to fool their parents by skipping their assignments and watching the “tube” instead. Some of the daily chores required students to clean up their rooms, help straighten up the kitchen, vacuum, and iron the daily wash. Junior Tammy Keaster said, “I hate ironing so much, sometimes I would rather wear wrinkled clothes than to iron them.” Other disliked chores consisted of cleaning the windows, mopping the floors, folding the wash, dusting the furniture, and scrubbing the bathroom till it was spotless. The best part of the chores to some of the students, however, was the many times that they got to feed and take care of their pets. Sophomore Dede Elder stated, “1 like everything about my cat except when he noisily climbs my bedroom curtains and wakes me up at 2:30 in the morning.” Oh well, pets can’t be perfect either. Even though pets could be classified as hobbies, many of the students had other forms of interest. Junior Susan Wildbur said, “When I play the piano I have a feeling of accomplishment inside of me, especially if I play a musical piece well after I have worked hard to learn it.” Other well liked hobbies, besides playing musical instrumetns, were reading a good book, cooking a delicious meal, sewing fashionable clothes, and painting (interesting pictures. Hobbies, school assignments, chores, and pets seemed to be the homelife activities that the students either loved or hated the most. ) Examining the fan belt of hi '57 Chevy, senior Greg Nunley smiles. While playing Pac-Man. sophomore Billy Dawson strategically moves the joy stick to his Atari. Life at home 27