Clearwater High School - Aqua Clara Yearbook (Clearwater, FL)

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it AKarI Jewel, Lisa Arjenis, and Dean Collins are used to their daily wait lor the 5:30 bus. an IASJEEHCODJMS NEW STYLES STRUT THROUGH CHS HALLS P eople expressed their own individuality through different styles of clothing. Hair and skirt styles varied in length from short to long and alternative feminine fashions contrasted with the popular masculine look. The curly permed hair hit Clearwater High as well as the pocket book. Perms ranged from as low as twenty dollars to as high as fifty. Some of the more popular places to go were Hair On, Locksmiths, and Captain's Chair. Boots were still the style along with jeans whose versatility has yet to be matched by any other style of clothing. Boots, with jeans, combined made one of the larger, more popular styles at Clearwater High. For a smart outfit boots were worn with wool skirts and vests. Not 4.7! 5 2 a E AKeeping up with the latest hair styles, Barb Batton and many Clearwater students went to the lrizzy look. ANot wanting to be Iett out of the fashion scene, girls walked the halls in illegal clogs. uncommon to see were straight leg jeans with high-heeled shoes. For those seeking comfort, flannel shirts with soft plaids were worn with blue jeans and cords. T-shirts with many slogans were a way of expressing individual ideas. Layers and layers of sweaters, blouses, and vests make the airconditioning mandatory. The baggy Annie Hall look, in shirts worn with and without belts was also popular. Clearwater students didn't want to be left out of the fashions, and many students could be seen slinking around the halls, taking the longest route to escape the roving eyes of the deans who tried nailing anyone with flip-flops and the newest fashion: illegal clogs. lj RENEE PAULSON AEven with the warm winter boots made a comeback for the second year in a row. FASHIONS X 23 ,I

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Q AXJMCECODIUIWFE3 A PLACE TO DO YOUR OWN THING T ry driving a car at 160 m.p.h. without moving a step. lt happens all the time at Wacky Wharf, and Fun-A-Rama, two of the more popular game rooms in Clearwater. Pinball wizards, quick-handed foosball players, video fans, and air hockey maniacs clustered into these stores to participate in freak sports. Being a good foosball player takes lots of dedication and plenty of Sand Key led as the notorious place for beach parties. Students endured sweltering long lines of traffic going over the bridge to the beach, paying the 25m toll, and searching forjust the right spot once inside the gates. On Sand Key, cars could be driven up onto the beach itself, instead of a parking lot, and sunbathing on the hoods of cars often occurred. A prominent place to meet new friends, catch up on the latest gossip, and get directions to the nearest party was McDonald's. Congregations of students formed into lines to grab a quick hamburger to cure the munchies , or feast on a Big Mac. Every Friday and Saturday night kids quarters, said Dave Inness. come in here, we are usually packed oo A BeingagoodfoosbaIl player . . .takes plenty ot quarters. Whenever I get a chance l'm out playing, he continued. lf you had a souped-up car that made ample noise and was ready anytime for a quick spin with a competitor to Sand Key and back, the place to be was the Pantry Pride parking lot anytime after 10:30 p.m. The parking lot offered everyone a chance to flaunt their new mag wheels or their expensive car stereo. Cars piled into the lot bumper to bumper, the glow from their headlights and the sound from their blaring stereos sometimes perturbing surrounding businesses. But this rarely stopped the transformation of Pantry Pride parking lot into a popular stop for students on weekends. When the weather was warm and there was plenty of time for weekend partying, The Pipe was the in place for diving. Students crawled up the 25- foot pipe and jumped into the alligator- infested lake near Tarpon Springs. Whether alligators really inhabited the lake was controversial: l've been up to the pipe several times, and everytime l've never seen an alligator, but from some of the stories l've heard, ldon't know, said Mike!Moore. ABeating Largo meant getting rowdie like Kenny Lamb, Kenny Kinnear, and Lisa Nash. with them, said Peggy Wilsolicky, an employee of McDonalds. They fthe studentsj are okay, but sometimes they get a little too rowdie, she commented. While those inside munched out, students asembled outside the Golden Arches in the parking lot. Car engines roared, stereos screamed with the top forty hits, and people filled every place a car wasn't parked. Sometimes it's a lot of fun here tMcDonald'sjg it's a place where you can see everyone from school on the weekends. But other times, there is just nothing to do, said Lea Brady. Danyy Kurin agreed. lt's okay, I like being here with all the people. Well, it's something to do. 5 'T For a little quiet within bustling Clearwater, Crest Lake was a place to be alone. The old-fashioned street lights that surround the lake cast a nostalgic feeling into the air. While walking around the lake, however, there was a risk of being stampeded by a herd of ducks awakened from their night's sleep. Around school during the school week, the two popular places to hang out were the parking lot and in front of the library. Students in the parking lot could be found sleeping before their classes began or after they had already started. Here students met their friends and reminisced about the weekend's endeavors. They also finished that last bit of homework that slipped by or sat doing some last minute studying for that Monday morning test. lj KATHY DAVIS 5 AGetting together in the best spot, in front ot the library. Angela Snipes and John Polaski squander time before classes begin. HANGOUTS 25