Skyline High School - Wingspread Yearbook (Longmont, CO)

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David Bossley and 1.1. Eaton enjoy a lunch out for a change from cafeteria food. Today's big money makers is the popularity of the rock music industry today. HQMI' 28 Consumerism Stereos are becoming a necessity of life for many students which makes buymg them a must, Students spend money on such extravagances as popular rock albums. welcome ro i a me i I I Q ll

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OI1Sl1I'I19I'1SII1 important things in our lives. ago which made having a car extremely expensive. A o Money is one of the most on a students wallet. Gas prices sky rocketed a few years Every week high school students all patiently waited for weekly checks. The only problem was as soon as we recieved our checks which were spent as quickly as possible. Many times high school students spent their money on extravagances. These extravagances can be clothing to a new stereo equipment bought on an impulse. The older we became the more expensive our taste in things became. The first thing most students spent their money on going out. Going out became more and more expensive. lust going out for a nice dinner cost fifteen dollars for two at the Armadillo. Sometimes if a special occasion arose a person could spend as much as sixty dollars at the Broker in Boulder. The expenses of a car could make a big demand Money is no object when it comes to buying a good pair of tennis shoes. teenager s car was one of the most important possesions they owned. Keeping their transportation running with a How far does your paycheck go? tank of gas was a big expense. Some students spent twenty dollars a week on a tank of gas. Even driving around on the weekends were expensive. Gas was essential for without it high school students couldn't go anywhere and as teenagers we lived to go out. Gas prices were falling which made it easier on our wallets. Money is a dependency and without it we as students would never have or do the things we wanted to do. Spending money on things that we didn't need is what most would say is really living. . . is lik: ,, :if-Z . 4 ts NFS s X X i X ws xt N .X Q. tx F W? Q... NN X Q N wg xx X 5 is N s N X X Ns X X uk . Q, 'SK' 1 . . . .... . . g p xt F E Q .ss T g ,.k wi s, is fl. . - g 'ii, p I 1 fm- s M ig Michael Iackson tickets and accessories were a big selling item this year. As Karen Waddell senior Hnds out even buying ice cream takes money. Consumerism 29