Grafton High School - Compass Yearbook (Grafton, MA)

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Ju t nother T pieal Weekend ,ik ., r hh. t ' g if A-,4 I Because we were often more con- cerned with what was going on Friday and Saturday nights than we were with our homework. the halls often echoed with a familiar phrase. What are you doing this weekend'? . So what usually happened on these two incredibly pre- cious days of the week? If no one was willing to risk the safety of home and valuables to throw a party. the next plan ofaction would have been to check out the party spots. Soap Hill and Gumby Woods. In the rare event that these were vacant. the fun seekers might have cruised past the Mart or Xtra Mart looking for loose ends to tie up with. Hun- gry, we'd drive down Fast Food Boule- vard. or Grafton Street as it's common- ly called. Later we'd go to Worcester to a movie. The romantically inclined would then park at the Center School. Old Saw Mill Road. Willard Clock Museum. or the Mass. Pike Bridge. The unattached would wander home. Most weekends for the class of '84 were nomadic. f ia

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Everybody's Reflecting the state of the general econ- omy. the cost of high school usually exceeds our ready supply of cash. So where do we turn for funds? Beyond the upturned palms of mom and dad lies a myriad of available positions for those ofus ready. willing. and able to hack out a part time profession in the midst of Chemistry homework. basketball games and play rehearsal. Many find that babysitting and mowing lawns. the time-worn institutions of teenage part time employment are no longer suffi- cient. and we are forced to swell the ranks' of area businesses. High school- ers find employment at eateries like McDonald's. Friendly's. Papa Gino's. Wendy's. the Dairy Freeze. and the Grafton House. Others resort to .5 QM al o .... -..-,g K V 7 ESQ I Vi ! . YT? if 'ii - -. it 2. I xt, .D t.. E rr . 33 ' Q gb,-if V. - F' - ww' Working for the Weekend cashiering at local stores and folding clothes at Tempo Fashions. Caldors. Spags. and the Mart. Others with imagi- nation try package stores. super mar- kets like Julios or Price-Rite. and hard- ware stores. The service oriented may choose from pumping gas. painting cars. data collection for the Town Hall. or working in veteranary research! Some opt for catering. nursing home work. or industry. such as Chase Paper or Bay State Abrasives. The hardier sort may prefer painting or construction work. Dispite the diversity of the jobs we hold. there is unity among us. Over- worked and underpaid. we scratch out funds for social security. FICA. gas. and. oh. yeah - our spending money! ' if A .F D i F,. , ,, W 'S'-4 ul ,s .ru 031- 9 . -N Ilu-up W 'X ff-if ., ' I: in .r ,I 'PM 1 S' . 5 A f 3' ,H N , a 4- ,X - . -Q' 4- we- 5 1 7 Q