Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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ARRANGING A DISPLAY of shirts at Milt Weiss Apparel is senior So- nya Martin. CAREFULLY CLEANING the leaves on a rubber tree plant where she is em- ployed at Buck’s Flower Shop is senior Christena Barrientez. If you are willing to work and need a little cash, visit the Job Training Program Office. You will be on your way toward ... Edging ut the Competition! o o k i n g for work? Need a job? Stu- dents with am- bition and an empty bank account pursue all possi- ble help wanted notices. Whether in the newspaper or a shopping mall, teen- agers seek jobs ranging from stocking shelves, to selling clothes. No matter who you talk to. students had basically the same re- sponse. Senior Lori Kluender. who worked as a telephone solicitor, said she hated repeating. “Hi, my name is Lori. I’m from the Exchange Club of Flint, how arc you tonight?” Monique Wallace a soph- omore who works at Ra- dio Shack remarked, “I hate it when people expect you to read their minds and know what they want.” Sophomore Jenny Hulbert, who worked at Ron’s Ice Cream Parlor commented, “It was fun, except on weekends when there was a crowd of peo- ple.” Central’s Job Training and Career Planning program, headed by Mrs. Patncia Atwater and Mrs. Billie Fisher help students in their quest for jobs. Stu- dents obtained jobs in the private and public sector according to State Government Income Eli- gibility Requirements and their own personal needs. According to Mrs. Atwater, “The program’s goal is to help students maintain their grades, while working at a pan time job. With an average number of seventy students, the group meets after school twice a week to review resumes, applications, interviews, etiquette, self- awareness, and values. ' ’’The most important thing for a young person to learn while attending school is responsibility. A part time job often helps in this process.” com- mented Mrs. Billie Fisher. There are people working at the Social Security Of- fice. Buck’s Flowers, The 68th District Court and the ever popular, McDonalds. “If you have the patience, determina- tion. and you let the em- ployer know you want the job,” states senior John Hill, “it’s easy to get a job.” If you arc willing to work and need some extra cash, you may want to visit the Job Training Program As- sociation Office (JTPA) in room 301A and get some information; it will help you edge out the competi- tion. Chris Fowler Part-time Jobs Edge Out The Competition

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ADJUSTING THE WATCH BAND for a cus- tomer at Watches Unlimit- ed is junior Monica Leavitt. MAKING SURE her cus- tomer gets the correct fit at Kinney Shoe Store is senior Darlene Tolbert. Ringing up a cash sell at her mother’s shop. Our Small World is senior Amy Wascha. Part-time Jobs Shaping The Mold!

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WEARING A POM POM on her head to support the Varsity Basketball team is 9 freshman Dana Abraham with junior Kenneth Thom- as. SHOWING EXCITE- MENT because the Varsity Football team just made a touchdown against South- western are seniors Lisa Krysik. Kimberly Scott, and Vicki Fisher.