Stafford Senior High School - Indian Legend Yearbook (Falmouth, VA)

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Extra for Overtime Blaring from the car radio came the music of Dolly Parton as she sang a familar tune, ‘‘Nine to Five’. The contents of this song deals with the hazards and problems of the working class women. Thanks to this song and the movie ‘‘Nine to Five’, the entire country became sympathetic, in a comical sense, of the problems of this group of working class people. On the other hand, one such working group that has had no song or movie made about them are the working class students. Surely, had Dolly Parton sang of the working high school student the song would have an entirely different wording to it. Rather than singing of “‘what a way to make a living’ the song could possibly state “what a way to make a car payment’’. By all means she could deal with the problem of homework and working around high school and the job schedule. As stated by Robin Hicks who works at Leggett’s, ‘“‘there doesn’t seem to be enough time to do everything I have to get done. If I’m going to work I have to be sure to budget my time so that I can get all of homework done.” Not all aspects of the working high school student were negative. Besides the obvious benefit of having the extra spending money there are other positive extras. Some Stafford students used their after school, part time jobs to prepare themselves for their future careers. One such student is Stephanie Doggett, who works at the Mary Washington Hospital. ‘I want to be a nurse and working at the hospital before I begin my nursing school is giving me a head start. Besides, before working at the hospital | wasn’t really sure that I want to be a nurse. But now that I’ve worked at the hospital I wouldn’t do anything else’’, stated Stephanie. The other group of working students are those that do volunteer work. Yet despite the modes or type of occupation, working is a large aspect of high school life. And the one aspect of Dolly Parton’s song that fits the Stafford working students is “ ... and you never get any credit. It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it”’. The nose knows. While working at the perfume counter at Leggett, Cindy Zidek helps a customer choose an appropriate fragrance. Pit plowing. Craig Leggett plows the jumping pit to prepare for track practice. Vol. Part-Time work 17

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hee = fay ee It’s a dog’s life. As part of her job at the Fredericksburg Animal Hospital, Lisa Hunter washes one of the hospital’s canine patients. Practice makes perfect. Making a practice drill, rescue squad volunteers Daryl Griffith and Cindy Steinbach practice pre-hospital preparation for a “make believe’’ patient. “ ...0n a sesame seed bun.”’ McDonald’s employee Ronald Snellings, prepares hamburger buns for the afternoon rush. 16 Vol. Part-Time work

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Friends. Jill Friedman talks with a special Olympic participant between events. Patience. Between events, a participant from Falmouth Elementary watches other events. 18 Special Olympics Team pride. During the March of the Athletes, Tammy Gillie helps a participant from Grafton Elementary.