Northeastern High School - Aerie Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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Clockwise from top left: Stacey Pierce helped customers at K-Mart. Bonita White at Piggly Wiggly. Bikny helped out in the NHS cafeteria. Donald Long renders his services at Farm Fresh. Stephanie Sharber working hard at Nu Quality Ice Cream store. Sharon Smith in action at the S R. Student Life—23

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Whether In or Out of School, Students Found That Success Was More Than “Just hanging around” . . . Whether in or out of school, students found that to meet with success they had to work hard. In working hard they met with a sense of responsibility and self pride. Being a teen-ager today certainly entailed more than a “Just Hanging Around” attitude. Today, teen-agers must not only meet the demands of a high school curriculum, but also the demands of the work force. Students met these demands and some even went further in their volun- teering for other activities such as Ju- nior Achievement, Quiz Bowl, Fund Raising, 4-H Competition, Scholarship, Church Activities and Athletics. All of the activities were done on the stu- dent’s own time and with no other re- ward than intrinsic satisfaction. The community showed their own pride and interest in Northeastern students by giving a great majority a place in the job market. From selling records to selling food students participated in the process of free enterprise. Not only did the community provide a job market for the students, but they also tried to teach the students the complexity of the free enterprise system by supporting the Junior Achievement program. This program was offered to interested juniors and seniors who wanted to learn about the business world that they would soon come in contact with. Two groups learned to make, to sell and to profit by a product that they themselves manufac- tured. Certainly the mentorship program at Northeastern would not have succeeded if it had not been for the concerned people in the communi- ty. Even in Quiz Bowl the community got involved. With the craze for TRIV- IA, community members (continued on page 26).

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Success was more than “just hanging OU Being a high school student brought with it many responsibilities outside of school. Many students worked outside of school. Top: Lisa Grizzard worked at Oxena, Phyllis Walton worked at K-Mart, Tony Overton worked at Farm Fresh and Michele McGee worked at Dockside. People in the commu- nity certainly supported the working force from Northeastern. 24 — Studrnt Lif