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ttardworkpays offIts not all fun and games in high school. Many studentsthat have jobs are also involved in sports or some sort of extracurricular activity, yet they still find time to finish their homework.Junior Brendan MacDonald, started working at Pizza King at thebeginning of the school year and works three to four days a week.Along with his busy work schedule, Brendan continues to playcompetitive tennis and on top of that he is an excellent student. Itsnice to have that pay check every two weeks but you have to makea lot of sacrifices, MacDonald added.Many South students have part-time jobs after school orover the weekend. Whether they intend to earn money for cars,college tuitions or just extra spending money, high school studentsagree that balancing school with work makes their life complicated.Rose Modry-Caron, a junior, works ten to fifteen hours a week atGreshem Dining Hall. While she prefers going camping or simplyhanging out with friends, Rose said, The extra money is great!In order to have a happy and wholesome life one must layat least once a day, according to junior Phoebe Hanshew. Phoebedefines happiness as time to write in her poetry journal. Playing cantake all kinds of forms from quietly talking friends, sports, playingan instrument or to writing poetry. At Bloomington High SchoolSouth, students are as occupied with their play time as they are withWOrk. story by Vikki BarnesSeniors Hilary Keenand Jill Beard setup pepperoni before thebig rush of Subwaysandwich eaters.Junior DerekRollins waits tocross the trackswith dirty dishes atthe new Pizza King.Summer McGlothinsports the new workgear at McDonalds.18/StudentLife |
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http://cdm17129.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/hs-bloomsouth/id/4699 |
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Bloomington High School South |
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