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Part-time Jobs

occupy after-school hours

By Jason MacKichan pay for their insurance. Also, a student
Work, Work, Work! might work so they can save money for
Not all students at Ralston High go home college, but a lot of the students don't
or to an extracurricular activity after their start working for their col lege funds until
school day is done. Some of them lead a they're a senior or graduated from
nightlife as a cook, cleaner, or grocery highschool.
sacker. 51% out of 239 students surveyed According to Senior Jason Near, hav­
hold a part time job during the school year, ing a job while in highschool can prove
earning an average of about $4 an hour. to be good experience and can help you
Some even make up to $10 an hour work­ learn skills to be used later in life, but
ing for Telemarketing companies. If a stu­ don't over do it because when you get
dent does not hold a job, which 49% of the out into the real world, you'll have to get
students surveyed don't, there could be a job to support yourself. Right now you
many reasons why. Some of these may be have a choice.
because of grades or extracurricular activi­
ties, but these are not the only reasons.
Not all the jobs held by students are held
in the Ralston area. At least half of the
students interviewed worked in such places
as Millard or Papi 11 ion/LaVista. "I work at
Bakers in Brentwood Square and you get to
meet a lot of different people from Papil-
lion." said Mike Hornbacher, a junior at
Ralston.
Many of the students that hold jobs, hold
them for many different reasons. Some stu­
dents hold their jobs just so they have
spending money for gas in their cars and
money on the weekends. Others might hold
their jobs because they want to buy a car or
they already have a car and need money to

Intro to Art students made models of
their heads out of clay. Freshman Debbie
Fritz glazes her project.

Junior Melissa Peters works at the
Sophomore Jason Keifer and Freshman concession stand at the French Club Flea
Mitch Mosser buy a slice of pizza for Market. The market made a $1,900
$1.50. The pizza was sold by the profit most of which came from
42 sophomore class for the class prom fund. concessions.

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