Parkview High School - Spirit Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Llvlng expenses. Sharing an apartment with two in order to pay rent, an expense not incurred by roommates, Dawn Redden must budget her money most StUdCllt5- A Coke and a smlle. To finance her extra expenses, including those of being a Dance Team member, Tarina Jackson works concessions at the Plitt Markham Cinema. Planning ahead. Junior Rob Bradley speaks to a representative from Hendrix College in Conway at the annual College Night sponsored by the PV Guidance Department. College choices were sometimes limited because of high tuition. Steppln' ont. Nan Jones, junior, adds to her wardrobe and subtracts from her wallet to get ready for school in the fall. Money Mania-33

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fr lfi Clays K 32-Student Life Ol' We'r in th Life but couldn't because of his job He spent from S15 to S30 just going out 3 Il E I i on weekends, and he also hel ed his Junior Melissa Joyce was another with clothes at the top of her list. Before Christmas I save money to buy presents, and afterwards I spend it on clothes, said Melissa. Melissa had worked at Radiology Consultants since she was 12 years old, doing secretarial work and sometimes working with a computer. She liked her job because she could virtually pick the hours she wished to work. Some weren't that lucky. Jeannie Hunt, senior, quit herjob at Burger King because it interfered with her social life and school work. Working killed the weekends, and I didn't have time to do my homework, Jeannie said. Miles Price's activities were also affected by working. Price said that he would have liked to have gone to Young Handouts. Taking money for Greg Braggs' corndog Phillip Wilson works in the Student Center during first lunch. heel' ,H QQ. , ,- My -1 . a P parents by paying for his car insurance. Ring ln the new. Class rings, costing up to 5150, are a major deficit in a junior's budget. Kelli Willits chooses her rin from the selection available E from Balfour. Mis.. -Q H-rf ii .fm , ,get ty The lee mm cometh. Filling ice bins is just one of Richard Thompson's duties. Thompson worked at Red Lobster, a local seafood restaurant. 5

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ll in day 34-Student Life 01' 9 0 Tie a yellow ribbon. Working at Dillard's during the pre Christmas shopping rush, junio Michelle Kelley finds a wide and interesting We r in th l t money Though some people thought that babysitting wasn't a real job, others said that it required as much, if not more, responsibility. Dawn Howard babysat her little sister for her parents occasionally. I have to make sure she stays out of trouble and goes to bed on time, said Dawn. The old adage that little boys were made of snips and snails and puppy dog tails and little girls were made of sugar and spice and everything nice' ' didn't always hold true. Most sitters agreed that, if given the opportunity, some kids could be monsters. Expenses at school were also instrumental in depleting incomes. Pay assemblies, games, spirit buttons, ribbons, pennants and other memorabilia added up when Patriots started to wonder what had happened to all their money. Even though some jobs were tiring and interfered with social activities, that fact was easier to contend with when the paycheck was in hand. v E is er--W MA, , Munchies. When hunger takes hold before school or during lunch, the bookstore is stocked with Candid camera. One expense Patriots face is that of having their picture taken. Sophomore OPPONUUHY- Vanessa Lowe conjures up a smile for her mug. snacks. Jackie James takes advantage of this l