Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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SECRETARIAL WORK kept Liso Motwoy busy ot her job ot lnteroir, o locol oirport focility. Mofwoy onswered telephones ond completed poperwork ot her job, which she received school credit for through the work experience progrom. USING HER TALENT to goin voluoble music experience ond to contribute to the serv- ices ot her church, Louise Shewell worked os on orgonist for Sundoy Services ot the Episcopol Church of the Ascension, She spent her ofter school time practicing ot the orgon in the church. JOBS I 51

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50 X JOBS EARNING A PAYCHECK from Wendy's Homburgers, Don DeSetto worked ot the cosh register in the Eostboy Drive fronchise. Fost food shops were the most common student employers. ,4?' 'iii L Students Attempt X09 M599 jsxcjs THE PERFECI' JOB for the othlete: 0 job ot on othletic supply store. Poul Cooper- mon, o member of the tennis teom, worked ot the Athlete's Foot in Coun- tryside Moll during his spore time. LENDING A HAND to students whose porents work, Kechio Wilson wos o supervisor for 20 kids in the Lotchkey Progrom thot met ot Ponce de Leon Elementory School. She built o rocket model with Deon McKee in one of the Lotchkey meetings. E oshing checks ond crock- ing books wos the sogo of working students, whose lives resembled 'juggling octs' between school ond the work force. Students proved double identities were possible ond profitoble with o little plonning ond o lot of energy. After o school doy ond hours ot ci job, mony students went home to studies ond fomily respon- sibilities. lt wos like living two lives. With the double identities students leorned working lingo. Punching in, getting minimum, ond wotching for short chonge ortists were words os fomilior to students os taking roll, the county grode scole, ond clossroom cheoters. lt wos often difficult to find o job to teoch this lingo. Althoi most students found ji themselves, some took odv IOQG of the school work perience progrom ond ceived school credit with tl poychecks. Becouse of the difficulty juggling clossroom resp sibilities ond employmt responsibilities, mony stude opted for weekend jobs orjl with flexible schedules bobysitting or mowing lovi Some students ploced theirj ot the top of their list priorities. As o result, so school work suffere- Regordless of the hours or cupotion, working stude fulfilled poycheck priorities ottempting the 'juggling oct coshing checks ond croclf- books.

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l INFLATION caused a negative response to a proposal for a local tax increase. ln March a crowd gathered in front of the St. Petersburg Courthouse to protest the proposal. 4 AN EMPHASIS ON ANIMAL CRUELTY began when Puff, the three legged dog, was found tied to a bowling ball along Courtney Campbell Parkway on June 30. Puff's owner was found guilty ofa cruelty to animals charge. KEEPING UP TO DATE. many studer' including James Needham, read the Petersburg Times doily. Social Stud teachers encouraged this by ossigni current event work. SINKHOLES invaded Florida m sterious . y - ly swallowing up trees, cars, and buildings. One of the hardest hit areas by the phenomenon was Winter Park. 52 I STATE AND LOCAL NEWS