Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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PHS Hard At Work According to school records re- ceived from Distributive Education Class and Work Experience Train- ing, 33 males and 43 female stu- dents at PHS have jobs. These 76 students, on an aver- age, work twenty hours a week. Thirteen get paid below minimum wage, 29 receive minimum wage and 21 earn more. Sixty-three stu- dents work in the local area and 13 students are employed outside of town. A question that always arises when thinking about going to school and still maintaining a part-time job is: Does working during the week interfere with schoolwork? Senior Mike Lewis feels that: “Sometimes work does interfere with social and athletic events.” However, Junior Tracy King stated, “It doesn’t interfere too much. You usually get out of work early enough to get your homework done.” What about students who work late hours and get off work after 11 at night? Sophomore Janelle Pecha commented, “If you use your time wisely in school and set your sched- ule so that you don’t have to worry about schoolwork, working until 10 or 11 at night is not that difficult.” Distributive Education, taught by Mrs. Ruth Wassinger, goes along with on-the-job training. The class also teaches students marketing skills and how to be a better em- ployee. What is Work Experience? This program is designed for students who may or may not have released time from school. Directed by Mrs. Beverly Harter, the class allows stu- dents to learn about job skills and receive school credit. With the raising of school require- ments, will students be hurt by hav- ing a job? Mrs. Harter said, “Possi- bly, but national statistics prove that students with jobs do better in school and participate in extracurri- cular activities much more than oth- er students.” Accounting skill» come in handy for Kim Freeburg when she's counting a customer's change. With a perfect ice cream cone, Jodi Pras- sel, sophomore, poses at her job. 16

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Shane Thorstad works at Ruback’s Super- market and is also enrolled in Distributive Education III and IV this year. Brian Beckman puts in an average of 20 hours a week bagging groceries while attend- ing school. Adding the finishing touches to a cake log is Shelley Dasher who was employed at Dairy Queen this year. Local restaurants in Plattsmouth offer good employment for students. But, in this case. Senior Bill Wagner is spending money at Pizza Hut. 17