Anderson High School - Afterthought Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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J SIIICB U10 M8 ll! TllIlE MBCIIIIIB CHIIIE lo AIISIIII ll Ioel l-'lesclrman prepare a salad from a red anll que car which serves as a unlque salad bar ll y has become qulle the place to go. lvy Bass and being around the little kids, said Dennis Stephens who spent his holidays working at Kiddie City. I don't particularly like to work, but it's better than sitting at home, remarked Safeway employee Mitch Drummond. For the not so lucky ones who couldn't find a job, reading the want ads and anx- iously awaiting calls to come to work became a daily ritual. While sacking groceries and hustling hamburgers until the early morning hours may not be everyone's idea of fun, for some it was simply all in a day's work. , Pigging Out With preferences in food ranging from hamburgers to snails, students found a wide variety of foods to tingle their tastebuds. Matt Prestridge said I enjoy pizza, but my favorites are enchiladas and tamalesf' Ed McLin added Ham- burgers are my favorite, and I really can't stand any kind of gourmet food. Lunchtime proved to be a favorite time to indulge as lack-in-the-Box, Holiday House, McDonaId's and Top Notch did a brisk business among Anderson stu- dents. Those without transportation jour- neyed to Stop-N-Go and Dairy Queen. Mike Burnett's tastes leaned towards the more exotic as he said I love pizza, snails and pepper steak. Ice cream and tacos were also popular as specialty stores lured unsuspecting students into the land of a thousand calories. Although gourmet restaurants abounded in the Austin area students seemed to continue to prefer to do their finest dining at the traditional hamburger or pizza place.

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Money makes the world go around and up, down, in and out. It used to be Brother, can you spare a dime but now it's Hey man, give me five. With the recession supposedly over, students found it hard to believe with the continual rise in price of gas and food. I don't think that the recession is over because prices are still high. It seems like they're trying to sweep the situation under the rug, commented junior Vicki Hanna. To scrounge together a few more dol- lars, numerous students resorted to part time jobs. Even then students found money had a way of burning a hole in the pocket. Mary Helen Hutchens, who worked 'at One-Hour Martinizing testified, 'tLast night I had S30 and now I only have SG. 18 priority possessions vii ,J More often than not students found it hard to save those precious greenbacks. junior Sandra Carothers explained, I have to put it in the bank or I'll spend it all. I get paid on Saturdays and Saturday afternoon it's in the bank. Others like junior Fred Reese wished he only had some to save. The thing that put a big crunch on the pocket was gas. Entertainment munched as much or more. Clothes and records took some more big bites while cos- metics, cigarettes and beverages depleted last resources. Sophomore Carrie Hiser's insistence, I need more, was the understatement of the year. Even though money wasn't necessary to have a good time, it was sure nice to have around. A I N ,tr s- f WAVM .q L r ww ,,.2l.H-'M- ' All in a Day's Work Rushing to beat the time clock and being polite to rude customers were some of the memories many students had of their part time jobs. With the tight fisted energyfmoney crunch over, numerous new businesses and jobs opened up for the partimer. Northcross Mall, The Village, fast-food restaurants along Burnet Road, Highland Mall, and Safeway were populated with students fwho worked like Trojansj that we lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Working meant giving up dates and losing spare time. It was sleeping in class the next day after having to work late the night before. It was also fun and gave a sense of personal accomplishment. Sure I like the money, but I also liked RX ,,

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20 priority possessions was as 1 NX RN Exif Q S- X S xs as X 'ss XX M R ,R X X -2 as X R- 5 Everything that glittered was not gold. Sometimes it was silver or black or blue or green, depending on one's mood - or mood ring - as the case may be. But no matter what the color, things that glit- tered caught the eye and adorned the body. While gold was the most sought after, by far, silver had its avid fans too. The color may have been significant but what shape it held was deemed the most im- portant and more often than not silver seemed to be surrounding a hunk of tur- quoise. Rings were the most popular of shapes to wear, especially those created by james Avery, as advocated by Cindy Ro- land, sophomore. Or those bearing the school's name and the wearer's gradua- tion date. Most widely worn or coveted, the senior ring was sometimes the only piece of jewelry worn, or even owned by students, largely male, who usually preferred it that way. In the case of most girls, it was only one piece of a growing collection of metallic ornaments. Of other pieces of jewelry particularly enjoyed were earrings, usually pierced. Styles of earrings ranged from the tiniest of studs to the hugest of hoops and the fattest of buttons. For those not liking to wear much jewelry, such as Chris Bar- rios, sophomore, earrings did just the trick. They accentuated the outfit but were Still simple. Necklaces came into vogue for guys as well as girls. For males turquoise, silver or puca shell chokers were most wide- spread. Long necklaces were usually re- tained for special outfits or events. A few guys thought necklaces for dudes were stupid, but, like jeff Harris, most didn't really think about it. ,iw my J .,.. Q ff,,1M:, , ,.,,,,,. t ,,,, Q jggyrv if ggy, - 'f . 'i'i2 - riir.. f-- ..,--1-1