Robert F Munroe Day School - Reflections Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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Just before calling it a day, Debbie Foley serves her last customer of the weekend at McDonalds in Tallahassee. A job doesn’t always have to be grueling work: Mary Katherine Gregory has fun af- ter school at Day Care as a “patient.” 12 Student Life

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- Song and Dance Combine To Make The Season Bright Christmas seems to come ear- lier each year. In November the familiar sounds of Christmas car- ols filled the air. After Thanks- giving, most found themselves shopping, wearing Christmas sweatshirts, humming “Jingle Bells”,and making our lists and checking them twice. The annual Christmas Vespers performed by the Munroe Cho- rale helped boost the spirit, while Dianne Spooner’s narration of the Christmas story reminded us of the reason for the season. On December 14, the older kids got a chance to watch their lit- tle brothers or sisters show their stuff as the elementary put on the play, Angels, Lambs, Ladybugs, and Fire- flies. The costumes were an outstanding part of the pro- gram. It was new! It was exciting! It was the Christmas Dance. On December 12 the Varsity Cheerleaders held a dance at the Sawano Club. Dancing in a “Winter Wonderland” seemed to make the season bright for cou- ples or just friends. While the styles of dresses varied, colors were mostly traditional red and green. Black and winter white ran a close second. By the time December 18 rolled around, we all seemed to be over- flowing with Christmas spirit. Everyone was exchanging gifts, smiles, “Merry Christmas” and writing “Ho Ho Homework” on their papers. Students and teach- ers agreed, however, that it was easier to be in the Christmas spir- it at home. The Elementary program, Angels, Lambs, Ladybugs, and Fireflies , complete with the 1st grade ladybugs” and 3rd grade lambs promotes excitement the week be- fore the holidays. While Lindy Beverett waits for Miss Allison to demonstrate how to attach her angel's head. Anna Thomas continues the 6th grade tradition of making angels, which her mom used to decorate the piano. Christmas 11

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- If You Want It — You Gotta Pay the Price It’s That Ugly Four Letter Word — Work If you want it you have to work for it. You want money and your parents shudder when you so much as whisper the word. What to do? Get a job! Whether it was chasing chil- dren, or service with a smile, many students had after school jobs. Of course, certain jobs were better than others. Some babysat, others had seasonal employment like mowing lawns. Katherine Hinson, Aundrea Downs and oth- ers worked at Day Care after school. Mark Brown and Gil Chason had Saturday hard- ware jobs. Was a little extra cash worth a Friday night of babysitting or getting up at ridiculous hours on Saturday mornings? Could you stand sacrificing the soaps for that after school job? When would you find time for friends, sports or homework? Well ... Those new Guess jeans and sweater were calling you. You had to have a new dress for the dance, and Mom wouldn’t hand over the credit card, plus gas money was at a crucial low. It was worth it when the pay- check was cashed. But there were other benefits of working. Maybe you met a lot of people, a great new guy or girl or maybe you gained experience in the “real world.” Since you were working and had the money for all the things you wanted, when were you sup- posed to go buy them? Well, we could make time for that. A va- cation maybe? A part-time job means big bucks for Clay Tullos, who spends his afternoons and Sat- urdays at Crouch’s doing a variety of jobs including inventory. Jamey Worrell uses a Saturday afternoon lull at the cash register to price items at Bradley’s IGA in Chattahoochee. Jobs