Cortez High School - Cortesians Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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1. Tigg Cooley putting the ingredients on the pizzas. 2. At work Heather Thomas is busy putting in orders. 3. Norman Long and Eric Bramlett getting into school spirit. 4. Todd Smith having fun working at Pioneer Chicken. 5. Group photo of band in the morning. 6. Kristi Switzer taking a call-in order.

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TEENS WORK PART TIME DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR The teens in this day and age usually want andfor need money for necessities, so they try to get jobs as soon as possible or as soon as they can get someone to hire them. Most of the teens work part-time jobs which are 18 to 25 hours a week, usually at minimum wage. Teens mostly work at fast food restaurants, usually not too far away from home. Becky Gentry, a 16-year-old high school junior, spends around 20 hours a week selling ice cream at Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Parlor. The reason: to get enough money to buy a car. Money is the main reason high school teenagers work. To get what they want or so they can pay their car insurance. Many of the teenagers parents want their teens to work in order to learn responsibility. Students also cannot have jobs for many different reasons. Sometimes they cannot have a job because they don't have enough time between school work and working causes a big hassle for teenagers these days. But the student life at Cortez is a great way for those who,do and do not have jobs to get involved in various activities that range in many different subjects.

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Students Were Ready for the Fast Weekends After Cortez students finished a long hard week of schoolwork, most were ready for the weekends and what the fastlane could br- ing them. For many, the fast lane brought parties. Almost every weekend one could plan on at least one party that would bring every one together to kick back and celebrate for one reason or another. Parties are fun because you can just kick back and be yourself, ex- claimed Amy Bratt, senior. Scott Davis, also a senior, added lt's great seeing all your friends and it keeps people off the streets. Most of the parties could be found at someones house, somewhere in the desert, or various parks around the valley. Cruising was another popular pastime. Cortesians could be found cruising anywhere from Central to Metro or even A.S.U. usually most were looking for a party or just checking things out. This year the fast lane also brought more people to the dances. I think more people 'vent to the dances this year and were lots more spirited and TOGETHER!, said Jennifer Derr, sophomore. People really seemed to catch the beat and make the spirit rise high for the night. Kai.