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

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The average price of lunch increased with the introduc- tion of the Surfside to $1.50. Kim Forsell and Laura Ainley choose to bring lunch from home, a widely practiced al- Freshmen were surpris with the wide assortment food available from the ca teria. Marisol Cifuentes lects her lunch from one three Surfside lines. J.Bu ternative. T. Deii W hen lines were too long or money was unavailable, stu- dents skipped lunch and spent tho period leisurely, jimmy Giardino and Eric Bjornborg pass the time by holding a thumb-wrestling match. When empty space was un- available in the cafeteria, lunch was oaten outside. Jen- ny Boyer, Liz Waite, Wilma Bishop, and Celeste Gibson settle for a grassy area near A wing. :arte :ure nil] 18 Lunch

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Hurricane Elena did the most damage along the coast- f line. The 100 m.p.h. winds were enough to destroy this car garage in Mandalay Towers. Immediately after manda- tory evacuation was lifted, only residents were allowed ® to enter the beach area. A po- | lice officer checks I.D. to in- is sure residency. S 5 Local businesses suffered broken windows or damaged roofs from Elena. The winds and rain destroyed this motel sign, causing the owner to re- pair it. Cynthia Henry W hen hurri- cane Elena visited the ‘inellas Suncoast, she •nly stayed for three lays, but the panic and ievastation she caused vill linger in the minds •f Pinellas residents for ears. At approximately 11 j.m. on Friday, August Governor Bob Gra- ftam imposed manda- tory evacuation orders n Pinellas residents Jiving in trailers and or low-lying coastal areas Swt The evacuees were »rced to flee to various Bjhelters within the g lounty, including Pfllearwater High chool, where they re- mained until the re- strictions were lifted on Sunday evening, September 1. Not all the evacuees chose shelters, howev- er. A few, including Theda Faklis and John Tender, chose the pro- tection of family and friends living on high lands. The Faklises, resi- dents of Island Estates, sat out the hurricane in the home of relatives on Keene Road. For Theda, the waiting was terrible. “It was very scary,” she commented. “I worried about my car and pet cat.” Not surprisingly, when news of Elena’s departure arrived, the Faklises made a hasty departure of their own to survey their proper- ty to see what damage Elena had done. Luck- ily, the only significant change was a blown out shutter. The Tenders, also residents of Island Es- tates, were not as fortu- nate, however. They spent their weekend with a friend of Mrs. Tender’s in Belleair. “It was interesting to leave the house to see how the police and ev- eryone were handling it,” said John. “Waiting was terrible. Every- body got on everybody else’s nerves. You saw the same people day after day.” But after three days in Belleair, the evacuation order was lifted and the Tenders went home. When they returned, according to John, their dock was gone, their boat was under water, their sailboat was smashed in half, their roof was damaged, gut- ters were destroyed, and their pool was filled with debris, lena ' s Fury irricane Elena leaves its mark on Clearwater wood, and magazines of unknown origin. Elena’s wind and rain tormented Pinel- las residents for three days. She destroyed many homes, boats, bridges, and caused many beaches to disap- pear. Certainly, for at least the few following years, the word “Elena” would evoke terror in the minds of Pinellas residents. Hurricane 1 7 G. Neimann

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T. De; iy Carrie McLaren n the olden days, the only thing that man- aged to sustain stu- lents as they scrambled n the lunch lines was te assortment of grosser tan gross jokes aimed at tnsavory edibles. Those ith weak stomachs irought their own lunch ind boldly expressed teir complaints. Then frinellas County created he Surfside Cafe and students thought twice before professing their :omplaints. The newsletter intro- ducing the new Surfside punches that was distrib- yj ited on the first day of school received mixed •eviews. Freshmen, on he whole, were enthu- siastic about the ala arte lunch which fea- ured items such as milkshakes, “Dune- buggy burgers,” churros, soft pretzels, and “diet delights.” “They have a great selection,” said Wendy Broad, “I love the churros!” The opinions of those returning to school, on the other hand, differed. “It’s the same lunch they’ve always given us without the salad bar and a few novelty items thrown in to make us think we’re eating at a restaurant,” stated Wen- dy Marich. “The quality is as poor as it has always been and the prices are double.” “It costs me over three dollars to eat the school lunch,” said Chris Nico- las, captain of the varsity football team. The average price of the Surfside lunches ran approximately $1.50, a Although three cafeterias were available for students to eat in. empty spaco was ofton difficult to find. Ann O ' Con- ner finds a seat in west cafe- teria. Cookies, crackers, and ice cream novelties were avail- able for students who pre- ferred not to eat an entire meal. Letitia Bennett. Cas- sandra Moore, and Mina Bat- tle snack on cookies during second lunch. 50% increase over the previous school year’s lunch, before the intro- duction of the Surfside menu. “For the same price of the Surfside lunches, we could be having REAL fast food. It’s not fair that we should have to pay so much for the quality of the food served,” com- mented Sonia Lom- bardo. Despite complaints of the poor food quality, students made a mad dash to lunch. Perhaps the reason had some- thing to do with the eter- nal lines that allowed the unfortunate souls at their ends two minutes to down their edibles. Then, of course, there was always the chal- lenge to find an empty space after waiting in the lines. Many opted to eat outside in the courtyard or near the auditorium. Milkshakes, cookies, and pretzels were among the most popular “carry-out” items. As students continued to find humor in the school lunch program, the county maintained it’s attempt to please them. “At this rate, in ten years from now they’ll have an in-school cocktail lounge but it’ll cost ten dollars a day to eat school lunch,” said Paul Larsen. And, most likely, students will still be asking, “What’s gross- er than gross?” Lunch 19 I eeding ■ renzy e hungry enjoy leisure time at the Surfside S Weiss