Many MHS  work at Deep River Waterpark, having fun and making new experiences. 

“I picked this job because I felt like working at a waterpark would be a really fun experience especially for my first job,” said Journey Thomas said, who will work as a cashier.

Thomas is looking forward to perfecting her customer service skills, especially how to be polite to people when they’re rude.

“I’ve already had a mini job dealing with parents, children, coaches and basketball, so I think when it comes to customer support and dealing with crabby people, I’m very good at handling that,” Thomas said.

The job  requires hard work and dedication.

“I plan on gaining experiences like customer service skills and how to wake up early and also self-discipline [to make] myself go to work,” Londyn Pulphus said.

Pulphus works as a slide attendant, she manages and runs the slides on rotation and does hand signals.

“I have to make sure the customers are safe when they’re going down the slide, I have to enforce all the rules, and make sure they keep their hands on the rides at all times and not wear shoes or goggles,” she said.

Sometimes they do spontaneous tests, they call them audits.

“They test you on how good you’re doing your job. And if you fail, then you have to go home,” Pulphus said.

Junior Noelle Elenz took a job at Deep River last year to get good work experience, and is returning this summer.

“I like teaching and how to be responsible and being on time and it gets me familiar with the work environment,” Elenz said, who works as a lifeguard.

It seemed like a good job to have and it’s seasonal, so when school starts it’s easy just to focus on school.

“I picked to work there because my sisters had worked there,” she said.

While some jobs at the park are less stressful than others, working as a lifeguard has life-or-death challenges.

“My responsibilities are watching the water and saving people if they drown. I also have to perform first aid on them when needed,” Elenz said.