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

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Getting Together Doused in sweat, you wait. Feet begin to ache as body weight shifts from foot to foot. Slowly you begin to move, your once freshly pressed pants and shirt are now saturated and stick- ing to your body. Your stomach turns as you pray that your twelve hour deodorant will last just a little while longer. Finally, you reach the window, and the waiting is over, you become the proud owner of the last two tick- ets to the most auspicious event of the year. This event was noth- ing out of unordinary as CHS stu- dents soon discovered that any- thing worth having had to be ob- tained through the unending process of lines. Lines formed for everything from purchasing tickets to going to the bathroom. Students be- came so obsessed with lines that at sports events they were more concerned about the line of ath- letes rather than the game. Even at half time all interest seemed to turn to how straight the line of Tornadoettes was, instead of their performance. This unnatu- ral obsession soon disappeared, but another quickly took its place . . . crowds. Crowds were an- other everyday hassle that the student body was forced to face. Everywhere students turned, it seemed that they were amidst a mass of humans. Throughout the crowds laugh- ter could be heard as students became better friends as half their school year seemed to be spent either waiting in a line or standing in a crowd. But even with all the confusion and hassle, students managed to maintain a record high level of patience and understanding. By Robin Hammac Among the crowd, Stacy Holmes shows her loyal devotion to the Tor- nadoes. Crowds and Lines 25 Bryn-Alan

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. Hill Getting together at pep rallies, stu- dents crowd Jack Kussell Stadium. 24 Crowds and Lines Like everything else, students were required to wait in line before witnessing the com- memoration ceremonies. The line of Tornadoettes stands tall and proud at the Dunedin pep rally.

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D. Moore WBESte . i - pfll r « Waiting for admits to class are Eddie Rodrieguez and Wayne Social . . . security The bell sounds, and you pace your steps with precision. Care- fully you slip behind the wheel and manage to manuever your car passed closed gates. A grum- bling is heard, but you figure that it is only your stomach growling as the aroma of McDonald’s, Burger King, and Arby’s scents the air. The feeling of hunger is replaced with butterflies as you glance in your rear view mirror and notice what you thought was grumbling was really the rum- bling of the truant officer’s car. You discover that your fool-proof escape route for a quick lunch has turned out to be a run in with school officials. The sight of the white Plym- outh became a permanent fix- ture in the lots as Officer Hayden faithfully patrolled his designat- ed grounds. Students exper- ienced first hand just how serious leaving campus without permis- sion could be in the form of two and five day suspensions. Others managed to get by with a simple warning. Besides watching for esca- pees, Officer Hayden had other duties. One was selling parking stickers at $5, and enforcing them. Upon returning to CHS, stu- dents were informed that each dean had a special function. Dean Katri Saari would handle all absentees with a new school policy which required a phone call from a parent on the day of the absence. Compiled from the mass of phone calls was a list of excused absences which were distributed to all teachers. This eliminated the early morning hassle of acquiring an admit. Dean Jerry Hyde was in charge of campus security. With the aid of walkie-talkies, a golf cart, and Officer Hayden, Dean Hyde contributed to the confine- ment of students on school grounds. Finally, Dean A1 Clark was re- sponsible for discipline. Problems ranged from fighting and smok- ing to kissing and holding hands. Students were asked to resist the urge to kiss until after school hours. As for holding hands, Dean Clark said, “You may hold hands, but that’s all you may hold!” Every year school policies change. Whether they are for better or worse, no one was to say. Students just learned to adapt to the new laws of school. By Robin Hammac 26 Security and Hassles