Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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How much will I make this week? David Seek ford works at the Car Wash in Charlotte Hall Help, it's stuck! Joyce Stasch passes her spare time working at Tasty Kwik Next ... Jill Knott earns her spending money in the Deli section of McKay's. Tobacco is a large part of the St Mary's County economy Students, such as, Kaye Quade. Joanne Buckler, Mike Owens, and Brian Russell earn their ex- tra cash by working with tobacco

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‘i just washed my hair, and I can't do a thing with it, says Heather Appel, as Barbara Czech looks on CAST Boris Donnie Dimat teo Douglas .. Alan Brookbank Mike Mr. Crankmeyer .... Mike Mitten Arlene Zane Becky Barth logger Brenda )an .... Dale Drouin Penny Honey Hotchkiss .. Heather Appel Miss Buford Commodore Withers .. Tony Woolsey Mrs. Withers Antonio .. Tom Hartswick Cody . Michelle Atwell Captain Tom Butterworth ... Dan Small Victor Bey Pat Wetzel Miss Marshall Nurse .... Shedina Wills First Little Old Lady ... ... Anne Cooper Second Little Old Lady Lisa Fenwick Maxine Trixie Dawn Cox Pirate 1 Pirate 2 .... Diane Hinkle CREW SET Linda Cox Melody Hugel — Chairperson Debbie lackson Diane Murphey — Chairperson Diana Neel lanna Nylander Missy Friess SOUND Ricky Leinneweber Danny Littleford PUBLICITY Paula Rimer SENIOR CLASS PlAY 27

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4 We got up every morning and went off to school to put in our six hour shift, but some CHS students decided to work a little overtime after school and on weekends. English, math, and science didn't earn any spending money, but flipping hamburgers at Hardee's did. Why did we do it? Renee Briscoe said, “I get out of school early, earn three easy credits, and for the money!'' Asking mom and dad for money really became a bummer. Working part-time solved that problem for many of us. It gave us spending money for going out, clothes, and other miscellaneous things. It also gave us the money we needed to cover the ex- penses of cars, bills, and just being students. Working made some of us feel a little older and more independent. After all, it was one of the major steps toward in- dependence. It showed our parents that we could handle some of the respon- sibilities of an adult. Guy Mincey, a junior, really proved to the adults that he could handle the respon- sibilities of the adult world by opening his own carpet-cleaning business. I did it because it is hard for teenagers to find a job because of the competition, stated Guy. He also said, I feel that anyone with the right attitude and the right steps can achieve anything they want. Whether we worked for the money or just for something to do, most of us felt a great deal of pride when we got our paychecks. It was finally something we had earned on our own. toes 29