Munster High School - Paragon Yearbook (Munster, IN)

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Stretching out. Getting into the exercise craze, senior Reggie Zurad warms up before teaching her aerobic class at the Highland American Legion hall. Cleaning up. Clearing dirty dishes is only part of junior Dan Sirounis ' job as a bus boy at his father ' s restaurant, the Commander. ijf

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18 Working Rewards, sacrifices . . . all in a work Service with a smile. Providing a helping hand, senior, Mike Dernulc helps a loaded down shopper with her groceries. It is 6:30 a.m., the alarm clock blares loud- ly in Ann ' s ear. Slowly she reaches out to turn off her alarm, feeling that familiar pain penetrate throughout her arm after frying fritters from 4 until 9 p.m. the previous night. Ann ' s notes from Chemistry lie right beside her, untouched. Her head throbs from fa- tigue. That familiar question runs through her head once more, 1 is having a job really y S w ° rth it?” Students showed mixed feelings to having a job. On the posi- tive side, senior Natalie Shimala, who works at Thon’s carry out, explained, it’s a place where I can forget about school work and all of the pressures I have for a few hours.” In agreement, junior Terri Check, a Ken- tucky Fried Chicken worker, explained, we have a very small crew at work which results in everyone being close.” She added I also feel that it is a great experience for me be- cause I can relate to the customers and I can get working experience which many kids my age don’t have.” On the other hand, some students took no pleasure from their work. Junior Jeff McNur- Ian honestly admitted that he did not enjoy working due to laziness and had a job only to pay for college expenses. Reasons for attaining jobs differed. I got a job in order to earn extra spending money for college next year. It also helps out in saving for a trip to Florida for spring break,” said senior Reggie Zurad, aerobic instructor. However, junior Lisa Trilli explained that having a job gave her something to do on the weekends. Although most students found having a job advantageous, parents worried about suf- fering grades, lack of extra-curricular activi- ties, and a nonexistent social life. “My par ents wanted me to have a job during the summer but they weren’t to thrilled about having it during school, since grades were very important, Lisa said Some parents, however, accepted and even encouraged the idea. “My parents were happy to see that I was ambitious, ex claimed Bill Cuban, sophomore. Besides parents’ objections, students also found drawbacks to attending school and having a job. My weekends were taken and I barely got by doing my homework, ex- plained Denise Derow, senior. “I have noticed that working does deprive me of some after school activites. I work from 2 to 5 p.m., which keeps my afternoons busy, but my evenings are usually free,” stat- ed Suzanne Lasky, senior. While some students found difficulty in coping with the pressures of school, a social life and a job, others found that they could handle it without too many complications. “My job does not affect my school work or my social life because my hours are flexi- ble, said senior Chris Rodriguez. As she snuggled under the cover, Ann thought about her second hour Chemistry test and her unfinished five paragraph theme due fourth hour. Tiredly yawning, Ann real- ized that she had to pay a price to maintain a job and school. If only I didn’t work last night ... Southern hospitality. While working at Kentucky Fried Chicken on Ridge Road, junior Terri Check serves the customer with a smile. Sitting on the job. To provide a comfortable fit, junior Monica Kernaghan searches for the perfect size shoe for her customer at Big Red.

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Catch the beat. Catching up with the new releases, Michelle Kambis. sophomore, selects a Robert Plant al- bum that will turn her table and fit her budget. Centipede. Spending extra change on the video craze, junior Chris Candelaria tries to improve his score. 20 ' Money Problems