Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2007, Page 25

Description:	rking Hard for the MoneyJobsBy Jessica Arthur and Alex AudretschAt Bloomington High School South lots of students had jobs, but sophomore Whitney Croftwas different. She stood out from the crowd by holding two jobs, working at Old Navy for eight monthsand at Dairy Queen for two years. Despite the stress of working two jobs and doing homework, Croftmanaged to avoid falling behind.Although Croft said she liked meeting new people and that the money is nice, having twojobs had its consequences. While working every day, Croft said, she would sometimes get behind onschoolwork. However, she was quick to point out, It usually doesnt affect me that much, because I canget caught up easily. Her immense workload also impacted her life outside of school. Its hard to have asocial life during the week, she said, If I see my friends, its usually at 10:00 p.m. or on the weekends.Her reason for working so much was one that many South students could sympathize with—she hadjust bought a car, in this case a new yellow truck, and had to work to help pay her associated costs. I payfor my gas, car insurance, and Im trying to pay off my car, she said.Freshman Danielle Croft, Whitney Crofts younger sister, said that she was ambivalent abouthow much her sister worked. Although she admitted that it was nice that Whitney shared money withher, Whitney also was not around the house much. Because of this, Danielle said she had to do most ofthe housework. She admitted, however, how much tougher her sister had it. There are nights when sheworks from three to nine and has a couple of hours of homework on top of that, said Danielle.Whitneys friend and co-worker at Dairy Queen, sophomore Amy Clark was appreciative thatshe was working with a friend she knew from somewhere other than just the workplace. We are verygood friends and we get along well, even in a work environment, said Clark. She added that Whitneybalanced her priorities very well, considering she has two jobs. [Having two jobs] would personallydrive me crazy.Even though from time to time Whitney got behind in her school work or had social difficultiescaused by working so frequently, there were positive results. She could afford a new truck, she metmany new friends, and she increased the respect that her friends and co-workers paid her. Her long,tedious hours not only affected her own life, but her familys and friends as well. Despite the limitedtime she had available in her day, she juggled all her activities and managed to do them all.Whitney worked more than almost anyone else at South, yet she was only one of the manystudents who set out to get a job in order to accomplish a goal. The goal could have been paying for acar, as it was in Whitneys case, or it could have been to have more spending money, to have somethingto do, or even to support a family. No matter what their goal, a wide spectrum of students worked at allhours, in every manner of job, to get that goal accomplished.Of>_Jobs 25 ^w Student Life
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