Monterey High School - Chaparral Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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FOR HIRE at a {mice SC survey reveals half on payroll 5; aving for college or a car, or ; just jingling extra spending : money in their pockets, ap- .......; proximately 640 students put in 15-24 hours a week at a job, ac- cording to a Student Council survey in the fall. The only real disadvantage is the hours,” Tish Shepard, junior, said. I can't go out on weekends because I usually have to work.” Sacking groceries, fixing hamburgers or burritos and making change paid between $3.35 and $4.50 per hour. Sixteen Office Education Association students worked in offices around town in the afternoon. Wendy Holcomb, senior, said she was in OEA so I wouldn’t have to go to school all day and make money at the same time. Even though students worked hours and missed out on weekend activities, most admitted they enjoyed working. BUT,... BUT. The phone interrupts an argument between OEA senior Ann Mlkolay and her boss at Carl Russell. Co. about the computer. Photo by Brtnt Wimberty Some students found it necessary to get a job during the Chriistmas season to pay for gifts for friends and family. I wanted to buy something special for some people, but I couldn't afford it, Shelly Ewerz, senior, said. So I got a job at Hastings. The mall was one of the most popular places to find people with Christmas jobs. Working at the mall, I saw a lot of people I knew, more than I would have anywhere else, Ewerz said. A few young entrepreneurs started their own businesses. David Postar and Steve Massengale mowed lawns for five years to earn extra spending money. Although Postar said he was not sav- ing for anything special, he said he would use the money for college and a few cars. FRIENDS. We're close, like a family, Brenda Humphrey said of her job at Baskin-Robbins that she had had since July. Ph«0 by ,k na$ AMUrom 15 WORK

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ON MALL PAYROLL Chalone Stack clerks at Gadzook’s, In the new wing between Sear's and Beall's at South Plains Mall. The boss and the manager make It so much fun to work there, she said. Photo by John Ronk CHANGE OF PACE. Computer work, filing and answering phones are among the tasks OEA senior Wendy Holcomb did dally at Buddy Barron Co. In the afternoon In- stead of going to class. Photo by Bfcnt CHARGE IT! What started out as a job at a Gulf service station to earn extra money for Christmas became a year-round part-time job as a cashier for Scot Mayfield. Photo by Jona Ahlstrom Not a Chmce 14 STUDENT LIFE

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LUNCH ON CAMPUS. Burritos, potato chip and Cokes complete the fare for non-drivers Kyra Goolsby and Shelley Haragan, sophomores. Photo by Jon AhistfMn SNOW SLICK. Sophomore Kirk Avery returns from a trip home for lunch. Students braved any weather to escape school at lunch. Photo by Une £r gt h MAD DASH. A few wait for rides while most rush out to their cars when the 3:30 bell rings. Most seniors left at 2:30 since they had Senior Study Hall. Photo by Jon Ahitfrom Not a 16 STUDENT LIFE