Westlake High School - El Paisano Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Charge IT On the job at Scar- brough ' s in Barton Creek Mall, senior An- drea White fills out a sales slip for a cus- tomer. Students taking half-days at school were able to work the rest of the day, earning more money. On One I just agree to everything they say. They like that senior Holley Kutnin I try and be as honest as possible and just hope that the third degree will be over soon senior Lynda Jackson Work ' outs ' Skilled students find the way to earn, learn... get out by noon Quit school early! To escape the boundaries of school, student em- ployees opted for work programs in which they earned cash as well as credit. I like being in the work program because I get out early plus I get an early shift at work, junior Andy Ries- ter said. Although getting out of school early roused the interests of many freshmen and sophomores, only ju- niors and seniors could exercise the work-study option. To be able to participate in the work program, the person must be a junior or a senior, at least 16 and have a desire to work 15-20 hours per week, Distributive Education (DE) teacher Mr. Don Linley said. While many six-period-a-day stu- dents envied the out-at-nooners, employees reported to work as quickly as 15 minutes after their last class while others pulled the late night shift. For the cash, credit and the work experience high school upperclass- men chose from DE, Vocational Of- fice Education or Industrial Coopera- tive Training as an elective. I took the work program to earn money, gain experience and espe- cially to get out of school early! se- nior Alicia Krumm said. With nearly 100 high school stu- dents in the work program, the course offered a loop hole out of school for many who made cash and credit—all at the same time. Clean sprays As a bus boy at County Line on the Hill, senior Scott Newbcrger cleans dishes, trays and tables. Depending on money from the tip pool for income, bus boys earned anywhere from $2.10 an hour. HANDY MAN Helping out a customer at Westlake Hardware, senior Staush Schuster selects planting utensils. Local businesses afforded work program students as well as those who worked part-time jobs, the opportunity to learn the ropes of the labor force. »T1 Extra! voE, DE, icr offer cash, credit No money? No car? No weekend movies? The solution— get a job. Stu- dents who chose the al- ternative of the VOE, ICT and DE work programs found out just how handy a little extra spending money or saving money could be. It is beneficial in that students can get full col- How MUCH EACH WEEK Least Amount $30 Take a Number ACADEMICS

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feTSetes Driven to the $$ limit From a steep price of $190 to a better bargain figure of $150, students found an array of prices for the socially promising but time consuming class of drivers ' education. It ' s much better to take the course in school because that way it counts as a credit towards gra- duation—in addition to driving safely, sopho- more Tracy Waldrop said. Driving hopefuls con- sidered positive and nega- tive aspects of the in- or out-of-school program op- tions of drivers ' ed. I took drivers ' cd at Austin Driving School be- cause I didn ' t want to drag it out a semester and it was next to a topless bar, senior Jason Decker said. Regardless of the fi- nal choice, the vast a- mount of money spent on drivers ' ed went to good use— the money paid for the teacher ' s salary, gas, student insurance and the drivers ' ed car. Despite the values students placed on driv- ing skills and schools, many agreed that the courses, in school or out, proved a wise investment. Tension mounts With cautious eyes looking on, junior Chris Opitz hopes the dread of getting rides home to be over. With a fa- vorable grade on the written and the on-the-road test, students received that all- important license. On the road After sixth lunch break, se- niors Joel Wetzel and Bob Keller head back to school, a priviledge made possible with a license. Big billfold bandits Special courses demand making most of money I ' m broke! An all too common phrase among students who tried desperately to foot the bill for band, dance team, yearbook and newspaper expenses. Despite the squeeze, stu- dents found the time and money for participation in workshops, competitions and trips. Band worked hard all year long. We didn ' t really go to any camps so we spent most of our money on instruments. We did go to a lot of competitions, and in most of them we did pretty good, sophomore Scott Heare said. While musicians in- invested in competitions and on instuments, the Hyline spent big bucks on big trips and participated in fewer competitions. Going to Hawaii did not really help us much in competitions. It was just something fun— even if it was pretty costly. Since we went to Hawaii, we didn ' t go to state, which was our choice. It ' s okay, we ' ve won state three years. You can ' t get much better than that, sophomore Danielle Young said. While Hyline soaked up the sun at the Hula Bowl, members of the publications ' department braved the cold winds of Chicago at the National Scholastic Press Associ- ation Convention. The Chicago trip was incredible, senior Wen- dy Willis said. We were motivated by the excel- lent speakers that we listened to and we also found a lot of time to go to The Art Institute, Hard Rock Cafe and Water Tower Place. We had to make sure we had enough money to last the week. I returned with only $2. Keep it clean Dropping her Hyline uniform off at the cleaners before school constitutes a ritual for junior Wendy Francis, who made it easier by patronizing Kim ' s across the street from school. Edited by Wendy Willlis MpiC ONE FOR THE MONEY lO

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lege credit for taking four classes and working two classes while getting six credits per year, Mr. Don Linley said. Three different voca- tional classes afforded working students a variety of choices: VOE in which students work in an office- related fields; ICT in which students work in various kinds of trade, building and dental and doctor assistance jobs; and DE in which students work in retail field or mar- keting sales. I love being in the work program because it enables me to search out an occupation by trying different fields of jobs, junior Denise Miller said. Work related pro- grams helped some stu- dents because they got to break the monotony of school exhibiting produc- tivity on the job. The students learn the need for further edu- cation by being in voca- tional programs and work- ing with someone 40 years old with only a high school education, VOE teacher Mary Lee Moeller said. MONEY DO YOU EARN IN THE WORK PROGRAM? Average $42 Smoothie For $1.64, junior Todd Connor sells student patrons a small serving with any topping while working at Yummy Yogurt. The store employed many high school as well as junior high students. Big CHixNGE As she makes change for a customer, junior Kristi Crow- son earns money working at Thundercloud Subs. Student employees learned the re- sponsibility of being prompt and efficient Employees gain experience as they learn all importantly. Just who ' s the boss? You burned the food and got screamed at by a customer, but worst of all, here comes the boss. I don ' t think anyone cares what kind of boss they have just as long as they get paid. However, I try to stay away from my boss, senior Jason Vallier said. Avoidance of the boss proved not always possi- ble, but workers had to be nice even if it killed them. It really bothers me that I have to be so nice around my boss because he ' s so difficult. But I know he keeps me from having to go to school, junior Casey Collins said. Since students could get out of school by taking VOE, DE or ICT, student employees learned peo- ple skills to handle bosses. My boss is pretty cool. She always talks to me and asks me about personal stuff, senior Linda Jackson said. To get along with the boss and customers, em- ployees learned and re- learned that both were always right especially if the boss was DAD. I like the way my boss acts. I mean con- sidering he ' s my dad. I ' ve got a lot of freedom, se- nior Sean Hicks said. Despite the relation- ships developed on the job, one primary motiva- tion kept students punch- ing the time card in and out: THE PAYCHECK. BAGGY Safeway grocery store clerk sophomore Glen Cox, bags groceries before taking them out to the customer ' s car. Rain or shine, clerks walked in and out of doors with heavy bags . Edited by Tracy Knox Wpili ONE FOR THE MONEY l ' :