Wabash High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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Cruisin ' — 17

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■S - ; - - ' ??JgiSdBaLKa- iAC; Adrenalin spurts through your veins and a tense feel- ing has invaded your entire body. The sounds of battle ring in your ears and the screen in front of you flashes with lasers and lights. You realize this may be your last chance to destroy the aliens before they snatch up your last humanoid and doom you to the blackness of space. Us- ing your long distance radar, you maneuver your fighter across the screen, take aim, and fire! Your prey bursts in- to colors and the noise of bat- tle fades away. Quickly, a new wave of enemies swarms around your ship. One by one, your fighters disintegrate and game over Cruisin always appears before your eyes too soon. Suddenly you become unglued from the controls and notice the reflections on the screen of others who have been wat- ching your battle. That was rough you say, allowing so- meone else to try their hand at Defender. After taking a breather, the circulation returns to your fingers and you ' re ready for a new challenge ... or a cruise, depending on the amount of tokens you have left. Finding your pockets empty, you and some friends decide to go for a cruise. Any place special? you say. Nah, let ' s just find something to do. Hole in one, or two, or three ... Brian Miltonberger lakes his shot at Moores. Take a break. After the ball game, Michelle Wagner and Peg Short break from cruising. No sooner than you start the engine do you slide in your favorite tape or tune in- to Q95. Soon you ' re cruising Cass St. in the middle of the worst traffic jam you ' ve ever seen. Horns blare from all points around you so you turn up the volume to drown them out. Now you join the crowd that ' s cruising through McD ' s and stop to talk to some friends ... or make some new ones. Sound famiUar? Sure, this is the ritual we followed on the typical Friday night after the game or whenever there seemed to be nothing better to do— cruising. Let ' s cruise. Although McDonalds serves ' 40 billion ' , it seems that more than that cruise through on a Friday night. The strip. Cass street appears to be streaked with lasers and lights at nightime. Missile commander. With controls at hand. Rick Ankrom destines the fate of vid-cities. 16— Cruisin '

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As you press the lever, hearing the chck of the time clock, you realize how far that little hand must travel before you can leave work, free for the day. This even- ing, you ' ll be performing those important skills that most high school students learn on the job: washing dishes, flipping burgers, or taking orders for Chicken McNuggets. While your job may only be a menial task, it could give you the opportunity to earn some extra spending money. In exchange for a few weeknights and part of your weekend, you may look for- ward to each Friday — as pay- day. Many students inter- viewed take this weekly check and save it for college or a car, occasionally flaun- ting some on shopping sprees and clothing. It ' s also nice to have a few extra bucks when events like the Prom roll around. Although the money is at- tractive, other things must be taken into account: It ' s hard to keep that date for the Prom, or to go out with friends if you ' re scheduled to work on the same night. This same old story goes with keeping your studies up and being a participant in sports or other school activities. On the flip side of the coin, we have those that do their job for satisfaction, not money. Candystripers at the hospital and volunteer referees fit into this category. They devote some of their spare time for the benefit of others rather than themselves. In addition, many see this as a head start on a career. For instance, past candystriper Becky Kreps feels that this position may be helpful in a possible nursing career. Others are fortunate to stumble upon an unusual ' high school career ' . Included in this group are students who are disk jockeys at local radio stations WAYT and WKUZ, students who take up secretarial duties at local business, and those who work at Vernon Manor and such. One way or the other, everyone makes a choice about work in high school. The decision is yours. It can best be summed up by Janice Toepfer ' s statement: I feel very lucky to have a job with all of this unemployment. A Hard Day ' s Night 18— Student Jobs