Homestead High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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A G' fi Golf Caddy I XA MIL yew -e m4L ...aging-1' .....!khs.. -. . ..- ill No Job Hours worked per week: 32 10-15 H3 1-5 W4 I6-20 35 21-25 :Q,u1'. 14 WORKING AT THE WALL. Junior Brian Silcott sets the table at The Great Wall chinese restaraunt. STAY BETWEEN THE LINES. A student is hard at work painting yellow lines at a nearby store. 34 Jobs 0.44 xp ,YA Us ..,-1 'yi D Thompson Totes Tees U L omen have taken over the male job I love to be outside, Thompson said. 'market more and more in the past few years. and I didn't want to sit around and do They have become doctors, lawyers, construction workers, and, as with senior Trina Thompson, golf caddies. Caddying was predominantly a male job, and Thompson, who worked at Ft. Wayne Country Club, said that being a girl began as a handicap. At first they treated me bad, but once they got to know that I was good and that I could do it, they were pretty nice. It was a lot of work ff I had to prove myself. 79 nothing. But weren't the bags heavy? Yes! she laughed. The first day,I came home, I just laid on the couch with my shoulder throbbing. The only thing she couldn't do that most of the guys could do was carry two bags at once. I would die, she said. Whether the job was working construction, being a lawyer, being a doctor, or being a golf because I had to prove myself. The main caddy, some women, like Trina attractions for Thompson was the sun and Thompson, have fit the job description. the exercise. D By Maureen Condron

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-, -Q1 1 I 'We Built This Band on Rock and Roll' Most kids at Homestead enjoyed them the opportunity to take a break from more of the their responsibilities and enjoy themselves participating in one or extracurricular activities that the school provided, like sports, plays, swing choir, or jazz band, but there were also many students who put a lot of hard work and money into forming their own rock band. One of the more popular bands at Homestead was Steamer and the Squiggtones. The Squiggs wereg Tom West Ckeyboardsj, Jason Fritz ff We want the world, and we want it now! 77 West commented about the band's beginnings, When we were sophomores we got together, and started playing. It took a long time to get good enough to play in front of people, but this year we started playing for our friends at parties. Most agree that Steamer and the Squiggtones have become good enough to play in front' of their peers. When asked what the band would do in the future, tlead guitarl, John Ferguson tldrumsy, and Ferguson said, We want the world, and we Jeff Kingsbury tbass, lead vocalsl as the want it now! Steamer, Playing in the band gave If-IBy Paul Hiatt Stu Togethe and dentSB I' ' haf fav , 'M N it i H1 Other W2 Phil, Collins 43 Whitney Houston W4 Bryan Adams 45 Madonna TRICIA JAMS. Sophomore Tricia Burke enjoys listening to her Walkman when studying is slow in the library. TUNES FOR JERI. Senior Jeri Demerly makes her selection for musical entertainment at lunchtime. Entertainment 33

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Money is the Reason job: orkin is a of Life orking for a living is a way of life for most people after graduation. But what about before graduation? Many students took on the additional responsibility of a job along with their academics and extracurricular activites. Jobs offered students a time out from school and provided them with extra spending money. I got a job because I was sick of babysitting and all my other friends had jobs, it was also nice having a pay check every week, said senior Kristin Johnston. Junior Gwen Carpenter gave her reasons for taking the responsibility of a job, because I was bored. I wanted money so I could get a car. Other students took jobs to earn money for trips that they wanted to take. I needed money so I could work on my car, and also so I could go to Florida for spring break, said senior Ryan Scrogham. Still others chose to work to gain a certain amount of freedom from home. I wanted to feel independent and be able to spend money, said senior Lisa Roberts. u-154' - 1 7 .i .Ji in' Academics often took a second place to jobs and work. Some students noticed a definite decrease in the quality of their work after they got a job and began working after school and late at night. Although this worried them, often there was little or nothing that they could do about it since they needed the money that they were earning by working. Junior Andrea Kanning said, Naturally, it Gob at Kohl'sJ cut down on time I had for studing. The time that I did have for studing, I was so tired that I slept. Junior Beth Laudig stated, I used to get all A's, but the last semester I got a D. When I sat in class, I felt so dazed and veged-out. Some students chose to work in stores or places where they could be with their friends. Junior Julie Carson, who worked at Richards restaurant, gave her reasons for taking on the responsibility of ajob. I did it because Kathy Freiburger worked there and because I wanted to make some money. Students like Carson were later happy that they had chosen to work. X She said, I ended up really enjoying the job and having a lot of fun. The people were really sweet and they made you feel like you were doing something worthwhile. Though, at first I got a job for the money. Others chose to work to give them something to do with their spare time and to give them a way to make money. Senior Shawn Walker said, It was something to do in my spare time, and also to have spending money. Sophomore Brian Johnson said, I needed the money to buy records and to go to the movies on the weekends. I like the movies because they are new and different each week. Job opportunities ranged from common ones, like McDonald's where sophomore Brad Schoppman worked, to unusual ones, like the Baer Field Airport where senior Tom Dugan worked. Whatever their reasons, these students, along with many other students, chose to work while still in high school. lj By Sherry Hanby nk 9 3i FLIPPING BURGERS. Junior Ron Hubbard transfers hamburgers to serve hungry customers at the local McDonald's where he works. WASH AND SCRUB. Junior Brian Berghorn rinses the suds off a car at Scrubby's Car Wash where he worked. Jobs