Upper Arlington High School - Norwester Yearbook (Upper Arlington, OH)

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l8 Senior Voeun Meas answers a cus- tomers question over the phone at Howard's Office Supplies. In addi- tion to providing the community with office paraphernalia, companies like Howard's also employed students. Senior Melanie Simmons smiles as she greets customers of USAYogurt. Simmons' job included tasks such as making yogurt desserts, cooking waffle conesand cleaning the yogurtmachines. I A : I . n a I r l VZWW WV 42??? , . , r I, ' h s't'u'd'e'n't f-i-fOe student jobs junior Barbie Bryan replaces a pa- tient's file in the records room of a local doctor's office. A job doing clerical work was easy for students to learn and helped out employers.

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i M 'e t g a s 'i a 1- a a The spirit of Christmas was ex- hibited in early December when the Drama Department, under the direc- tion of Dave Hammond, presented A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carols three-day run was attended by 150 to 200 people each night, according to Hammond. Audience member senior Julie El- iot enjoyed the show. lll loved the special effects. and the cast had a lot of energy, Eliot said. Most of all, I thought the guy playing Scrooge was excellent. Drama Club president senior Erin Krasik explained why Hammond chose A Christmas Carol. 'iMr. Hammond wanted to do a ,, v.3;v t - txxnguytli 3 'm4 Drama department performs show before the auditorium Closed in December, and he also wanted to include as many people as possible. Krasik said. The 40 member cast contained students from all grade levels l'The upperclassmen played the leading roles while the freshmen took on the smaller parts and Chorus roles, junior Jim Dobies said. Dobies played the leading role of Ebenezer Scrooge. HA lot of new people got involved in the production. Dobies said. l'For some it was their first experience on the stage. Rehearsals were from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. or from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. own version Qsz'ckens' classic $4 C hristmas Carol every day after school for four weeks. Hammond not only directed the show but also designed the sets with the help of professional designer Scott Dillionr The special effects were a high- light. according to Dobies, We used fog machines and strobe lights to introduce the supernatural ghosts that haunt Scrooge. Dobies said. When asked about his impression of the play. Dobies contorted his face into a frown and muttered, HBah humbug! l'No, I'm just joking, he laughed. Hlt really was a lot of fun, S't'u'd'e'n't fall play l'l'f't' l7

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F'I'ER HOURS Scanning the want ads on Wednesdays when the UA News was delivered became habit. Out- side, it was getting warmer and the end of school drew closer with each passing day. Summer was upon us and stu- dents began to dream of suntans, late nights, and free days. But then, all too soon, reality struck and the students were forced to deal with the obstacle of finding summer employment. For many students, the ideal summer job was $7 per hour. And theyId do just about anything to get it. Students take time out of Senior Michelle Becker worked at the Huntington Bank building down- town, where she read through wills and estates and filled out information cards. HIt wasn't the most exciting job in the world, Becker admitted, Ubut I made a lot of money, was home by 5:30 every evening, and had every weekend off. Of course, I was too tired to go out at night after getting up at 7 every morning. Some students preferred working at jobs they really enjoyed, even if they did give up high wages and good hours. Senior Kim Madigan spent her after-school hours to earn extra cash for the weekends. summer serving frozen yogurt at As- bury's Yogurt and Muffins. HI didn't make that much money and I had to work on weekend nights, sometimes until 11 p.m., Madigan said. HBut I liked the people I worked with and I learned a lot about small business. I also make great muffins now since that was a big part of my job. Seniors Michael Hauswirth and Robert Earp worked at Rocky's as busboys. 'IOn weekends we really made good money, Hauswirth said. HAIthough I have to admit, I never pictured myself doing manual labor. S't'u'd'E'n't to 1 0 ft 8 student jobs I