Hunter Anderson looking in the engine of a truck in Autos Class. Hunter Anderson participated in SkillsUSA causing him to miss this class last week. “Working while schooling takes effort, but it’s nothing I can’t do.”
Several teens want or need to work while going to school, but sometimes they don’t realize the challenges that might come along with it.
Although it’s their decision, every teen should be equipped with the truth of working while schooling.
Delia Miles, a senior at Hastings High currently works two jobs. She works at Nick’s Gyros, and Scooters, along with participating in SkillsUSA at Hastings High School.
“I never have time to enjoy time with friends or family,” Miles said.
Students work for a plethora of different reasons, to pay for personal things or to start paving their future.
“I save money for college, and gas and food,” Miles said.
Some students have many regrets when they get caught up in jobs they feel like they can’t quit.
If Miles could go back to before she started working, she would tell herself to not work two jobs.
Another senior at Hastings High, Hunter Anderson, participates in wrestling, Student Council, Skills USA, and National Honors Society.
While programs may grant various benefits, they can make education more difficult for students.
“These activities make schooling harder, but I am perplexed by my work ethic,” Anderson said.
Parker Hatch, a junior at Hastings High, participates in football, wrestling, and weight lifting.
“Activities do not really affect me because I use my time at home to do my school work,” Hatch said..
Parker currently works at Taco Bell so he can afford his own things and prepare for the real world after high school. By making money, he doesn’t have to ask his parents every time he needs something.
Advising young working students, Hatch said, “Give yourself a weekly allowance, doing so allows you to have a limit for wants and needs.”
