East Meadow High School - Resume Yearbook (East Meadow, NY)

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Many high school students don't find work in their chosen profession, but still... Between episodes of General Hospital and other im- portant business, some enterprising students actually find the time to take on the added responsibility of employment. These fortunate youths are rewarded with the feeling that they have somehow made the world a better place in which to live, not even consider- ing the potential monetary gain On a day-to-day level, they deal with life's intricate questions, such as: What is the meaning of Double Coupon Days? Why do the cartons on the bottom of the shelves always have the most cracked eggs? Without realizing it, working has become an obses- sion for many of us. How often has a diligent super- market cashier chanted silently to himself the list price of the items located in the refrigerator at his home? IT'S A LIVINC Finally, the end of a hectic work week comes v. that magical day, payday But payday also brings on th. thought of federal, state, local, and Social Security taxe or whatever else may be taken out of the dwindbv paycheck Some altruistic students donate a large pa tion of their paychecks to almost total strangers just fa picking the losing team in an athletic contest Othe carefully invest their capital in such commodities as a c stereo speaker set or a pair of fashionable designs jeans, to name a few. Some day in the future the skills and techniques tha these students have gained will be of some use to then in the open market; but until that day, it's more of: Clean up those broken eggs in aisle one , or I could have sworn that I brought money”; and of course, If you don't speed up... You're fired!

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College Applications 27

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Work 29