Southeast High School - Shield Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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HAVING TO FIGHT high gasoline prices, some found carpooling a solution, while junior Steve Rader used his feet for transportation. UK tm eff i t 1' DUE TO THE HIGH price of gas, many people found other ways of transportation, such as walking, bike riding and carpooling. 26 Economy

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Weekends, a great break Finding something to do on weekends was no hard task G.l.F. Thank Goodness lt's Friday. . That was one of the favorite say- ings among students. Friday s are the most important day of the whole week because as soon as classes are out you're free till Monday, said sopho- more Shelley Melichar. Weekends could offer quite a bit of entertainment even though Lincoln isn't a big city. Junior Mike Roselius and sophomore Dan Hurtz seemed to do the same thing on weekends. they both said That seemed to be the popular answer with many students. Another common response was going out with friends. 'On weekends lusually go to a movie or something with my friends, said sophomore Joni Cloeter. Other things one might have done was sleep, go shopping. attend athletic events, concerts, have a picnic in the park and unfortunately, homework It seemed that on weekends many students spent Saturday with their friends and Sundays with their family. Sat- urday' s sometimes consisted of wak- ing up late, eating little or no break- fast, going downtown with a bunch of friends, seeing the latest movie and purchasing in the stores what little one could afford For junior Barb Buss her Sunday usually is church-oriented ln the morn- ing she went to church in the after- noon she did her homework and in the evening she attended the high school youth group at her church Helping around the house was also part of her Sunday. Other students said theyvisited relatives on Sunday and some just stayed around the house. So as you can see weekends could be a lot of fun ifyou wanted them to be. But weekends sometimes weren't all fun and games Cor parties as the case may bej. Many students had to work on the weekends. Students also worked out for sports and other school activities such as debate tournaments and play rehearsals sometimes. But school had to be faced on Monday morning and that was why sophomore Laura Meinke said that part of her weekend included recuperating for the next week SHOPPING SOMETIMES wasn't an easyjob. Ted Larsen and Scott Reentz spend an afternoon looking for new clothes. SPECTATORS AT A cross country meet wait anxiously for their favorite runner to corne into view. Attending sporting events was another thing people liked to do on weekends. 5 4 4. ,W 94 f If BA'l'l'LE OF THE SEXES seemed to be the situa- tion as Ron Bahar and Kathryn Hull arm wrestle during a party. Weekends 25 7 ,ff

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i s U IX 4 I Z3 t -mm-1-1-:.',:1-.,. ,g . . . N,.x .W . .. . f . ,.,.,,3 ,,., 12,5 . , I . . . ,,,. . . fyrry .yv.ELg?.g,, g f .-gg ? ., to is ' A f ,jg M is Oh, those 'tbuying blues A fight to the finish against national economic problems X X h. you know those buying blues. close. You just want to buy that fancy Not only were the shopping areas dress from Saks Fifth Avenue for that special occasion, but the pocketbook is wearing said junior Ann Lawlor. Lawlor, along with other students and teachers found that due to a recession in the economy, jobs and money were hard to come by. Senior Jeanine Howerter, a past em- ployee of Dagwood's Deli, lost her job due to the closing of Treasure City department stores. The economy has affected me. I'll have to watch how I spend my money. I won't be able to buy as much, and will have to cut down on movies and games and will also have to watch for sales, Howerter said Along with the closing of the chain of Treasure City stores, Woolco depart- ment stores suffered economic problems and were also forced to close. Similar stores, namely Shopco and Half Price Store were scheduled to take the places of Treasure City and Woolco. Junior Cristina Sherman experienced some personal inconvenience due to the closings. i'While the new stores were developing, I mtssedthe nearby, low-priced shopping, she said Sophomore Adam Sterns said that he didn't go to the stores often, but 'tthey had some nice cheap stuff, and they were the only stores that were affected by the economy and reces- sion, but Southeast and other schools felt somewhat of a tightening grip on the budget. Another issue that could be attri- buted to the economy was the chance of higher wages for teachers. Many voices were raised at the problem and the decision ended at an 8.6 percent pay increase for the 1982-83 school year. Not only were students affected. but some parents also lost their jobs. Bruce Wendorff, a former employee of Amer- ican Stores may lose his job due to the closing of the meat packing plant. 'lIt's not as bad for him because he was part of management, but it was for the people who got laid off, said senior Ingrid Wendorff. Probably the most drastic thing that will happen to the Wendorff' s is the possibility of having to move, 'ibecausef' according to Wendorff, there's nothing more he could do here. There were indications now that the recession was near an end and an economic recovery was under way. However, it may be some time before members of the population will find that their financial needs are solved since unemployment remained at an all time high for post war times. . , . , - In , ...... if I :. I I IN E R Y DODGIINIG. A BLOW from the economy. sopho RECESSION HIT the community and forced Vi more Michelle McManus retreats to Ragstock major depqrtment Stores like Woolco cmd Tren- I for cheaper, second-hand clothing. Sure City out of business. DE P MAJOR STORES as well as smaller ones suf- I fered losses due to the economy and were forced to have more sales than usual. Economy 27