Normal Community High School - Echoes Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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Student jobs: do they work for or against them. What do you do to get that new pair of designer jeans or that new pair of Nikes that you just have to have or to buy the hottest car on the streets? Beg mom and dad, or get a job? Many students took the second alternative and got a job. I don't expect my parents to give me everything I need when I can get it on my own, commented Wendy Rees I12l. Being independent by buy- ing things for myself will help me in the future when I live on my own, she added. Todd Kull Illl has been working at Godfather's Pizza for over a year and said he uses his money for dates and fixing up his car. According to Kull, the worst part about having a job is: I can't always do what I want to because it interrupts plans. Eric Bacon I10l needs the money he makes working at Taco Gringo to help buy his clothes and to spend on games. I like being able to provide for myself instead of depending on my parents for everything, Bacon said. At a time when unemployment is at its peak, one would think teenagers would have problems finding a job. However, for most this was no pro- blem at all, according to Mr. Jim Davidson of Job Service. A lot of teenagers get jobs through friends, relatives and special programs such as Rent-A-Youth. Not many teenagers come into the office except during the summer, he added. Teens seem to find jobs pret- ty easily, especially seasonal jobs, he concluded. Connie Settles Illj worked at the County Seat during the Christmas season, but said she wouldn't want to work all the time because she always had to plan her day around her job. I just wanted a little extra money for Christmas, she explained. Other students decide to work only during the summer. Kami Kidwell Illj, who worked as a waitress at the Bloomington Club over the summer, said she worked for the experience and a chance to get out of the house, but also said she wouldn't want to 16 Teens and Economy work all of the time. It takes away too much of your free time, she explained. For this and other reasons, some students choose to get their money from their parents rather than get a job. Kathy Moore I12j gets her money from her mom, but said she would like to get a job. I would be able to do more if I had a job, said Moore. When you de- pend on your parents for money, you can't always buy anything you want, she concluded. Mark Bruning IIOI said he detassel- ed during the summer. I don't really need to work. My parents buy almost everything I need, Bruning said. However, many parents can't afford to buy everything for their kids, he added. With the economy being in the shape that it is, many teenagers are working just to help support themselves, said Mr. Davidson. But exactly how has the economy Many students use their money for video games and dates, in addition to buying clothes and other needs. Dave Follick and Chris Pozzoni flll had to spend some money for Homecoming dance tickets, as well as the extras involved. Seniors are hit harder with expenses than most students with the costs of caps and gowns, senior photos, announcements and other activities. Doug Beverage f12l is being measured for his cap by the Josten representative. 4 affected teenagers? Tami Hoover Illl, who has bee working for three years, said she ha to be more conservative with he money because of the economy, bu also said the change has been a mino one for her. Others, however, have been severe ly affected by the economy. Mant families have cut back on traveling because of the expense involved. Vacations are becoming more ani more expensive, so we may not be g ing this year, commented Scof Brokaw HOD. Parents have had to cut back ii other ways, too. My parents don't spend as mucl on me because they just can't afforc it, Michelle McCurdie said. The economy of today hasn't only affected adults. Teenagers, who see to be providing more of their owlf spending money by working at jobs are also feeling the crunch. - Sallie Able Angie Moore

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..:,,kkk , WW 3 Ideally the water wall created in the Architec- tural Drafting will provide 3O-4O percent of the heat in the classroom, according to Mr. Elmer Dotzert. As the cost offuel goes up, so does interest in solar energy. Mark Lockwood KID records room temperature, as Kevin Bellows l12j and Mike Burkhart C121 work. ater wall conserves energy Using passive solar energy became an active project for the Architec- tural Drafting class, which set up a water wall in the Drafting classroom. For the Architectural Drafting pro- ject, Building Trades' students clean- ed and painted barrels which were fill- ed with water. The side of the barrels facing the sun were painted black to absorb the heat from the sun. The bar- rels which faced inside were painted brown so the heat could escape out in- to the room, explained Mr. Elmer Dotzert, Industrial Arts teacher. The Architectural Drafting class us- ed an indoor-outdoor thermometer to record the temperature in and out of the barrels. Ideally they would heat 30 to 40 percent of the room, Mr. Dotzert Eric Augspurger 1112 and Mike Burkhart U21 check the water in the solar wall, which at its warmest reached 82 degrees, said Mr. Elmer Dotzert. commented. He said the highest temperature reached inside the bar- rels was 82 degrees. The students also kept track of when the sun was shining and when the curtains were drawn across the windows in front of the stack of barrels. Mr. Dotzert felt the students liked the project, and they turned in many good written reports on solar energy to supplement the project, he said. Mr. Dotzert is interested in using some type of solar energy in the Building Trades house in the near future. In a Pantagraph interview, he said a portion of the solar project would be financed with a 3500 grant from the Illinois Department of Energy Conservation. Mr. Dotzert concluded, I wish peo- ple would get more interested in the many different types of solar energy for it would be a benefit for all. - Amy Kohler Going Solar 15

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Ui.,lVf1 UNK DN M: rms - W ,152 447 f ANCHOVV 1 COFFEE .147 M ll HAM f-XHLPIMD Hkfifl-2 E35 .JFKLIXTYENO 1. ISEITP .80 ,Ah Being independent by buying things for myself will help me in the future when I ve on my own, commented Wendy tees l12l, who works at Godfather's Piz- a with her manager Bob Fisher. ' f 4 UM ? HP i it 4 I f V gf QE' ,fl IM-,M if H. ,,,,, . V H iif ,gr lfww-. Uri ' 'W fr ' 1 VVVV I I :LA if 013.gif if M V L it 1 Eli If 'tfvvwf' Pm t Teens find jobs ranging from fixing cars to selling cosmetics to make money. Teri Hall l11l works at Walgreen's to have extra spen' ding money. This years type A lunch costs 31, a ten cent increase from last year. The salad bar, which Terri Wojahn C101 opts for, is the same price as a type UA lunch. the alternative many students getting money to help support themselves or just to have money for spen- Weakly llll is one of those Working is choose for ding. Dan students. He works at Golden West in Normal. Teens and Economy 17