Monterey High School - Chaparral Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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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

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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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THE RACE o t zt o£ £ct ic e££ Reserved parking space adds time ; he race was on when ; the lunch bell rang — ; the race to get to Me ; Donald's, eat and get ............... back to school — all in 40 minutes, which wasn’t that long — five minutes to put books in lockers and get to the car — five more to get out of the parking lot, and 20 to travel and to eat. That all important last 10 minutes was needed to get back to school and scramble for a parking place. Of course, there were the seniors lucky enough to have spots in the parking lot. “Lunch just isn't long enough. You hardly have time to sit down and eat before you have to come back,” junior Caprice Me Kinley said. Although many students stayed at school for lunch, some of those who WHAT A VIEW. During passing period, senior Joe Hart stops for a quick check in the mirror. Five minutes wasn't always enough time for bathroom and locker stops. Photo by Ricky Donithan went out felt pressured to make it back on time. “Lunches need to be longer because of the traffic. Sometimes it isn’t our fault if we’re late, soph- omore Jason Moyer said. In a survey of 100 juniors, they listed Taco Villa, Burger King and Me Donald’s as favorite eating places. Some chose to go home. A dislike for cafeteria food was the main reason Amanda Cole, senior, ate off-campus. It cost too much to go to McDonald’s, and I kept getting in wrecks on the way; so I just go to a friend’s house. The food's better anyway, she said. by Kelly Wood ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. With pass in hand, junior Becky Lowrey leaves homeroom legally. A drink, a trip to the restroom, a test to make up, a club meeting to attend were other ways to escape homeroom. Photo by Mike Clark 17 ESCAPES