Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Fairview golf course stands under- water during the 1985 flood. The storage building seems to be surround- ed by water. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Ewing volunteer their services during the 1985 flood. Many students and teachers worked for several hours to flgbt the rising waters. 26 WE ' VE HAD OUR SHAEE OF TROUBLES

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SS tor Working Spare time spent working for Wayne students. Experience pays off in the long run. Why get a job? Many Wayne students desire experience in their chosen career field. Some want the extra spending money, others work for the exper- ience, and some like to relieve boredom. Searching through the classified ads and filling out applications are two good ways to begin the job hunt. Programs such as COE (Corporate Office Educa- tion) and DE (Distributive Education) can place you in a job through the school. Wayne students work any- where from the fast food restaurants to the apparel stores at Southtown Mall to Scott ' s and Roger ' s grocery stores. But fast food restau- rants are invariably the best job prospects. Let ' s face it you don ' t have to have a college degree to work at a McDonald ' s or Rax ' s Pay can vary from below minimum wage to as high as $4 an hour. One complaint is that students can get paid a student ' s wage, which is much less than minimum wage, and the place of employment can write it off on their taxes. Most students don ' t complain because the need for money is greater than their need to be self- righteous. Most students admit that they try to save at least some of their earnings for such things as cars, future educa- tion plans, clothes, and of course, dating expenses. Dating expenses take in such economical matters as, gas for the folk ' s car, tickets to the movies, dinners, and maybe a small token of affection (if you ' re going steady) . Working students admit having to budget their time more carefully. I just know I have this much time to work, this much time to study, and of course I take into consideration sleeping and eating, said junior Beth Burk. W0RKINQ a6

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The church at the comer of Winchester Road and Baer Field Freeway was surrounded by water. The water got into the church ' s basement. You can ' t get to Southtown by way of South Calhoun. You ' ll have to use a boat. The statue tries to stay afloat in Swlnney Park. The block- ades were set up to prevent the escape of the monument. Is it fate or is it mother nature? Mother Nature has created more catastrophes in the Spring of 1985 than in previous years, with the blistering blizzard and flooding. During the month of January temperatures fell as usual. However, this is where we draw the line. Over much of the Midwest and Northeast snowfall continued to make roads hazardous. The white fluff persisted in influencing many to dwell deep within their cozy homes under warm electric blankets. Ten point one inches of snow had accumulated closing schools, roads, and businesses for nearly a week, virtually isolating the city from the rest of the county. Mother Nature was not merely contended with burying us under, she roused a great wind which plunged the windchill to — 70 degrees and created snowdrifts which the emergency snow vehicles thought already challenging. Once over the stepping stone it seemed inevitable that March would bring the three rivers to rise nine feet above flood stage. The Maumee, St. Joseph, and St. Mary ' s rivers ' rose so quickly due to melting snow and continuous rain that more than one hundred Fort Wayne residents had to be evacuated. Volunteers brought out the ole sandbags used in the Flood of ' 82 and Mayor Moses again asked for the help of the high schools to combat this obstacle. Though many believe that it was in the hands of fate, there are those superstitutious being who think Mother Nature was teaching us a lesson. Perhaps Mother Nature was trying to make us more aware of her changing seasons and appreciate her wondrous talent. As we look back to the beginning of the school year we remember the problem with the teacher ' s under no contract. In protest with the board no after-school activities were held from October through November. As the fall colors were dying, students retaliated by holding a sit-in, which lasted only 15 minutes due to the quick-thinking and thought-provoking administration. Individuals became too involved in a foolish sit-in which only created havoc. Nonetheless, since history tends to repeat itself, there will more than likely be one teacher ' s strike, and more blistering blizzards, and one more flood all in the same school year. WE ' VE HAD OUR SHARE OF TROUBLES 27 r