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6 September 23, 2008 HIGH TIDE STUDENT FOCUS HIGH TIDE September 23, 2008 7 Summer JObs: La Jolla High School Students Get Skills to PayTattoos the Bills lifeguard Salesperson Camp Counselor By SuquoiaRestaurant Geary Server Antonia Cereijido What’s in store By Cassie Brazier By Christina Kirby Staff Writer Staff Writer Staff Writer Staff Writer Working in high school is not an easy thing to do, Being a lifeguard is not just sitting in a chair with Summer is over and school has begun. Students Summer jobs for students are not always the most but when it comes down to it, having a job early on white suntan lotion on your nose and soaking up for your future? are catching up with friends they have not seen all exciting part of summer vacation. However, some can teach a person the basic skills needed later on some rays. You need to have important qualifications summer, asking what they did and such. A normal high school students have discovered the perfect in life. An example of a typical high school job is if you are going to apply to save people’s lives. You 1. You wake up and... thing for students to have done was get a summer balance of fun and hard work as a camp counselor. a restaurant server, a great job to mold a person’s need to be able to make decisions at a moment’s job, like being hired as a salesperson. Not only is it a This summer job is the perfect opportunity to work work ethic for the future. Being a restaurant server notice. There is no time to think if someone is in grave a. Read through your agenda great way to earn money, it is also not too tough and with kids in areas of your own interests from anything teaches someone about responsibility, multi-tasking danger, you b. Whip up a tasty breakfast challenging. It is a great way to interact with people such as sports to arts and crafts. and people skills. have to be on and help them out. While By working with automatic. c. Wake up your siblings On an average day, a salesperson could be found being a You have d. Check your pulse unpacking boxes of clothes, folding them, hanging counselor the cash register I even to be CPR them up, putting censors on valuable items, helping is a perfect “ certified and customers find what they need and answering the job for improved my math a l t h o u g h phone. many teens t h o u s a n d s during the skills and had fun. are trained 2. Before you die you want to... It is also really s u m m e r, When working with people and food it is important and certified, a. Help sick children get well there are to make sure everything is running smoothly and h o w helpful if you have a little c e r t a i n is clean and nicely done, giving someone a lesson many people actually remember more than the b. Plan a big event “ skills that ” knowledge and insight of responsibility. Being able to make food while unfortunate memory of the creep in the back of c. Start your own business are needed. The fact that parents trust the counselors listening to people can teach a person how to the room who would pretend to make out with the about the products you to watch and take care of their children means that multi task while dealing with people in a friendly plastic dummy to make his “buds” laugh two weeks d. Travel the world to taste food the counselors must be dependable and able to take manner. after the training? are selling. charge in any situation. The kids are given a great deal BreaRose Smith, a junior at La Jolla High, knows Most importantly, you need to be cool under Sounds like a pretty busy day. Some skills that are of responsibility, making it an enjoyable experience first hand about restaurant service and the skills extreme pressure. If something happens, a three definitely needed to work as a salesperson are the while doing so. Because working with young children required. While working at Häagan Dazs this year old’s floatie pops, or an old man slips and ability to talk to people ”and help them find what they can be challenging, counselors have to show great past summer and continuing into this school year, dislocates his hip, you have to be calm enough to 3. Your top vacation... need. Junior Cole Castellano worked as a salesperson patience and flexibility, but also a lot of energy and Smith says it taught her much about responsibility solve the situation. this summer at Mitch’s Surf Shop, which is located enthusiasm. The most important character traits of a and even the skills required to balance a social life, You should be the one calling the paramedics, a. Hawaii or the Bahamas on Pearl Street. camp counselor are to be helpful, friendly and have a a job and going to school full time. not the bystanders who are calling because the b. Italy, France, or Spain “There aren’t too many skills that are needed to good attitude. “I think working now will help me learn to lifeguard is having a nervous breakdown. Still, being have this job you’ve just got to be able to talk to deal with different kinds of people,” said Smith. a lifeguard does involve a lot of sitting around at the c. Japan or China people and have some decent folding skills. It is also It was really fun Preparing pool and working on your Eva Longoria tan, and if d. Africa or South America really helpful if you have a little knowledge about the orders while you do save a life, it can be really rewarding. products you are selling since it makes it a lot easier hanging out with the kids l i s t e n i n g when you are answering the questions the customer “ and having them look up diligently to There were some has; that way, you can give them the product best customers intense moments but I 4. Your dream car is a... suited for them.” Castellano said when asked about to me. has taught “ the skills needed for this particular job. Other skills, while not always necessary, can be Brea a lot feel that it was preparing a. BMW sports car The hours valuable in the pursuit of applying and becoming a about multi v a r i e d , counselor. Having” a CPR license and taking a day t a s k i n g me for the future. b. Mini van or SUV of sorts w o r k i n g class in first aide always look good on an application. while also Sophmore, Sara Ashcraft, spent her summer c. Porsche convertable a n y w h e r e Previous experience working with kids is necessary k e e p i n g working as a lifeguard at the Coggan Family Aquatic from three when wanting to become a camp counselor. her cool in stressful situations. Center found on the La Jolla High campus.“I” had d. Refridgerator on wheels to nine Many students find that working as a camp counselor “Working has taught me patience,” said Smith, fun, but there was a lot of responsibility. There hours a day. during the summer is an extremely rewarding “and also by working with the cash register I even were some intense moments but I feel that is was Castellano’s experience. When working with a large group of improved my math skills and had fun.” preparing me for the future,” Ashcraft said. o v e r a l l young people, one improves his/her people skills and Working in the food business can not only help The same instinctive skills that are used to tell if 5. Your ideal show is... experience problem solving abilities. Freshman Richard Sharpe a person with life skills, but can directly help with something is wrong in the pool are often used by a. Nanny 911 has been a was recently a camp counselor at La Jolla Community future jobs. Learning the necessary skills and doctors and nurses. Quick decision making skills are good one. Church’s Vacation Bible School program. “It was dealing with food can prepare one to move onto needed to become a good medic; and being alert b. I Want to Work for Diddy “It is a pretty laid back atmosphere and all the really fun hanging out with the kids and having them jobs like a chef, restaurant manager, PR manager and watchful is important for people who want c. Top Chef people that I work with are cool. When we don’t look up to me. I went to the same camp as kid or even a human resources representative. to keep the peace by joining with the Police have too many customers and not much and its cool to think that I am now the Although people think high school Force. Being a lifeguard can be a d. Grey’s Anatomy needs to be done, it is fun to talk to all counselor that i once admired. It was jobs are a pain, it is amazing great way to make money and D=4 C=2 B=1 of them and hang out. One time, a great experience working with 5 4.

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