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

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Summer practices enabled Kim Henry, Yvonne Noh, Liza Schepanski and the rest of the Tornadoettes to participate in this early September pep rally. Carefully proofreading a page of copy, Clearlight staffer Courtnay Campbell strives to turn out a perfect first edition. Ready To Roll T o some students, summer meant three gloriously lazy months away from the school scene. Piles of homework and after-school practices were for- gotten among good friends and good times. Yet other students sacrificed long hours of their va- cation preparing for the start of a new school year. These devoted participants could often be found in the damp grayness of early morning hours practicing their in- dividual interests. One such group were the infa- mous Tornado “Taz” swimmers. Traditionally a spring sport, swimming was switched to a fall event by a majority vote of the school board. Consequently, swim practice carried on throughout the summer to ready swimmers for the first big meet on Septem- ber 15. “I didn’t mind summer practices, but it’ll really start to get cold in the late fall,” stated senior Annette Stefanadis. Another dedicated group was the Varsity and JV football play- ers. Football practice began in late August, and evening hours al- ways brought a flock of players to the field for yet another workout. Cheerleaders, Tornadoettes, and marching band members also took part in summer practices, camps and workshops to prepare for the upcoming sports seasons. In the fall, when school and Fri- day night football games once again became the week’s main events, these groups plunged into action, ready to roll. They were the height of school spirit and in- volvement. Already possessing a reputation for winning, they went on to improve it because they were building from tradition. ▼

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m T he pinball wizard of decades past was rivaled by the generation of students possessing a computer-like expertise of vid- eo games. The traditional pinball arcade had been replaced by the video game room. Spending countless quarters in video game rooms was only one way students spent their summer. They could also be found congregating on Clearwater Beach baking for hours, striving for the perfect tan. Students worked at their first jobs and discovered the video music craze on the ca- ble channel MTV (Music Television). Students returned to school to find newly completed choral and band rooms, refur- bished locker rooms, a child-care center and a finished mural in the cafeteria. In no time at all, homecoming was upon the school and students threw themselves whole-heartedly into making it a success. Homecoming week found a new dress up day, “preppy” day, influenced by a popular mode of dress. The homecoming dance after the game left stu- dents with a collection of memories. Students traditionally attended the Fri- day night football and basketball games, and the newly-completed Holiday Inn Surf- side was a popular after-the-game hangout. The Junior-Senior Prom was again a tre- mendous success, and all students realized the high school year was quickly coming to an end. By Roxanne Moshonas Students found time away from their hectic sched- ules to just get together and have fun. Karen Mur- ray, Ann Wilkins, Coleen Hynds, Lee Hunt and Scott Sheplak stop off at Capogna’s Dugout for some piz- Student Life Division 7 ' ... . . ' Football games were a tradi- tional way of spending a Fri- day night. Melanie Smart buys her ticket anticipating the night’s excitement.