SEBRING — It's a typical hot, muggy summer afternoon Wednesday, and Maxime Copley is at the YMCA's swimming pool on lifeguard duty. She always had the 21 hours a week to do watch over the kids splashing about, but with school out, the rising Sebring High School senior now does a noon shift. The next morning, she walks into the workout room at the high school. "I'm really busy with sports," she said earlier. Copley might join her church group for a mission in Mississippi as well. Yes, Copley's busy, but her summer's not that much more hectic than the average student. Whether they need to shape up, fix up or earn enough so they can do all of the above, high school students aren't letting up even when the textbooks are shelved. Work, Play And Gas Money ...more

June 14, 2008