By: Abby Chosewood
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| 15 year old Wade Hopkins looks around the pool deck before he begins his shift as a lifeguard at Forest Heights Country Club. According to Wade, this his first ever summer job. |
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| Wade Hopkins stands by the pool steps while he scans the pool to make sure it is all ready to go for the day. "We like to keep the pool and the pool deck very clean for our members here at the country club," Mouse Hook, Wade's boss said. |
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| Wade Hopkins puts up umbrellas to prepare the pool deck for the arrival of guest. One of Wade's responsibility as a lifeguard is to make sure the pool looks nice for the members. |
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Wade Hopkins checks the sun chairs to make sure they are ready for the guest to sit on. This is one of Wade's many opening duties.
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| Wade Hopkins removes his shirt to begin his lifeguarding shift at Forest Heights Country Club. "It is very important to wear sunscreen when you're lifeguarding, because you will get sunburnt," Hopkins said. |
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| Wade Hopkins throws a diving ring out of the pool during his lifeguard shift at the Forest Heights Country Club. The country club provides members with several pool toys for the children to enjoy while they are at the pool. |
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| Wade Hopkins makes sure the pool is clear of all toys. "I enjoy lifeguarding at the pool. It's really fun," Hopkins said. |
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Wade Hopkins slides into the pool to retrieve a pink rubber toy. The lifeguards are responsible for cleaning the toys out of the pool during their shift.
Wade Hopkins enjoys chicken fingers and fries from Zaxby's on his lunch break. Wade gets a 30 minute lunch break every shift he works at the country club.
 | | Wade Hopkins makes sure all of the doors to the locker rooms are shut. "Miss Mouse gets upset when people leave the doors open," Hopkins said. |
 | | Wade Hopkins plays a board game while he waits for members to come and swim at the pool. "It's kinda hard to lifeguard when there is no one swimming," Hopkins said. |
 | Wade puts his shift back on before beginning the closing duties at the end of his shift. "Today, was pretty uneventful since only 2 kids came to the pool during my shift," Hopkins said.
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 | | Co-Workers Wade Hopkins and Tate Johnson share a laugh while cleaning up around the pool deck. "Working with Wade is really fun. He makes the time go by faster," Johnson said. |
 | Wade Hopkins talks to his coworker Tate Johnson. "Tate is my cousin so I like that we get to work together too," Hopkins said.
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 | Tate Johnson helps pick up pool toys around the pool deck. Tate works in the snack bar at the Forest Heights Country Club.
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 | | Tate Johnson uses a long pole net to clean leaves out of the pool. "If the snack bar is slow, I'll occasionally come out to the pool and help the lifeguards clean up," Johnson said. |
 | Tate Johnson helps clean the pool at the Forest Heights Country Club. Tate is 18 years old and recently graduated from Bulloch Academy in Statesboro, Georgia.
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Tate Johnson rings up a frozen virgin daiquiri into the snack bar computer. The snack bar serves food and drinks to the members enjoying the pool.
Tate Johnson hands Wade Hopkins a frozen virgin daiquiri from the snack bar. "Busy day or not, I can't leave without getting a daiquiri after we close," Wade said.
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Tate Johnson sweeps the floor of the snack bar before the pool closes for the evening. "Cleaning after
a slow shift is very easy," Johnson said.
