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<\/p>\nBy Amy Shen and Marie Saba<\/p>\n
Staff Writers<\/p>\n
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What are your plans this summer? Do they include a summer job? Many students see summer as an opportunity to experience the adult world by having a job. \u201cI\u2019m becoming an adult and it\u2019s thrilling,\u201d says freshman Taku LaClair who will be working at Tops.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Out of the 100 J-D students polled, 48 of them have a summer job. Common jobs include lifeguarding, being a referee, working at the Fair, and being a store employee.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Students who choose to spend their summer working usually pick jobs they have an interest in. \u201cI just really like donuts,\u201d says junior Mackenzie Maxam, who works at Just Donuts in Phoenix, NY. Just Donuts is owned by Maxam\u2019s boyfriend\u2019s parents. Though Phoenix is a long drive from DeWitt, Maxam enjoys it because \u201cmaking donuts and working with the customers is really enjoyable.\u201d Freshman Markos Petkopoulos also likes to \u201cinteract with a lot of interesting people\u201d while working in his family\u2019s pizzeria, Dorian\u2019s Gourmet Pizza and Deli. Looking for a cold treat? Stop by Snow Top where sophomore Isabela Budelmann will be working this summer or for an iced coffee at Tim Hortons where Sophomore Rania Kassis will be working.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Some students want to stay active this summer with jobs such as being a referee, being a counselor, or lifeguarding. Freshman Nico Modesti \u201cloves the sport of soccer,\u201d and sees being a referee as a good way to earn money while having fun. \u201cI love being the role model for the kids to look up to as a referee,\u201d says Modesti. Sophomore Gavin French will be lifeguarding at Drumlins Country Club this summer. \u201cI\u2019m pretty excited to make some bank and save lives,\u201d says French; \u201cI just love saving lives, its my passion.\u201d Senior Paddy Hagan will take up the job of a camp counselor at the JCC. Unlike others, Hagan is not looking forward to working this summer. \u201cMy parents made me get this job,\u201d says Hagan, \u201cI barely make any money so it\u2019s not worth it at all and it ruins my summer.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Other jobs include working as a store clerk, like junior Himi Begum, and carwashing, a job taken up by senior Patrece Martin. \u201cIt pays a lot,\u201d says Martin. She is really excited to earn money that she can use in college. Meanwhile, Begum works at American Eagle in Destiny USA, which is \u201ca fun place to work at. I\u2019m a people person, and I love seeing people I know,\u201d says Begum. Other students working in costumer service include freshman Guine Nabinger at a plant nursery, and senior Riley Hornstein who\u2019s working in the Syracuse Bookstore.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Summer vacation is a time to relax, and take a break from work, right? So how are students\u2019 summer jobs going to interfere with their summer? LaClair doesn\u2019t believe his job will affect his summer. Likewise, junior Ethan Della Posta sees the bright side of working at Five Guys. \u201cI won\u2019t have much free time, but I can buy things now,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ll probably be working in the 20-25 hour range per week, so I\u2019ll still have a social life,\u201d says junior Jess Pace who works at Wegmans in DeWitt. Farchione will be lifeguarding this summer at Drumlins Country Club. She also sees the bright side; \u201cI won\u2019t be able to hang out with my friends as much as I\u2019d want to, but I think it\u2019s worth it.\u201d Modesti doesn\u2019t have a problem with reffing taking up his free time. \u201cMost of the games are on weeknights, so I\u2019m fine.\u201d However, Hagan says, \u201cmy job greatly interferes with my summer, I have to get up early every day, and I hate the job.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Why give up your summer to work? Money. French plans to spend his earnings on new lifeguarding apparel and some sunblock, while Della Posta will spend it on music. Maxam wants to spend her money on more costly things. \u201cCollege is around the corner,\u201d says Maxam. LaClair also plans to save his money for college and a car. \u201cI plan on saving my money, then using it to travel abroad after my senior year,\u201d says Farchione. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Whether you have a job or not, relax, have fun, and enjoy your summer!<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Amy Shen and Marie Saba Staff Writers What are your plans this summer? Do they include a summer job? Many students see summer as an opportunity to experience the adult world by having a job. \u201cI\u2019m becoming an adult and it\u2019s thrilling,\u201d says freshman Taku LaClair who will be working at Tops. 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