Putnam City High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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ln order to pay for movies, expenses, and clothes, students had to get part-time jobs. John Cary worked at the Handyman department store. Rowdies t-shirts were hot sellers, with almost 100 students spending S8 each to be a part of the Rowdies. Gary johnson, junior, David Rowe, sen- ior, and Cord Urton, junior, set out the shirts for students to pick up. ,l -1ef:f:,., - , A K F'5'7fSf4 'We ' fxt-451' 'a ww ef A ' : - ff? A HL f' -M5 y- A gil . W or ' l ' Money 13

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l Money - making it 11 f 'Q j i Q l ,wt .. I pay for my own concerts, but my mom springs for the t-shirts. I IY .lllll 5Illln'Al.lI1lllll Eg! 4 4lHl2.r 14 'llflfz 241.2 fill FIIYUAIIIIIF llllllllllll 'l'J':U!Y!7.'fU!',i 12-Money Lack of money kept a tight rein on students as a parent never could. Out- ings and parties were postponed until students could somehow make some money to spend. Aside from stealing, a part-time job was the only answer. But while the long line of fast-food restaurants beckoned, students fought to see that their jobs were just a little out of the ordinary. Mike Potter, sophomore, threw newspapers for the Oklahoma City Times. I only throw papers in the afternoon so at least l don't have to get up earIy, Potter said. It can be kind of a pain, though. When I was in the play Runaways,I had to leave rehearsal early every day to throw the papers on time. Kathleen Morton, senior, took care of children at the Acorn Children's Center. lt's not a bad job, but it gets v l . l and spending itj nerve-racking in the winter becausel the kids can't go out to play. They getl restless, Kathleen said. Q However, the best part of the moneyf game happened after work, when pay-2 checks were securely in hand, With theg exception of a few who were able tof put money away, most students spentl their money almost as fast as they made: lt. I My money goes so fast that I hardly? have time to enjoy having some for al change, said Glendia Robertson,j sophomore. I Students binged on concerts, mov-l ies, record albums, clothes - anythingg to deplete their pockets, starting thej whole process over again. ' Expenses can really eat up a student's Tim Allen, junior, stopped at the local gas ' ul to fill 'er up. 2 l ll sg., i l 4 l l

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9 96895 O I take things as they come. I can't worry about what's going on later, I have to take care of now. 0000 vgokgmo o vm ima, W 400800. 'o 4' 'O OQOQQOQ, A 9 Oo 069W '5' '3 W' . ..Q,.Q 0 I .Og ,QQ u'595 flK' Ki' 58 .8 0. gf. QQ. 0 IQ I ,Opp .090 vkalalvga 1' 9 6 0 030804 4 4 +848 O99 I7 lllllIllYZYlllllllIllllllllllIlllllll HlllllflllLllliflllEIYAQIIIIIIIHHIUIII . Uilftikdljlll EILEUWJIIldftll-lffllllfl 44 14 LII 4 lllllllIllIlllllIlllllllllllIllllll For students with homework, club meetings, games and household chores, setting up some kind of routine could be a circus act. Students had to ,O 0' ., 4' ,QQ O .g- 95 I ov T , o ova 4 044 f ,QQ ,UQ 4 aww. ' , is . 1'l .Q situ, J, 4 4 off 9 .-X' 4' Of? gp-,td U ' Q. 9, 1 pl' 1 uxv', Q .exp Q ,fp ,f O9 O4 O 6 Il- .gan 6 ,O O., Oo Some Pirates would even suffer a knee in the back for the cause. This pyramid built up spirit during the Edmond game. Bottom row: jesse Toay, Ricky Roberts, Ron Huber, Mike Keller. Second row: Kendall Howerton, Bobby Beach, Scott Crawford. Third row: Glyndall Brady, Ion Conant. Top: Woo Perieda. Standing: Randy Lipe. juggle all kinds of activities to make sure that nothing was left out. lt's hard to balance my schedule, but I try to do things according to pri- ority, said Kevin Kuykendall, junior. Setting priorities was often disheart- ening for it meant that something was going undone, but most of the students remained hopeful and kept on plug- ging. Most of my sacrifices have been compromises, said Irene Steigerwald, senior. Some of the compromises busier stu- dents made were cutting down on time with family and turning in an occasional late assignment. Parents and teachers tried to be understanding, but some- times the constant absence of a student or son was just too much for them. I get so frustrated sometimes, said Mrs. Kathy Weiner, English teacher. It's good for kids to be involved, but classwork is really important, too. lt's also frustrating to the kids to be so far behind. Why were some students so eager to put so much work on themselves? Mainly, I'm just a hyper person. I have to have something going all the time, said Fran Frantz, senior. Senior Allison Yee said, Having a good feeling of accomplishment keeps me going. My family supports me and that helps too. With the help of family, pals and a little organization, these busy students were able to swing their hectic sched- ules and still have a little time for play.