Summer Jobs for the “young, dumb and broke”

What are you gonna do just sit there all summer?

by Riley Story reporter

Lifeguard Lawn mowing

Like going to the pool and getting the perfect tan? Being a lifeguard can be very fun in the summertime, but there are a few minor regulations. You have to get trained with CPR and first aid training so you know what to do in an emergency situation. You have to be able to swim a certain distance continuously in a certain amount of time, in Kansas it’s 300ft and you need to be able to tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs. Lifeguards get paid around $10-13 an hour.

Do you have spare time in the summer? Do you enjoy the outdoors and helping others? Lawn Mowing is a great option. It’s good for younger teens to start working and doing simple tasks like lawn mowing because it gives them sort of a jump-start on work ethics and customer service/social skills. Especially for the younger bunch. You can usually do this on your own time and pick your own hours and prices that you want to charge. This could include small to big yards and if you’re into landscaping.

Carwash camp counselor

Working at a car wash can be fun but can also be tiring. It entails helping people wash their cars, You don’t have to be really detailed with it but people prefer you do. You can get an arm workout while using the pressure washers for a long period of time. You can make really good tips as well in addition to around $14 an hour, and you can get fresh air!

Do you like taking care of a bunch of kids and being outdoors? A camp counselor is a good choice, the YMCA is a very good program. The average pay is around $11-15 an hour and working with kids ranging from ages 5-14, elementary school through middle school. Being a camp counselor means being a leader and supplying kids with fun activities like sports, crafts, hobbies and obviously camping. Training requires CPR training and first aid for emergencies.

Top Photo by Blaine Leyden

Juniors Quinton Coats (left) and Tim Wood work on their page designs to prepare for print publication. Students are required to interview students and teachers, create their page design, and finally import their article onto their page. Students are required to do all these things but they all rely on eachother as a team. “I thought it would just be another class I would go to, but it ended up being a place where I created friendships that will last through high school and beyond high school,” Coats said.

Left Photo by Adalyn Sparks

Senior Joshua Lee attacking the ball at CBAC, during his tennis match on April 24th. Josh has been playing tennis since 6th grade and says he “enjoys the game.” He also describes tennis as a mental game,” and says “it helps [him] focus.” Joshua ultimately won the match he was in.

Bottom Photo by Megan Proberts Junior Caleb Mitchell writes down the statistics of the town as junior Easton Echols presents them to the audience. Echols portrayed Professor Willard who “ teaches at the university in the town. He just kind of knows everything about the town in a way, I guess. He’s the one who knows everything that is happening,” Echols said.

Above Photo by Andy Forest

Lexie Ngo from the OS Varsity Girls Swim and Dive team does the backstroke in her 200 IM with a 50 down and back against St. Thomas Aquinas on Apr 19, this is her second year on varsity and, though she “was getting tired,” she says “I just had a song playing in my head and I was trying to keep going”.

Left Photo by Devon Schmidt

Senior Anish Shivarajan stands for applause after the orchestra concert. Noticing the camera Shivarajan looked over and smiled at the camera. People in the crowd stood clapping for the musicians whooping and hollering. The concert took place on April 11th and lasted only an hour, a much shorter concert than normally. Shivarajan said at the event that he ”had a lot of fun, even though it was a smaller concert and we didn’t exactly sound the best.”

Bottom Photo by Audrey Stover

Fireworks go off as the juniors and seniors dance at prom. Music blared as the sparklers shot into the air. Guest Sophomore Gabbey Brachtenbach danced with her friends, she stated, “One of my favorite parts of prom was seeing everyone dressed up and having fun with their friends and dates.” She said.