Southwestern High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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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.

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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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Pep Assembly Scores Posters of Blue and White wallpapered the gymnasium with victory phrases splashed over them. Anxious students filed in through the doors, searching the bleachers for familiar faces. Slowly Mr. John Clothier quieted the student body long enough to give the run down of the events that were about to take place before the final football game. After being introduced, the head football roach Mr. James Jackson invited the students to cheer their loudest as he introduced the varsity men. Seniors led the way and it was apparent that the Sopho- more’s screams were not far behind. While the Tug-0 War partici- pants were getting prepared, the varsity cheerleaders fired up the fans with the tradition- al Go-Fight chant. Senior Sta- cey Little announced the rules for this contest and had the teams prepare for their battles. After the first two rounds the only teams stand- ing were the Seniors and Freshmen. Tension was build- ing, and with the final chal- lenge underway neither side was giving up an inch. After a gruelling two minutes, the Freshman pulled the white flag over the line and won the event. Freshman team captain Kenyata Payne screamed, “The class of 89 rules.” While the students settled down. Senior Kim Lajewski announced the next event, the ice cream eating contest. Ner- vous Seniors Tim Burgess and Denise Ware took their seats in the front of the gym. Next to them, Juniors Anne Viz- anko and James Kodat took their seats with confidence. The Sophomores cheered Jen- ny Dresser and her team mate Mike Rensburger as they took their places at the table. Final- ly Freshman Keith Dixson and Michele Hill made their way to the end of the table where their bowl of ice cream awaited them. Senior Drum Major, Kevin Willey, leads the band in The Horse” to get them reved up and ready to cheer. Pep Assembly Anxiously the couples listened to the instructions, put on colorful T-shirts and went over their last minute eating stratagies. The contestants were told to take their marks (spoons up), get set... WAIT! The announcer forgot to tell the couples about having to be blindfolded. With the assis- tance of Senior Beckey Wil- liams and Junior Peoria Thomas each participant was blindfolded and the contest began. With Vanilla and Choc- olate flying everywhere, the students piled out of the blea- chers onto the gym floor and surrounded their participat- ing classmates, cheering them on. After a minute the winners were announced ... the Senior class had finished first, with the Juniors dripping close behind. Ware said “You never told us about the blindfolds!” while her team mate Burgess said, “I feel sick.” Principal Mr. Ken Wilson felt that the Pep Assembly was without a doubt, “the best I'd ever seen”. While other staff members claimed, “It was the most exceptional in almost 15 years!” The purpose of the assembly was not forgotten because Atwood Stadium was filled that Friday night with sup- portive fans who were thrilled with a spectacular come from behind victory over Flint Northwestern. Kim Lajewski