Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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PHS Reflects Business World Nickels, dimes, pennies, quarters these do not interest many PHS students. The students are more interested in fives, tens and twenties. But how to get them? Simple, either ask mom and dad or get a job. PHS provides two programs through which stu- dents can get a job and use three hours out of their school day to work. One program is Work Exper- ience led by Mrs. Beverly Harter and the other is Mrs. Ruth Wassinger’s Distributive Education On-The-Job Training Program. This school year there were approximately 100 students working, with about half involved in the work experience program and the other half in the D.E. program. The requirement to be in work experience is a minimum of ten hours a week on the job. Mrs. Harter said, “This program is offered because it is believed that a student can obtain a great deal of knowledge by being employed in a work environment outside of school — especially if the job is related to a field in which the student is interested.” What do students do with all the money they make? In a poll taken at PHS, food, entertainment, clothes and gas are the main items students require money for. In the food category, every student needs to eat. Money for food is spent anywhere and everywhere. Entertainment is a broad field. Dating would cer- tainly fall into that category, and there is no better place to go on a date than to a movie. Some movies that got a lot of attention in 1982-83 were “E.T.,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” and “An Officer and a Gentleman.” Fashions are always changing, and many were seen at PHS. Everything from mini-skirts and leg warmers to preppy shirts and top-siders. The new thing in hairstyles for guys was the short, over-the-ear look as opposed to the shoulder-length style. Tim Pittman, who works at Ruback’s, has his own thoughts of the work experience programs. “Nobody likes to work but money is the basis for life and through on-the-job-training I can fulfill my everyday needs (almost).” Bill Hayes, who works but does not get release time from school had this comment: “Working can sometimes be a pain because it interferes with your social life and sports. I’m usually late for work be- cause of golf.” But like most people Bill likes “to have extra money for messing around and spending foolishly.” 4

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FACING PAGE: (top) A various assortment of the candy sold at PHS during the year; (bottom) Crowds eat delicious pancakes at the annual pancake feed band fundraiser. TOP LEFT: Scott Snyder decorates valentine cakes sold by Food Service II; TOP RIGHT: Sophomore Ke- vin Heim gets an early start on prom fundraising. ABOVE: Journalism II raffled a car to raise money for the yearbook; LEFT: The new vending machine raised money for the Journalism Department, shown by Bill Hayes. 3

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FACING PAGE: (top) Kirk Emig displays the new fashion of short haircuts; (bottom) Many of students spent hard-earned money on cars. TOP LEFT: Hard at work is junior Lisa Wurtele; TOP RIGHT: Many different shoe styles were found at PHS. ABOVE: Mini-skirts and leg warmers were part of the punk fashions shown by Cheryl Goings, Betsy Musgjerd and Jody Mrasek; LEFT: Seniors spend a small fortune on accessories for graduation. 5