Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2009, Page 109

Description:	Effect:onHow are todays economic woeshitting home for South students?LifSophomores WesleyBagley and Shelby Babcock. PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONBY TIMOTHY KRAVCHUKtravWe moved recently andgas is a big issue for myfamily. I used to live rightby South and now I live20 minutes away, so gas hasbeen harder to pay forand we had to talk aboutdriving less oncewe moved.—senior Kelsey DaytonsportsWe have to pay the entirefee for pads and footballequipment. Its been goingup for the past four years,I think its up $50 from lastyear. We had to pay forbuses this year. Everyathlete has to do that foraway games now.—senior Ben Dafoejobspolitics schoolI have a job and more ofmy check has to go towardgas money now. I had anallowance, but it wasntenough so I had to get a job.Even though minimum wagewent up it hasnt helpedbecause the prices went up.—junior Kristina ElkinsThe economy was definitelyimportant in the election.For one thing a lot ofpeople are having issues withit. There was also a pollon CNN that said theeconomy was the mostimportant thing for voters.—sophomore Charlotte FitzekA lot of groups arent ableto travel because they cantafford bus money. The Latinclub is finding it difficult togo to North for Latin day.Schools are so underfundedthat they cant do anything.Theres also a schoolshortage of paper.—senior Eric Billinghamfa mi IMy mom is being muchmore conservative. [She]doesnt spend as muchmoney on me. I cant eatout as much and its harderto afford gas. Ive alsonoticed grocery store pricesgoing up. —senior SadieClarkeTop left: Junior Mary-Claire Cieply pumps gasinto her car around thetime when gas priceswere reaching $4.00 pergallon. PHOTO BY KATHERINE SPEERFar top left: Senior EvaBlacconiere rides herbike to school duringWalbikus. photo by eliza-BETH STEINMETZ.Bottom right: FreshmanLeonardo Mango-Chavezdemonstrates his frustration with a shortage ofuseable paper in a schoolcomputer lab. PHOTO IL-LUSTRATION BY KATHERINESPEEReconomy \| STUDENT LIFE \| 109
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