Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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Busy filing cabinets, Barb Barnett began a summer job with Dr. Kapilla as a dental assistant and now helps part time in his office. : ' MITITTITIITI LILI tl DETEEGEEEEERSECETCHERLORRSAERES PRRRAARERERAEAAR EATERS (Above) A junior, Duane Frerker enjoys his job at Wray’s be- for tit Me) MiMi Cyclo tis me MitCe-tiCcheel iter) Mile tee (Left) An original employee of the Highland McDonald's, Kathy Darr knows there is more to frying burgers than meets the eye. Chopping onions, filling tubes, filtering grease vats and nightly KP are tiresome but necessary chores. 9to5...5 to Close 17

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© The (OSE Yao, = to 9-5...0 to Close 9-5, 5 to lace ae ee working PVCS OIF IAAYS Sixteen years old. Time to take that first big step into the work- ing world. No more babysitting, no more lawn mowing. Got a real job with a payroll number and a uniform. A few 8 hour days and the money begins rolling in. Cooks, waitresses, a photog- rapher, sales clerks, busboys, a horse trainer, lifeguards, a disc jockey, a dental assistant, gro- cery boys, a nurses’ aide, hay balers, secretaries and a fisher- man ... While students are employed in a variety of posi- tions, there is universal agree- ment on the best rewards of work: “‘money, ’ “‘my paycheck, “payday.” However, now that you're working and you've got the cash, there's no time to do any- thing. Late evening and week- end hours are tucked between pages of homework, practices, games and parties. Waking early enough to report to work by 5:30 a.m. and staying up un- til 2:00 a.m. on a school night have become an established fact of many students’ lives. Lack of time and sleep are major laments of the working student. Other complaints in- clude “grease, ’ ‘the drunks,” Biro) CE Vsbbele me olitor- Molt Me) Ml :1-W efoto) bi and even a boss that “makes passes at the girls.’ Some feel that their employers take ad- vantage and make extra de- mands of teenagers because of their younger age. Despite the negative effect on schoolwork and social life, em- ployed students feel they have an advantage. Besides an ex- panded income, students gain an “extra sense of responsibil- ity” and a “headstart into the working world. 16 Student Life (Bottom) Spinning records at the Home- coming dance, Joey Henderson also worked as a disc jockey at Off Broadway. (Below) Employed at Pegalie’s, LaDonna Neudecker is kept busy wrap- ping presents, especially during the holidays.

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“Just let me outta here!’’ Tired of the homework grind? Taken one too many tests? Find yourself in no mood for track practice and running six miles? Run out of excuses to avoid dressing out in PE? Unable to stomach another cafeteria lunch? If you find the school blues cramping your lifestyle, you'll be interested in a very dependable and enjoyable remedy. Two days and nights of breaking away to freedom and fun... the weekend. Sometimes Saturdays and Sundays became a chance to catch up on things that needed to be done—washing the car, cleaning your room, getting a haircut, going shop- ping. Often, students’ jobs force them to work weekends. For anyone who worked at McDonald's or Ken’s, working the night of a football or basketball game became a dreaded experience. In a town the size of Highland, it of- ten required ingenuity to cook up an exciting weekend. Of course, many relied on the usual standards—riding around, partying, going to the show. With the great suc- cess of the football and basketball teams, a number of stu- dents attended the games, home and away. Occasionally, a big weekend popped up. The night of the Coronation or Prom took weeks of preparation. Students took full advantage of the weekend, stretching dollars and curfews. However, when Sunday evening enjoy washing the car on 4 sonny epeitig aflerncon. rolled around, students began an attempt, somewhat half- (Above) While no live band was provided, students still had a hearted, at their homework. good time at the Homecoming sock hop (Top) A necessary job, Lisa Ottensmeier and Diana Michael also 18 Student Life