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Seniors Chad Boomgaarden and Josh Parilman check
the price of a pair of jeans at Younkers. Working with
friends made jobs more bearable. (Heather Gambrel)
Fast food places are not the only option to working.
Senior Michelle Cadmus relaxes and enjoys her Senior Zach Carle writes a receipt for a customer at
lunch from Sbarro's. Food was a common way for Collectibles at Westroads. (Jon Waller)
money to be spent. (Ted Graham)
Having money allows for going out with friends.
Freshmen Jake Gehrig and Kevin Ulrich have a bite to
eat at McDonalds. (Ted Graham)

About Money and Stress

You excitedly rip open a bag of for college," said Senior Becky Leach.
Doritos when your best friend calls. "Hi! Although money was a hu_ge advan-
What do you want to do tonight?" tage to working, jobs often caused inconve-
"I dunno. What do you want to niences. "I was stressed out a lot because
do?" my job took valuable time away from my
"Oh , whatever you want to do. " schoolwork," said Sophomore Nick Larma.
"Well, how about just coming over Junior Brian Kirchhoff agreed, "Not only did
here. I have no money." Sound familiar? it interfer with my studies, but also my social
For many, getting a job was the life." Not being able to go out with friends was
only solution to avoid constantly borrow- a definite low point. "The weekends were the
-Caren Friedman ing bucks from one's parents. The age hardest because I couldn't spend time with
requirements at some places of employ- my friends," said Leach.
ment, however, decreased the job oppor- Sometimes students were so in-
tunities. "I would have liked to be able to volved in other activities that a job was out of
get a job so that I could have more money the question. "Debate took up so much of my
to go out with my friends," said Sopho- time that there was no way I could get a job,"
more Seth Silberstien. Junior Liz VanTilburg said.
In addition to social purposes, With school, homework, extra-cur-
money in the pocket also allowed for extra ricular activities, and friends, a job was an
purchases. "I usually spent my money on added responsibility. Often the decision of
music," said Senior Ron Jones. whether to work or not came down to weigh-
While some spent their paychecks ing options. "My two jobs interfered quite a
right away, others tended to look toward bit, but I kept working because money is my
the future. "I needed to save my money first priority," Kirchhoff said.