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From flipping burgers at Burge r King,
changing oil at Jiffy Lu be, or shelvi ng food at
• HyVee, most students' mai n ince ntive for the job
was the cas h.
• Robin is the pay," senior jacque Kaiser sa id.
"Th e best thing about working at Red
• they enj oyed what they did.
A lot of students took the occupation because

"I love my job because it's mechanica l, and
Students show talents I ca n get my hands dirty. One time I was working
through ·abs on a Ford F-1 50, and the oil drain plug was above

my head and they ye ll ed, 'Clea r to drop!' I loos-
ened the plug and it shot out and completely caked
my whole front side with oil!" se nior jack Chase
sa id.
Some students saw the jobs helpful for the
future. Th e experi ence of the work field gave them
the opportunity for future advancements and
leadership sk ills needed.
t skills, and will make me become a hard er worker,"
"Working at Village Inn will give me people
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junior Katie Schumacher sa id.
Students enjoyed that they had extra money
to spe nd, for their college ed ucation, a new car, or
music, and so me just liked having cas h in their
pocket.
Not only financially, but soc ially, jobs helped
students find friends from around the area . Having
friends whil e on the job made it more bearab le,
especially when students had to work long hours.
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Most students found it hard to ba lance a work
'iLAI ~ and school sched ule at the sa me time, but managed
I'V k to pnont1ze the1r t1me w1se ly.
Overall, the students were glad they took the
job they did beca use they understood how benefi-
cial all the aspects of working were and would be in
the long run . SeniorLisaCaragiulofill sbal-
loons up with air as she works
at Nobbies. Nobbies was a
popular place for students to
buy costumes for spirit week.
photo by Rebecca Smedlund

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What would be your ultimate

job? Why?
"Helping poor co untries out, because I don't
think it's ri ght that peo ple shou ld li ve in pove rty.
Th ey should at least have shelter and food."
-junior Karen Frahm
"My ultimate dream job would be to become a
beautician beca use I love to do hair, but I change
my mind all the time. I am also very artistic."
-sophomore Nicole Karmann
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