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WORK

Teens on the

job

or many students at Students earn money at a variety
South High, 2:40 does of places: fast food restaurants, cloth­
not mean the end of ing stores, grocery stores or tele­
their working day. These marketing, for example. Some work at
F teens leave South and jobs that prepare them for their fu­
head for another job to earn money ture such as secretarial or automotive
for a variety of reasons: saving for businesses. Many of the students have
college, financing a new car, buying gotten these jobs through the job
clothes or entertainment, for exam­ placement center here at South. They
ple. will place students at a job that they
Some work after school and apply for. It really helps students get
others work on weekends. Then a start on life.
there are those students that work
both. Some say a job during the
school year is very hard to handle.
Along with grades there are other
things to consider: clubs, sports,
and priorities at home.

Upper right, Cullen Holmes is at work on the
trays in the cafeteria.

Chris Pfeiffer and Jodie Nary are calling, calling,
calling at work, work, work.

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