Southwestern High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Job Success Brings Reality A job! Everyone wants one until they actually have to work at one. Then a person changes his mind. Students are always saying if they had a job they could have money for the necessities such as movies, shopping and even owning a car. Co-op offers many students a chance to develop a resume before high school graduation. Alicia Johnson has had many different jobs such as answer- ing the phones, working the word processor, and in general working as an accountant sec- retary. When asked if her grades were being neglected by having a job she replied, “Just being a Senior has dropped my grades.” Another point of view on having a job came from Sonya Sanders who worked at the Social Security office down- town. She was involved in many different jobs such as running the copy machine, answering the phone, filing, mailing and shipping packages to different places. She doesn’t have a problem with her grades but says the sur- roundings were negative. “The fellow employees didn’t get along very well and there were always rumors spreading.” The Skill Center also offers job training. After classes there. Senior Wayne Wodtke works at Curtis Flowers and hopes for a career in the floral industry. Most students find employ- ment in the fast food industry. Although the work is hard, the money is better than baby- sitting or mowing lawns. Wanda Harvav

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Taking hie half hour lunch break, Mr. John Darnton, history teacher, has the correct change to give the cashier. Waiting patiently in line for 10 minutes, he had plenty of time to look for it. Despite the fact Freshman Jason Russell dresses his hamburger like they do at McDonalds, it still doesn't taste the same. Amazingly, Pete Garty, Freshman, packed away a whole Harpo’s pizza for lunch on October 27,1986. He also did it on October 28, October 29, October 30... Trying to give all his french fries a name before he sits down to eat his lunch. Senior Tim Burgess needs help 16 finding a seat.

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When taken off grill, Junior Mark Maggard, has trouble matching lids with containers. Senior Randy Duplanty cleans the mud and grime off the inside framework of the Srub-a-Dub car wash on Hemphill Road. “Flash” is the name on Senior Gordon Cooper’s security card for Value City Department Store. Here he is unloading a shipment brought back from the dock. After successfully selling Alana Rich a class ring. Junior Audrey Endicott goes for a bigger commission as she shows this married couple a pearl and diamond ring. Senior Kim York separates bottles at Hamady's while wearing the traditional red and black that is connected with her job.