Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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This motorist sadly watches the gauge as she fills her gas tank. ..... To get the most out of his money, Harvey Light eats everything on his plate. The second annual chicken barbecue provides Mr. Thomas Sharpe, principal, and Dr. Foster B. Gibbs, superintendent, and their families with a bargain meal and a chance to socialize. gs LL CC 11

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Rising prices This year’s dollars surely did not go as far as last year’s went. With the rise in the rate of inflation came the increase of prices around school. Student Organization tickets went from $12 to $15. Students who received a dollar a day for food were surprised when lunch prices were raised from 55 cents to 75 cents. This increase made choosing potato chips or a candy bar a big decision. Students’ ways of spending their spare money varied. “| spend most of my money on food and the different things around school like t-shirts and pins,” said Cynthia Gibbs. Amy Bouchard said she stopped wasting her money on clothes and was Saving for a car. Inflation also sent gasoline prices skyrocketing with fuel costing a dollar or more a gallon. : Loreen Beeman said that when the | price of gasoline rose, she thought ci more carefully about her weekend LT plans. i “I spend almost $20 a week on gas, and it barely gets me to school and my Friday night activities,” she said. Beeman said she realized the value of her dollars, so she joined a carpool to school to save them. Bal With the increased admission fees, more a students like Martha Lechner use their S.O.’s. i] Instead of the usual candy bar, Jean Stytes and dl Peggy Brandon investigate the different candies sold at the student store.

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wtonintbaisanintesasstnintaraisdmenmaomncecamnmmpwarenn eT ni ata ee seo postvanvson eS TIFGSSE CS A A OUT ESAT EDS AGREE LASAGNA SARA ISONNT 12 concusnntecentone reer Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. Consequently, things are building up in and around Arthur Hill. Many new restaurants were recently built such as the Taco Bell and the Little Caesars Pizza Station, which are both on Bay Road. The Fashion Square Skating Center opened in November and featured disco-style roller skating. Toys R Us, a giant toy store, also opened its doors in November. Downtown, a new hotel was under construction to accommodate guests attending events at the Civic Center. Named the Radisson Center, city planners hope it will revive the downtown business district. A change more closely related to Arthur Hill students took place when teacher Mr. James Keenan was hired as hockey coach for Doaglas MacArthur High School. In addition to teaching students like Brian O’Curran, Mr. James Keenan also is the hockey coach at Douglas MacArthur High School. Little Caesers is one of the many pizza parlors in Saginaw.