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

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Somehow or another, students arrived on campus around 7:30 am. John Burns unlocks his bicycle and prepares for the ride home. ▼ Many students found that the salad « bar left much to be desired. The cafeteria continuously ran out of 5 lettuce and other ingredients Q necessary for a salaa. Laura Drumm and Jennifer Davis patiently wait. ► The man responsible for many of the changes Clearwater High experienced this year was Chalmers Coe. Here Mr. Coe takes an early morning coffee break. T !• tt-5 Jt ◄ Joelene Stucker loses herself in drawing class. The art department continued to develop art skills in students. Opening 7

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Changes in attitude “A new Clearwater for the future.” An attitude which brought about many changes for Clearwater High. Changes occurred and one thing was certain, Clearwater High school just wasn’t the same. The changes began la te in the 1980 school year with the hiring of a new principal, Chalmers Coe. With him came a breeze of alterations, both in the ad- ministration and in the school itself. In a valiant effort to enforce a closed campus and monitor such a large school, the deans and administrators acquired an expensive commun- ication system. ‘‘The walkie- talkie system is good to have simply because it keeps communication open,” said Jack Sandy. The absentee policy underwent renovation shortly before school opened in September and again in October. ‘‘Just when you thought you understood it (the policy) the School Board went and changed it again,” said Barbara Grow. Students also found that the days of Big Macs and Whoppers for lunch were over. In addition, inflation touched school lunches, increasing them to 80c. “I ate in the cafeteria on the first day and quit. It was 80c for a cold meal. It just wasn’t worth it,” said Lisa Paulus. Leaving campus during the day became a game. If you were caught, you risked suspension, but if you successfully escaped, a Whopper may have been a reward. ‘‘What people need to understand is that when you leave campus, you are withdrawing yourself from The end of the day leaves E and F hall startlingly empty ► 6 Opening A Inflation sent the price of school lunches soaring to 80C. Finishing in 30 minutes always proves challenging. school and if anything were to happen to you, we would be held responsible,” said Mr. Sandy. Workmen spent the first semester repairing the air- conditioning system that cooled the auditiorium, cafeteria X-wing and the gym. Remodeling was also done in E and F wing. Doors were built outside the building to channel herds of people around the outside of the building making the inside hall less of a ‘‘fire hazard.” Every year is different, but the year 1981 seemed to have more than its share of changes. By JANINE EADDY A Neil Myerscough strides along confidently with his hall pass securely attached. To eliminate skippers, new rules required teachers to tag their teacher assistants with ID hall passes

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8 Opening Although football crowds are much smaller, cheerleaders could always manage to give spectators something to stand up and cheer about. Renee Boivin and Teresa Owens try their best to catch a miniature football. ► Clearwater Junior ROTC’s were a familiar sight at all football and basketball games. Algie Mitchell, Scott Mehr, and Mike Armstrong, members of the color guard present the flags. T Hoping to stir school spirit before the Dunedin game, a pep rally was staged during the school day. Dianne Blaney leads the crowd in a rousing round of “Red and Grey.” ► ▲ Chuck Maness patiently waits for half time, perched atop the director’s ladder. Fall students to As the school year picked up momentum, so did the social life of every student on campus. Clubs began to announce meetings when the school year was barely three days old. Soon the band was seen on the practice field and the ROTC squad was drilling in the parking lot. Cheer- leaders could be heard practicing in the stadium and the typewriters tapped on in the yearbook office. Hardly a weekend passed when there wasn’t a party, car- wash, football, basketball, or baseball game to attend. SAT’s and ACT’s sent seniors to bed early on Friday nights and woke them up early Saturday morning. Even on weekends the school