“I just tried to get a job, but they are not hiring.”

— Zak Gifford, eighth-grader

“Yeah, I probably am going to work at a pizza place or fast food or maybe a grocery store.”

— Tony Pease, eighth-grader

“I have a summer job baby-sitting twice a week.”

— Kelsey Johnson, ninth-grader

“Yeah, I plan on like doing baby-sitting or working in some kind of fast food, anywhere that will take me.”

— Cassidy Farwell, eighth-grader

“Yeah, I’m hoping to find one downtown, because I like being downtown.”

— Monika Doktor, sophomore

“I already have one for Farmers’ Market helping my grandma out.”

— Kierra Henry, eighth-grader