Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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David Reichart, senior, is one of the many students who works up to 20 hours a week at Ruback's Grocery Store. One of Junior Barb Struble’s two jobs is at Goodrich Dairy. 14

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Royalty, Devilmania Create Successful omecoming It was Homecoming and all through the school not a student was to be found ... Where were the students? They were at the football stadium where the scoreboard read 17-16 in favor of the Blue Devils over the Gretna Dragons. This victory set off the evening of Sept. 17 just right. Homecoming is a “big thing and all the students were busy buying their tickets to the dance, going shopping for last minute things and participating in the popular “Devilmania” games. The dance was held in the cafeteria again this year. The cheerleaders were in charge of decorations and the Food Service II class provided the refresh- ments. Steve Warga, of the Music Spectrum, was busy playing all the popular tunes requested by the stu- dents. This year, as before, the Homecom- ing candidates were chosen by the football, volleyball, girls’ golf and cross country teams. Also cheerleaders and drill team members voted on candi- dates. Five girls and five boys were chosen from the entire senior class. King and queen were then voted on by the students in each class, 9-12. The voting was set up a little differently then the years before. Instead of mak- ing sure each student voted, there was a box in the main hallway in which a person could chose his her top choices. Then, once a student had vot- ed, his name was crossed off the list. The 1985-86 candidates were: Kevin Dasher, Richard Church, Dave Rei- chart, Jeff Patenaude, Brad Krauth, Jodi Cundall, Trish Lewandowski, Lori Jeanneret, Kari Fogal and Kathy Bee- be. Reigning this year, King Richard Church and Queen Kathy Beebe were crowned by Mike Jackson and Molly McCormick, 1984-85 Homecoming king and queen. Congratulations to all ... and to all a good-bye. After watching the Blue Devils sneak by the Gretna Dragons, Senior Chris Volwiler and Junior Heidi Birdsley enjoyed listening to the latest pop songs. Climaxing the week of activities was the dance. Former PHSer Jay Martin attended the dance with Senior Angie Pohlmeier. Cheerleaders took charge of decorations. Pictured here are Alumni Scott Wehrbein and Senior Jodi Collier. 13

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Money And Experience Are Two Benefits Of orking What’s green, thin, has famous peo- ple on it and comes in many different amounts? You guessed it! It’s good old money; alias bucks, cash and moola. Money has always been hard to come by, but now it seems even more so. However, it is not hard to find a teenager asking parents for money. Sooner or later, though, a teenager wants to earn his own money. In this area, many jobs are open to youth. They range from working in a grocery store to fast-food restaurants. Many students fill their weekends with babysitting and yard work to earn money for the extras. The best time to find jobs in the stores and restaurants seems to be in the fall, since the college students re- turn to school and those positions must be filled. Some students get out for two of the school-sponsored programs: Work Ex- perience and Distributive Education. In these programs students must carry the required number of classes but may get out of school early for a job. They then receive credit for working. Jobs can cause conflicts too. Grades may fall or participation in ex- tracurriculars decline. Asked about this, Senior Yvonne Ratzburg replied: “I have a study hall and I do my work there. My job does not interfere with my extra activities, like DECA and cheerleading, because I can switch with people to work different times.” She is currently employed at BJ’s Fam- ily Restaurant as a waitress. The best part of working fulltime or part-time is, of course, the money. Stu- dents can buy things they want, put it in the bank or save for college. Senior Trish Lewandowski said, I spend my money on gas, presents for people and shopping.” For others the funds may be spent on the latest fashions or may- be the purchase of a car. Having a job early may also help a student decide what he wants to do in the future. Mrs. Beverly Harter, who is in charge of the Work Experience pro- gram confirmed this: “The human rela- tions skills acquired in any job are what will make the difference in the success or failure a person has in a future job.” Most students, parents and teachers worry about the time spent away from academics. But most also see the benefits that a student can get from the responsibility and achievement of a job. The Plattsmouth Manor is a place where Ju- nior Alan Russell, spends most of his time. A top priority tor Seniors Kari Fogal and Sherri Baburek, is serving the customer with courtesy.