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HARD WORK

jobs enfiance motivation

Working Whether it was changing dia- friends ," Metcalf said.
pers, ringing up groceries, or teaching a Not all students that had jobs
gave child to swim , students discovered many were employed at a business. Fresh -
ways to bring in the income that they man Connie Adelsberger spent her
stuaents tlie wanted and the motivation they needed. extra time baby-sitting for people in her
opportunity Senior neighborhood. Adelsberger found many
Gina Petersen positive aspects
to earn tfie found her motiva- about baby-sitting .
tiontoworkfrom her "If I apply for a
money tliey love of children. job somewhere
Petersen was em-
desired and ployed at Creative later, I can use the
people that I baby-
toma~ Learning Center as sit for as refer-
a pre-school ences ,"
aiscoveries teacher after Adelsberger said .
school. Like many stu-
a6out tlie "Working dents, Senior
rea[ wor[a . at the day care is Keri Norman
kind of hectic, but made many dis-
By Trisha Gilman it's fun and inter- coveries about the
esting. Each child 's real world from
personality is very working. She was
unique from all the employed at
others," Petersen Romeo 's as a wait-
said. ress.
Not all "I had never
Senior Melissa Michael people enjoyed realized how many
verifies a customer's their jobs like Petersen , junior Sarah mean people there are until I started
membership wh ile Metcalf said even though her job was working as a waitress," Norman said.
working at Gold's Gym
on I 08th and Maple. very boring and tedious, there were While some students got to work
Melissa worked at the things she did enjoy about cashiering at with their friends, others had to endure
front desk answering the local Bakers. working with people they didn't get along
phones and checking "It can be a very monotonous with because money was a necessity
memberships. photo by
Erika Mattson job, but I enjoy working with some of my for everyone.
Senior Jennifer Hoss
makes a Herbie turkey
sandwhich while
working at Brueggers
Bagel Bakery on 132 nd
and Center. Brue,ggers
often got very busy
duri ng the lu nc h hour,
because it was a health y
alternative to fast food.
photo by Erika Mattson

Senior Kate Brown assists a customer
with purchasing balloons. Kate worked
at Factory Card Outlet part time during
th e sc hool year. photo by Annie
Caughlin