Fairview High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Fairview, OK)

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24 Cost Of Being

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FROSTY? Bobby Carroll, Rodger Bryant, and Allen Sandefur build a snowman during the mid- morning break. The snow con- tinued and school was dismissed the next day. FINISHING TOUCHES. Carla Slaughter, Renee Kahn, Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, and Christy Jackson take time out of Okla. History to add to the spirit of Christmas.

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I.O.U.—In Debt, Over-D rawn, an d Under P ressure The unreliability of the greenback caused problems for upperclassmen. Car payments, senior rings and pictures, dating, and new clothes were all necessities. The average senior portraits cost $240. No one's price compared to Becky Mabry's $425 but Ricky Silcott kept his icture cost to a low of 56. Mike Colvin spent $275 on his senior ring while Bill Boulware spent $210 less. 'Students spend too much money on extra senior pictures, clothing, and more graduation announcements than needed.' said Becky Ford. With gas at $1.39 a f;allon, tne average icensed driver spent PENS, PENCILS, AND NOTES. At the Enid Library Russ Wilson reads and takes notes for his English research paper. close to $130 a month. 'Dragging Main' was finished for some students when parents stopped handing out gas money. Like many students who worked 4 to 6 hours a day, junior Vicki Simmons angrily said, 'I work maybe two nights a week at Keck's Feedlot for my spending money and gas. Twenty- five dollars has to last me a whole week; it usually doesn't last me a day!' Dropping gas prices helped a little. The cost of everything is not always in dollars and cents. The average involved student spent close to eleven hours a day in school with sports and meetings. The night lights burned until dawn for English IV students before all research paper deadlines were due. Christy Wichert, when asked if she would ever go through it again, said, 'I would quit scnool first!' COST OF WORKING, lunior Kathy Carroll works dilegently at T.G. Y. four hours a day, five days a week for spending mon- ey. FIVE MINUTES TO EAT. Seniors Todd Meritt and Mike McLain grab a bite to eat for lunch be- fore returning to school. Cost Of Being 25