Spring Valley High School - Saga Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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Work, work . . . From two to 45 hours a week during the summer, on weekends and after school, students worked at stores and shops and farms to earn money. Senior Mark Gonda painted for District Two over the summer to save money for college and gas. Junior Greg Martin did yardwork for gas and spending money at the beach. Junior Connie Jones babysat eight hours a week. She said her money went straight to the Columbia Mets Baseball games. Senior Jeffery Morin helped on a farm 14 hours a week. His money went toward clothes and dates. Senior Eve Hunnicutt was a waitress. Her money went toward vacations. She said working 36-42 hours a week cost her free time. As a lifeguard during the summer, sen- ior Charles Poore worked at Columbia Country Club. He worked 40 hours a week and spent his money on clothes, going out and car insurance. As summer came to an end, students quit their jobs for school, while others con- tinued and worked after school hours into the night. As an encoding operator, junior Melissa Bates worked 15 hours a week after school processing checks. She said she worked for the money to spend on gas, car insurance and personal items. Sophomore Brandy Rucker, who deliv- ered papers on weekends from 3:15-5:30 a.m., got the idea and the job from her uncle. “Why not? I could help my uncle and make money at the same time. My money goes to anything that catches my eye. It doesn’t ever conflict with anything, so I only give up hours of sleep,” Rucker said. The mall, with more than 100 stores and shops to offer jobs, was a common place for students seeking after school jobs. Ju- nior Camille Dabney worked at George’s Bootery. “The manager offered the job to me. I really enjoy the people I work with, and the extra money helps a lot. I spend it on clothes and special things that come up at school. I only work 15-20 hours a week so it doesn’t affect anything, but it’s hard to keep up with homework. If I'm staying in Columbia for college. I'd like to become continued Some people babysit, but Kerri Derrick is surround- ed by children every afternoon at North Pointc Learning Center. Mowing the grass or washing cars is a way to pick up extra spending money, but freshman Blair Blaylock babysits. Laura and Ellen Holbrook arc two of her customers. 18 work

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Starting over The anticipation of the first day of school begins in the middle of July when the back to school commercials start. It makes your stomach turn to watch the J.C. Fenny back to school fall fashions being shown when it is 103 degrees outside. By the end of July, everyone has started talking about going back to school. The anticipation increases when one of the girls finds out that Steve Doe, last year’s jerk, is now 6’3”, has a gorgeous tan, mus- cles and a new Porsche. By early August everyone is rushing to the beach for last minute tans before school starts. In mid-August the anticipa- tion grows even more as orientation creeps closer. Orientation starts the ball of craziness rolling. Through a fog of hair spray in the school bathroom, the girls make last min- ute touch ups before getting their pictures taken. The line for the locker combina- tions stretches forever in the gym, and you have this gut feeling that you will end up with a bottom locker once again. You re- call the fond memories of your last bottom locker, books falling on your head, knees in your back and your fingers getting stepped on. Clusters of friends gather ev- erywhere comparing schedules, exchang- ing information on teachers (which are su- per in every way and which are terrible), trying to figure out how your fees added up to $74.63 and catching up on the latest gossip. The first day of school is a half day, and the anticipation is replaced by the dread of another long school year. You have to learn all over again how to get up at 7 a.m. and be mentally functional by 8:30 (the same morning). Homework that replaces the late TV shows and free Sundays numbs you. Freshmen wander the halls in a daze, trying to ignore the snide remarks made by upperclassmen. Yet even the cool, sophisticated seniors are hum- bled when they realize that the rest of their Spanish I class consists of underclassmen who all do a better job of pronouncing “caramba!” The six 20 minute classes of the first day fly by. The day ends with a big buzz, with everyone rushing out for the last weekend of freedom. Laura Yoch During the Sports-a-rama game, freshmen Tonia Riddle lakes a break from playing in fhc band lo watch the Vikings in a close scrimmage against R.N. 17

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Would you like to try a sample of fudge? Senior Stefani Roscnbcck works at the Fudge Shop in Co- lumbia Mall. Helping the school look its best. Kenny Lee contri- butes his time and efforts after school. Working anywhere from being bag boy to putting a fire place grate together, senior Robbie Lovvorn works at Winn Dixie to support his car. work 19