Westborough High School - Cotton Gin Yearbook (Westborough, MA)

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histle Whiril You Work FAR ABOVE: Christine Andersen plays Mother Nature at Green Thumb. LEFT: Marisa Kane attempts to deal with an irate computer. Okay, you ' ve slacked off all summer, now it ' s time to get a job. Where do you go? You have to consider pay, hours, and of course, how flexible your boss is about giving you Friday and Saturday nights off. But somewhere along the line, you have to buckle down and go out to look for that perfect job. Well, it seems that the students here at WHS have a good handle on the job market. There are students work- ing everywhere from Pat ' s Sunoco to The Willows, from Dairy Queen to Caldors. Many of them even enjoy their jobs! There seem to be some jobs which attract larger numbers of students than others. Wendys, Dairy Queen, and several other fast food establishments in town seem to have more than their share of student employees. The Westborough Marriott has at least eight student employees, more than the average em- ployer, and they seem to enjoy their jobs. Our bosses are really easy about changing our work schedules and they usually honor our requests for time off, said one employee. The benefits are pretty good too; free food when you work, really low room rates at other Marriotts, and discounts in Mar- riott restaurants and gift shops. Obviously, the Marriott is a good place to work, but what about those whose interests lie elsewhere, don ' t like to get bossed around, or don ' t want to conform to a regimented schedule? They could do what at least one senior, Chris Gage, did last sum- mer, start his own business. Well, he didn ' t really start the business this sum- mer, it is several years old, but it really prospered this year. He does custom carpentry and his jobs this summer ranged from building an addition on a sun- deck to tearing down walls and expanding a bath- room. If you have the time and the talent, this could be the way to go. You can make your own hours, you get to keep all of the profits, and the government doesn ' t withold any taxes. And you ' re the boss! Well, whatever your job is, you can be proud that you ' re earning your own money. We took a poll to find out what you money is spent on, but your an- swers weren ' t varied enough to fill a page. The big- gest reply was, you guessed it, U2 tickets! cars, clothes, and cassettes were high up on the list also. We ' d like to leave on this note: if you have a little extra money, remember, the juice machine would be very happy to take it off of your hands. LEFT: Do you want the oil checked and the windshield washed? 25

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Mr. Sharpe on a typical Monday morning J. Bond not quite awake yet Freshmen sleepwalking through the halls People In the A.M. Not everyone is at their best in the morning, especially if they ' re at school. Everyone has their own routine that they fol- low each morning. The locker room is first stop for many girls who didn ' t have time to put on their face . Some even get dressed there! A lot of students who have procrastinating ten- dencies can be found in their homerooms at 7:45, frantically cramming for an 8:00 test. For the most part the majority of the students are found lining the balconies. The morning is prime time for socializing. From 7:30-8:00, the balconies display human merchandise. What could be more convenient than a casual stroll past that guy you ' ve had your eye on, or to hide in a large group of friends and stay inconspicuous. A few students actually use the extra time to do a bit of make up work, and yearbook members can be found scrambling to and fro, collecting last minute sales. Yet as the 7:55 bell rings, the morning is just about officially over, and the day has only be- gun. M. McLaughlin trying to look awake R. Sprague checking out the freshmen girls