South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Experience also came to Arch- ers through part-time enjoy- ment, where they came in con- tact with many different people, and money. Students' jobs involved duties which ranged from selling gas, food, clothing, and JA products, to ba bysitting. The outstanding reason for working was to make money with which students bought almost anything. Many saved money for college or merely for the unknown future. Not all of the jobs that Arch- ers had were paying jobs. Some students worked as volunteers at the hospitals and with retarded children. Regardless of what the job was or involved, the experience helped prepare for life. 4 ME ' mHnaUBlMSm - --:' ' • » ,'

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Along with completion came a restored routine. For most stu- dents the school day lasted from 8:05 AM to 2:35 PM. Excep- tions were those with modified schedules or those in the after- school production singing class. Outside of school, jobs and homework were ever-present time-comsumers for many Arch- ers. But most found some time for activities; such as, going out with friends, shopping, reading, participating in clubs and sports, and sleeping. The experiences gained in extra activities created broadened and enriched lives.

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The combined influences of jobs, leisure activities, other peo- ple, and, especially, school formed or reformed the habits and feelings, and, perhaps, the beliefs and ideals of Archers. These changes, in return, created and changed the spirit of South, completing a cycle. And so, as we cover the year, we wish not merely to draw a sketch of mass of people gath- ered in a building, but, rather, to recreate the essence and life of South in 1974.