East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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J b Students work hard Q S for the money As America matured, its in- habitants were forced to mature along with it. Generally, teenagers had more responsibility and freedom than they used to, and because of this they grew up faster. Many students had to supply their own car and wardrobe funds. Consequently, it was the person who had no job who was considered unusual. Most foreign exchange students were shocked when they arrived in the states and saw how many students work. In places such as Spain and Sweden, teenagers were discouraged to work because of wide-spread unemployment already existing. In other countries, people were required to be 18 to work, and school and homework were con- sidered the student's job. Occasional jobs were offered in places such as Ecquador but only during Christmas and summer for about 10 to 15 days. Obviously, the United States was a great contrast to them. With our endless restaurant chains and shopp- ing malls, we were a haven for students in search of work. I like the atmosphere, senior Rachel Peter said of her job at Wheeler and Benignus Paint and Wallpaper Shop. l've learned how to work with other people, and this will help pay for college, she added. I do it for the money, explained senior Alec Hay, employed at Target East but secretly admits a passion for wearing ties. Employment not only increases responsibility and spending power, it also helps prepare students for the real world. UPPER RIGHT: Students have to learn how to handle the tangles produced from havlng school work and a job. Senlor Krlstle Irlck, employed at TGGY, unravels one of the easier knots. MIDDLE RIGHT: Worklng around movie stars every day doesn't excite senlor Laura Brooker, who works at Crest Theatre. She expresses her oplnlon of Clint Eastwood's movie, Tightrope . LOWER RIGHT: Sophomore Mlchelle Paxton dares anyone to try and do a better job than she does as a cashier at TGGY. UPPER MIDDLE: Lines of people walt to see senior Glna Obelechner, who works as a cashier at Dlllons Super Store. CENTER MIDDLE: Some people choose to pump Iron to develop muscles, but senior Kirstln Lawlng pumps lemons at Hot Dog On A Stlck. UPPER LEFT: Senlor Kitten Elllot felt that her calling was not in fast food. Instead she had a clothes call. At BurIlngton's Coat Factory Warehouse she explains to a customer the reasons to Invest in this article of clothing. MIDDLE LEFT: It senior Pattie Mueller told you she knew every product she rung up at TG8tY, would you thlnk it was a yarn? LOWER LEFT: Employee at Dlllons Super Store, Iunlor Jlm Doesken knows hls job as checker so well he can do It wlth his eyes clos- ed as he demonstrates here. Jobs!-' 1

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