Austin High School - Round Up Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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ff The pw.. xx,,x... . 85-86 school year was not only a 5' 'X .sm ff? - . '1 r+--L year of fun and entertainment for some students, but one of hard work and responsibility as well. Approximately 1 350 students, 170A of the student body, ,S jg? worked and attended school. Many of my .f' - , 1 af these students worked through D.E.C.A., V.O.E.., and H.E.C.E., but many others found jobs independent- ly. These students attended school all day and then worked after school for a few hours, or they worked for a few hours during the weekends. Some of the students worked for the experience, while many others worked for the extra money that was needed to cover the expenses that they may have incurred during the year, or to save for college ex- penses, or for something they long desired, like a new car. Ji When asked why he worked, Eddie Reveles replied, I want money to buy a new car and the essentials of a teenager. Some of the students found, however, that working interfered with their social activities. Wen- r dy Wiggs, who sometimes work- ,,,,,,,,,, ed during the weekends, stated Sometimes working does in r srrr terfere with my social activities if because my weekends are W , usually filled with things to don i, ,gm , W ,,,,., ii wmvwwx , . , Q M 1 J 4' 2 -ft 'Q at up K -W. , PA NTHER S f -.-' fi K rig , ', K C . ., ,wc ,,,,,.,, , ., . .,.,, . t---' ' . ' Jr., .wmv Y' 1::f'fW ' rife' 5 ff ,ta ON M 6 x t 152 aa at , l 3 Q lv 2, ., VLA :ii H .512 Gr Mi Wi? e 5 Q1 1 'V if . 5 - gg: l . ,t. Q ,Al g H3227 it ,-:ia L THE ,-,. r . ,,:g: , , - ' Mgt e - , a , . vu: t..f ggi 5 5: 2:-rfewiivf-it

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-'ffflir-Vw-fa la .f-.sn M Q . :Fw-vuq.u...f 2 steam ' can .1 as Others found they gained valuable experiences by working. l've learn- ed to work a cash register, deal with five things at once and how to run a store, stated Suzanne Nacim. Some of the students also found it difficult to maintain a high grade y point average because they work- ed. They found little time for homework and stayed up late lss s srtst hours at nights. They managed, ' ' however, and many still remained eligible for sports and other ac- , it tivities as well. -uv. The pay scale for the majority of the students who worked part-time was notoriously low. ji Wg'-sg' Most worked for 32.57 per E, ,iff 2 hour, some made the minimum an wage of 33.35 an hour, and wt.. - , ',,,.. very few were employed for glgy , morethanthe minimumwage. g y Q if gf' This fact, however, did not ' discourage any of these it tlst X J students from working. F ttf? For the majority of the is iw' working student body, this year was undoubtedly one 5 , of gained knowledge and y . -vu i 3 f Ag responsibility. 5 s STEPS gh vi' 3. 1 Exb stfmg y iisg K . ..., my -ss- -' -' .zeal V . 1.-S' ,,,,,,,, ,,v f X t , .... . X 'wi- S? , X .... 1 '3' tim as