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Show c Wednesday, July 5, 2000 The Park Record A-7 i Jobs arep 0 For many local youth making money involves friends, family and neighbors by Jennifer McKenna RECORD GUEST WRITER On the corner of a busy four-way, four-way, slop in their Silver Springs neighborhood. 12 year-old Zack Harrison and 13-year-olds Jensen Moon and Nick Hill, run a snack stand. After loading up on lemonade lemon-ade mix, candy, and ice. the students stu-dents lure thirsty residents in with Harrison s clever advertising. "He chases cars - he's like a dog." Jensen said. Harrisons basic strategy, other than hiking up his shorts to appear naked under a midriff sign, includes "a lot of yelling, faces, dancing, and a lot of thank1 ywt's" Harrison said. Despite their early success (Harrison said they were the first stand on the street, followed by others "in less than five minutes"), min-utes"), competition forced the trio to readjust its strategy. Threatened by a brother and sister sis-ter team selling cans of soda at the next stop sign, "we lowered our prices." said Hill. In addition, said Harrison, "we doubled our supply" and "we had a bigger selection we had like 10 kool-Aids." kool-Aids." Jensen said. Their business did not suffer because of the competition, however. how-ever. Nothing could rival their nuAffriana Olguin is a banquet, bn server at The Canyons, u. i " " 1 ." 11 w m v ; r - mill i mm n limn urn i ii. utMinnn unmmmmmmmmrwmmmm. n. umk;:imwmmM)mmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmi nmymMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - bj a. t -v. -; -it K, -r to OJ t: Hi 3 (li 1 1. 1.: -li -13 St I Copy ; lentiTui 1 advantage of "better location" Hairison said. The snack business is a part-time part-time effort to make money, earning earn-ing the boys about $f0 in a typical work week which adds up to about six hours. Much of the profits are eaten away by the boys who buy candy for themselves after the day is over. However, additional monies help build their four-month-old skateboard design business. Assylum. They are currently receiving estimates from a manufacturer and hope to sell their products soon. For those not interested in starting their own businesses. Ihere are still plenty of opportunities. opportu-nities. "Employers look at hiring students." said Tom Anderson, business consultant for the Department of Workforce Services in Park City. "There are very few students that donl get a job if they want one." The majority major-ity of jobs are in retail and restaurant restau-rant services, available to students stu-dents who are at least 16. or 14 in some cases, the legal age to work in Utah. Anderson said it is easy for students to find work. As a large part of the labor force, students stu-dents have many job choices. For 19-year-old Adriana Olguin. the choice was family. Olguin works as a banquet server at The Canvons, where her mother, moth-er, sister, father and brother-in-law also work. She is happy working work-ing with family because it is an added support in a sometimes hectic, tiring day. "We help each other. My mom has experience and 1 can ask. how do I set the table?" In addition to setting tables and preparing banquet rooms. Olguin serves guests, giving her the opportunity to be around a lot of people, which she said is very important to her. "Contact with people," said Olguin. is really at the heart of her career goals. "I like to work hard." said Olguin, who is saving her money so she can move back to Mexico City. She hopes to pursue a career in modeling or acting. Until then, she will continue to go to work and to school. Olguin is glad to do both because work gives her a "distraction from school" which can be overwhelming. For some students, school is jtos! whtrfr the-T m ant to Iv; eve w'hert- ichof ls'WH Tor rfte um- or willing youngsters 1 W VI' J 1 V " "J 1 I WW t I. fW Zack Harrison, Jensen Moon stand in their Silver Springs mer. Masa Taylor, a 14-year-old at Park City High School, worked as a "big sister" to dozens of elementary ele-mentary students at the week-long week-long Camp Invention held at Jeremv Ranch Elementary School. Tavlor had the opportunity opportu-nity to learn about discoveries and inventions alongside the camp students. She helped students stu-dents build roller coasters out of wire and beads, take apart computers, com-puters, and study motion in an effort to get the students to think beyond simple things. Surrounded by dozens of other kids and buckets of arts and crafts materials each day. Taylor said "the kids go crazy" sometimes. But even though things seem out of control at times. Tavlor enjoys the energy. "The only other kid I"ve worked with is my sister and she's not that fun." The campers certainly share Taylor's enthusiasm. As Tavlor surveyed the classroom that looked more like an explosion after an activity. 10-vear-old camp student Abby Stanislaw ran up and hugged her. "It doesn't really seem like learning because it's fun." Stanislaw said. Tavlor agreed with the students and said, "as long as it pays more than S3. 50. and 1 can meet new people and have fun," it's a good job. There are good jobs av ailable that p3y more than $3.50 an hour to students, according to Anderson. The Department of Workforce Services is happy to help students in high school or ) coege to f.(nJ jobs, as well a- .9 "WW "V" ' and Nick Hilt run a snappy snack neighborhood. adults not in school or those looking for new jobs. Registering with the DWS is one step, and the other. Anderson said, is "networking." Talk to family, friends, previous employers, said Anderson. Start close to home. 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