Plainfield High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Plainfield, IL)

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top left “Spirit is being a part of a crowd like these homecoming spectators, left A homecoming float is a group project, center Graduation is a special time for everyone, right Bev Barnes is crowned Homecoming Queen by Pam Korelc. Tradition is a responsibility of

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many student hopes ■ Besides school and homework, many students face making change, caring for patients, and spending the rest of the day on their feet. Why do these people spend the extra time and effort? For what are they saving their money? The money earned is ear- marked for special purposes in many cases. Students save money for college, a car, clothes, a bike, or just a little financial independ- ence. A job now may be the experi- ence needed for a better job later on. Some students are taking advantage of the Cooperative Work Training program. Twenty- eight students leave school at noon each day to work at various jobs ranging from a carpenter’s helper to a dental assistant. Mr. Thompson, head of the program, says the whole idea behind CWT is to teach the kids what working situation is really like. Hopefully, these students will gain a little practical knowledge in the field in which they are working. Thirty-six Plainfield students take advantage of the Area Vocar tional Center at Joliet Central. These students are getting a head start in the career of their choice. ■ A” 9 h . ■ ¥ - mm ■ Wm ■ ' ' •;

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Traditions. . . Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, summer vacations, twelve years of school — all of these things give continuity to our lives. They are expected patterns which give us a sense of security. The shiver up the spine of winning the football game, being crowned homecoming queen, sitting among your classmates for the last time at graduation, seems to be lost in a shrug. But Plainsman finds that most stu- dents would like to keep these tradi- tions alive because they feel school just wouldn’t be the same.” If all traditions were accepted blindly, however, no new great tradi- tions would ever be formed. Some students believe that traditional activities should be flexible enough to allow for individualism and imagi- nation. Each generation tests tradi- tions in its own way. This is the job of the youth of every age — to reshape the format of our lives. That is the greatest tradi- tion of all. 11