Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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Devils Victorious Friday afternoon students went from the banana-split eating contest to the football game. Plattsmouth hosted Norris and earned a victory to put the crowning touch on Home- coming. As is traditional, a dance followed the game. Decorations which the classes put up in the hallways during the week were transferred to the cafeteria. The lights were dimmed, the first record was put on by DJ Steve Warga and a more formal at- mosphere replaced the pandemon- ium of the week. Candidates for royalty were named during the week and the honorees were named at the dance at an 11 o’clock break. Seniors Mol- ly McCormick and Mike Jackson were crowned queen and king. The royal court also included: Jeff Winters, Rick Keema, Sean Pohl- meier, Alex Carpenter, Jay Martin. Ladies of the court were Sandra Hild, Jenny Covert, Pattie Harrison, Marcia Case and Bailie Piper. Jeff Peters and Lisa Wagner were last year's king and queen and they re- turned to crown the new royalty. Senior pyramid builders wait for the signal so they can get down. Participants in the tricycle race, John Felker and Cherie Gootee, get ready to take off. 14

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PHS Hard At Work According to school records re- ceived from Distributive Education Class and Work Experience Train- ing, 33 males and 43 female stu- dents at PHS have jobs. These 76 students, on an aver- age, work twenty hours a week. Thirteen get paid below minimum wage, 29 receive minimum wage and 21 earn more. Sixty-three stu- dents work in the local area and 13 students are employed outside of town. A question that always arises when thinking about going to school and still maintaining a part-time job is: Does working during the week interfere with schoolwork? Senior Mike Lewis feels that: “Sometimes work does interfere with social and athletic events.” However, Junior Tracy King stated, “It doesn’t interfere too much. You usually get out of work early enough to get your homework done.” What about students who work late hours and get off work after 11 at night? Sophomore Janelle Pecha commented, “If you use your time wisely in school and set your sched- ule so that you don’t have to worry about schoolwork, working until 10 or 11 at night is not that difficult.” Distributive Education, taught by Mrs. Ruth Wassinger, goes along with on-the-job training. The class also teaches students marketing skills and how to be a better em- ployee. What is Work Experience? This program is designed for students who may or may not have released time from school. Directed by Mrs. Beverly Harter, the class allows stu- dents to learn about job skills and receive school credit. With the raising of school require- ments, will students be hurt by hav- ing a job? Mrs. Harter said, “Possi- bly, but national statistics prove that students with jobs do better in school and participate in extracurri- cular activities much more than oth- er students.” Accounting skill» come in handy for Kim Freeburg when she's counting a customer's change. With a perfect ice cream cone, Jodi Pras- sel, sophomore, poses at her job. 16