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by Trisha Gil11Wn
From hanging in mid- Crystal Fry to hang out with ming in the Missouri River.
air to swimming in the Missouri her friends was very impor- Since I had a job, there were
River, students spent their tant. times that I would have to go
summers looking for new and " Working didn 't con- to work, so I didn't spend time
exciting ways to have a good flict with hanging out with my with them like I wanted,"
time. friends. I would get off work Doucette said .
For senior Tiffany around nine, and we would Many students saw
Kreider, summer was a time just go out afterward," Fry said . summer as a time to sleep in
for her to sleep in , work, hang Other students were and relax. For junior John
out with friends, and do excit- not as fortunate with sched- Pillen, sleeping in gave him
ing new things. uling their work hours and could the chance to spend time with
"For my birthday my not find as much time as they his little brothers.
friends and I went to the Dou- would have liked to hang out "I got to sleep in ev-
glas County Fair. When we with their friends junior Jim ery morning b~cause I baby-
rode the Zipper, my best friend Allen said. sat for my brothers. I was also
and I got stuck upside down. "Work conflicted with up at Millard North every
We were on the ride for 15 my friends all the time. I would Tuesday morning to pray for
minutes. The guy that was run- have to work late at night, and the school," Pillen said .
ning the ride had completely I couldn't do very much after Students took advan-
forgotten about us," Kreider that," Allen said. tage of the extra time that
said . Finding something they had during the summer,
Summer jobs were an new and exciting to do that and they were able to relax
important necessity for many didn't conflict with different and spend time with their
students. They needed them work schedules became a friends.
to earn money for college and challenge for senior Terra "I spent my summer
to pay for different activities Doucette. doing the two things I love,
with their friends. Having a job "Many times this sum- skating and sleeping," fresh-
schedule that allowed senior mer my friends would go swim man BrendanBrown said .
s;t{( erocttls go to benefit
Junior Janelle Larson and friend spend Volunteering to serve food at Shakespeare
time at the local park. Spending time at a on the Green are sophomores Meghan
park brought back memories, such as Brozanic and Amanda Peck. The
playing on a jungle gym and going down production took place at UNO's natural
a slide. photo by Janelle Larson amphitheatre in July. photo by Kate
Womack
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