De La Salle High School - Delta Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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It’s Not All Work 1 8 Feature

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An immediate and painful goal for most teens in 1983 was making money. Expenses outweighed Dad’s cash reserve and Mom's cookie jar. Ideas tumbled about the student's mind in an attempt to solve this problem. Finally, a solution. Something drastic had to be done — they had to find a job! Jobs were scarce. Unemployment rose as work availability decreased. Teens had to demonstrate skill, initiative and responsibility in order to make it.” Acne was no longer the leading cause for teenage frustration, now finding a job topped that list. Where did one find employment? A number of students worked at school, employed in De La Salle's work program. Cleaning blackboards and sweeping eraser tips from the floor paid minimum wage to those crafty students and allowed them to deduct their earnings from their tuition costs. Other students found jobs through Mr. Evans, responding to the job offers he periodically placed in the daily bulletin. Restaurant and supermarket work dominated the teenage employment force. Babysitting and lawn mowing followed not too far behind. Tasks varied dramatically from job to job but for the most part the financial rewards made up for the effort. A minimum wage of $3.35 encouraged the teen workers to reach their money making goal. Jobs were sought throughout the city in an attempt to stay out of debt. Hours upon hours were spent on the job to pay for the hours upon hours that money was to be spent. 1983 placed another requirement on the high school student, the part-time job. Feature — Jobs 7

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Page 9 Upper Left: Stacy Larson and Margaret Torborg goof around at the Sophomore Greaser barbecue. Upper Right: Mary Murzyn entertains two of her pupils during the Child Development class play school. Lower Left: The Spanish Christmas party brought the ham in everyone. Kathy Cerseir. Julie Wolyniec. Ms. Mari Bertolasi. Viki Wolyniec and Juli Bertch get into the spirit. Page 8 Upper Right: Joan McCallow and Renee Wojak patronize the Delta Pizza Parlor during the Sno Daze carnival. Middle: The Cross Country car added color to the Homecoming parade. Lower Left: Jeff Larson steals a kiss from Kathy Wilner. Lower Right: Sue Williams and Amy Mattson relive the 50 s. Feature 9