Evergreen High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Metamora, OH)

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Top: “Your order is ready,” and so is J. Gillingham to deliver the food to her customers. Bottom, left and right: L. Hassen and T. Johnson carefully tend seedlings as part of their afterschool jobs. Working Their Way Through While working after school was not directly connected to any specific class it proved educational for students who chose to take their first chances in the job market. Whether they worked waiting tables, pumping gas, selling clothes, transplanting seedlings or babysitting, important skills were needed. Their employers expected them to be on time, dressed appropriately and prepared to follow directions. Individually they had to learn to budget their time to include the job, chores at home, studies, and whenever possible social activities. After School Jobs 27

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 Top: Sweating in the kitchen, T. Barden learns how to prepare a pleasing meal as a cook for Norman’s Restaurant. Bottom: Seasonal greenhouse work employs a large number of students in the school district, two of which, N. Carrigan and J. Simon enjoy the warmth of their working environment. 26 After School Jobs

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Fun and Friends Initiation began the year for G.A.A. The initiates had to dress up as Aunt Jemima, they sang the fight song and Alma Mater and performed some other skillful tasks for everyone in the cafeteria to observe. The girls expressed their Halloween spirit by walking around in costume at school and ended the day with an afterschool party. The party involved voting on the best costume and trick-or- treating between the members. Around Christmas time the members drew to see whose Secret Santa they would be. They decorated that person’s locker in wrapping paper and secretly left her gifts for one week. At the end of the week a Christmas party was held and the girls gave one last gift, the Secret Santas were revealed, and the group participated in singing Christmas carols. In order to make money for the group, the girls were sold to the highest bidder for Slave Day. On this day the slaves had to answer their master’s requests and wishes. For entertainment, a Sadie Hawkins dance was held on January 7th. The roles were reversed from any dance. Girls asked the boys and jeans and farmer- type clothes were worn. In March, practice for the annual Dance Concert “All Night Long” began. On May 16th an Awards Banquet was held at the Hathaway House. The members ate a fine dinner and then the active members who had earned their 300 points were recognized. Top: P. Donahue helps J. Peebles to get the “Aunt Jemima look. Middle: B. Schwyn assists Mrs. Swoverland to prepare for the Sadie Hawkins dance. Bottom: Several GAA members feast at the annual banquet. 28 GAA