Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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THE PUSH TO WORK Up at 6:00 each morning, school from 8-12, and a job for up to 8 hours after that seemed to be the latest trend. The working mothers of the 70's were be- ing replaced by the working students of the 80's! The number of students who worked a part or full time job had been greatly on the increase, and in a poll taken by the Blackhawk newspaper, a whopping 65% of the students polled held a job. That percentage created an economic flow of 6 million dollars a year for only one student body. Why this sudden push for a job and MONEY? It's become a part of our society that kids are supporting them- selves a lot more, even if their parents are well off, explained Tom Buis. Since there's more of a push to have a good job, school has been pushed to the background. The trend became more obvious; the use of classes as a babysitter was no longer plausible for students. The need for experience and a touch of the real world where classroom knowledge could be applied was valued as being necessary. Some students used high school to gain on-the-job learning through Co-op programs. The learn- ing-working experience was helpful when college wasn't in future plans. More traditionally, jobs were some- times dreaded and whether because of the customers or fellow employees, the hours were put up with. Once every two weeks, that slip of paper with the words Pay To The Order Of made all those hours of sacrifice and sweat worthwhile. Maria Roslansky and Scott McMullen are examples of these more traditional job holders. For Maria, her job at Garb-Age supplied the necessary dol- lars, and as she said, I like the clothes and other benefits. Scott works as a stock boy at Walgreen's, a job which he doesn't plan on making his career. I work mostly for the money. The two types of working students; the traditional and the new part time student; working for money, the bene- fits, and much more. Floor-to-ceiling garbage cans arc filled with den- im styles by Maria Roslansky. Clothing stores like Garb-Age attract many prospective sales people. Photo by S. Ketekaar. Fast-food restaurants offer many students a part- time job. Tom Pullella takes an order at Har- dee's. Photo by S. Ketelaar. Student Life Jobs 19

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Pepperonis and pizza parlors provide Joe Rosen with a little dough . Pizza Hut is one of many pizza places around the Quad-Cities. Photo by M. Townsend. 13L-... Amidst aisles of kleenex and aluminum foil, Scott McMullen stocks up the shelves with an eye for price. Photo by M. Townsend. Stacks of socks and piles of shoe polish hint of another sales opportunity. Larry Lucas waits for his next customer at Regal Shoes in Southpark. Photo by M. Kane. 28

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HEART TO HEART What better way to express one's feel- ings toward another than with candy and flowers? Students were given this chance through the efforts of Student Council and the successful candy- gram. Anything from a casual 'Have a good day' to the more serious hugs and kisses were sent along with a little something sweet to set the tone for a memorable Valentine's Day. Faces lit up as the tokens of affection were de- livered and many proudly displayed their gifts throughout the day. Along with the Valentine grams, a bulletin board was transformed into an array of Senior sweethearts in their earlier years. For one thin dime, a bal- lot could be cast for one of the candi- dates to be chosen sweetheart for a day, with the winners being Beth Max- well and Bob Warner. Despite all of the friction in the Mid- dle East, the draft, and the conflict about the upcoming Summer Olym- pics, there was a feeling of warmth as young love and friendships were ex- pressed through candy-grams and flowers. With some time out from her duties of Chair- person for Valentine s Day, Beth Maxwell has a chance to personally deliver some candy-grams. Photo by M. Townsend. 30