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

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Security and Hassles 27 Patrolling the school parking lot dur In the security office, Cheryl Siebert relays information with her walkie- talkie. ing lunch to enforce the closed camp Checking to see that she has been ex- cused from an absence is Robin Ham- mac. A new attendance policy made it more difficult for students to skip school. Brian Roffery waits to call home for a permit to leave. While Robin Knight types the attendance list.

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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

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The Largo pep rally offered Tornadoe fans a chance to yell themselves hoarse. Tom Hoopes, Shery Griffiths, Teri Tito, and Mike Waldof make their own rowdy section. The abundance of senior activities during the year called for numerous senior class assemblies. Sponsor Mr. Steve Gerakios and Vice President Gary Kessling go over the agenda for the course of the year. 28 Assemblies and Rallies