{"id":353281,"date":"2024-05-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knightlife.paceacademy.org\/knightlynews\/?p=353281"},"modified":"2024-05-09T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:04:21","slug":"students-plan-for-jobs-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knightlife.paceacademy.org\/knightlynews\/2024\/05\/17\/students-plan-for-jobs-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Plan for Jobs This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having a job over the summer would be a productive and useful way to spend your time. While going on vacations and relaxing at home may be fun, getting a job teaches life skills and allows you to make money for the 2024-2025 school year. Working at summer camps, lifeguarding at a neighborhood pool or working at Chick-fil-A are great jobs to apply for this summer. Here are some Pace students’ summer jobs and why they loved working them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many students work at neighborhood pools or camps as lifeguards, snack bar managers, or counselors during the summer. Sophomore Bauer Thomas, a manager at Garden Hills, says he is \u201cin charge of making sure everyone does their job\u201d and that \u201cI also open and close the pool, test the pool\u2019s chemical levels and handle the money.\u201d Thomas says he enjoys working at a pool because he has \u201ca lot of responsibilities,\u201d but he also gets \u201cto spend time with coworkers who are all super fun.\u201d Senior Rebecca Thompson works at Westminster Summer Camp as a counselor and lifeguard. Thompson says she enjoys working at the camp because \u201call counselors are around the same age and we all get close over the summer.\u201d Agape Camp Jump Smart and Keeping Pace are two other camps that have counselor positions open to high school students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another easy job for the summertime is nannying and dog sitting. Sophomore Merritt Thompson says she enjoys nannying in the summer because she \u201cgets to watch the kids grow up and give them fun experiences.\u201d Thompson says she loves to \u201cbraid hair, swim, and watch movies\u201d with the children. Freshman Madeleine Memar also nannies in the summer and says \u201cI love little kids and hanging out with them\u201d and that \u201cwe love to go to the park and play outside in the summer.\u201d Sophomore Bella Goings dog sits for families in her neighborhood and loves that \u201cit is a pretty simple job and I get to walk dogs for money\u201d. Goings says \u201cIt is also a great way to meet people in your neighborhood while also having an easy and consistent job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working at local businesses is a great way to network in Atlanta and build relationships with business communities. Junior Anna Kate Howell works at Highland Runners and says she gets \u201cto meet different types of people and work with my best friends.\u201d Howell works on Sundays and Tuesdays which still allows for a flexible schedule during the week. During her shifts, she says she \u201cgets people fitted for running shoes and helps them pick the best shoe for their foot and what activities they do.\u201d Ansley Freudenstein works at Yonder Yoga, which a former Pace teacher, Selby Hill, runs. Freudenstein spends her shifts checking customers in for hot yoga classes, laundry and cleaning the studio. Freudenstein says she loves Yonder because \u201cof the long-lasting friendships and the accepting and supportive community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restaurants like Chick-fil-A, Mcdonald’s and Menchies are great summer job ideas to meet people around Atlanta and also have great food! Junior Nicholas Demba and Sophomore Will Grabowski both work at Chick-fil-A throughout the school year and during the summer. Grabowski says he enjoys \u201chaving employees around the same age\u201d as him and \u201cthe relaxed hours and managers.\u201d Grabowski and Demba both work the front counters, drive-through windows and other tasks around the restaurant. Demba says he \u201cloves meeting new people\u201d and \u201cit’s always my pleasure to serve you.\u201d Menchies is an easy and flexible summer job and is a great first job to have. Senior Gabby Maunter says she loves working at Menchies because \u201cit is super interactive with customers\u201d and \u201cit also does not take a lot of work\u201d. Sophomore Andrew Kamin spent all of last summer working at McDonald\u2019s and says he enjoyed \u201cspending time with the coworkers that became my friends and I also liked working at the drive-through windows.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n

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Rebecca Thompson poses with her coworkers at Westminster summer camp. Photo: Rebecca Thompson
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