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

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Making money, making friends all make up part of financing New computer cash registers required special knowledge for opera- ome knew the sinking feeling of being so broke that you actually had to tions. Kerry Marshall rings up a meal ticket spend the weekend study- ing. The next for Longneckers. week, after pay day, you could afford an evening on the town art McDonalds for a hamburger and fries and still came up twenty cents short. High school isn’t just homecoming, dances, and sports. Most P.C. students not only carried their class loads and par- ticipated in extra curriculars, they also worked part-time. Money wasn’t just a luxury, it was a necessity. ‘‘Sometimes if | didn't get my work done | would get up at five in the morning to finish, but | needed the money so | worked,’’ remarked Kristie Caven. After paying for corsages, class rings, senior announcements, and library fees, most bank accounts were wiped out. Some students went to school from 8:00 am to 2:45 pm, were in clubs and on sports teams, and still managed to work. But dif- ferent surroundings made the job more in- teresting. ‘| worked for a different environment from the school environment. The people there were older and it gave me an idea of what’s going on in the real world,’’ stated Angie Conant. Tough daily schedules made super organization necessary. Somehow most students seemed to sur- vive the year and the generation of high school students were making a pattern take hold. Pe Cm ot a Volunteer work was an important part of keeping organizations running. Kelly Soter spends time working in the student store.

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B Night life sparkles wy +o Weekends were savored wt: school started, weekends took on a new quality in which IF ney were savored and impatiently awaited. The summer carefree nights were over so students made the most of their weekend nights. Each person had his her own personal opinions of what they thought consisted of a fun night agenda. Movie rentals started a new craze of entertainment. Less than half the cost of attending a movie, a rented movie was a big hit : for slumber parties, parties and even dates. ‘‘My church youth ‘Night time air was filled with the F ‘ : fmusic of Berlin atthe Zoo group had so much fun watching a movie backwards one night at Amphitheater. a lock in, ”’ said senior, Tracy Roberts. Rock concerts such as Elton John, Prince, Rod Stewart, - Huey Lewis, Van Halen, and Jefferson Starship brought out music lovers who stood in long lines for tickets. ‘‘Jenifer Wilder and | went to the Ronnie Jones Dio concert and had 14th row floor seats. After Dok- ken played we went to the bathroom and when we got back our seats were taken so we Sat in the balcony for Dio. Dio played well and | liked it most when the lions turned their heads and shot each other with lasers,’’ said Christie Mutz. Pirate fans spent a large part of their Fridays at sporting events which sometimes end- ed with a StuCo dance where there was much participation. Eating out was another com- mon entertainment. Shopping at malls with friends sped up around Christmas time and when spring fashions were introduced. e SL To ADD th SE MRI AR Le EE Le at FABIO ere Bil kristen night S$ =i

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Customers, such as Randy Lipe, kept Jerry Rogers busy making money after school hours at Hardee's. « Job responsibilities included restocking records at Sound Warehouse. Mike Eberhardt replaces albums. | iy H | i ! | a | yi ce eer making money