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

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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

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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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Clearlight staff members, in- cluding lip sync emcee Twyette Oberle, organized the entire event. Greg Man- gus, a local musician, and Oberle announce the win- ners at the end of the show. Known for their absurd lyr- ics, outlandish hairstyles, and off-the-wall antics, the B-52’s won fourth place. Car- rie McLaren sings and dances to “Private Idaho,” a song off the B-52’s Wild Planet album. I tr. Wt ! IV Wham’s song, “Wham Rap” originally appeared on the band’s first album, Wham U.K. Portraying vocalist An- drew Ridgedly, Andy Malis- soras sings the re-released “Wham Rap” single. Ready For the World, a band with all of it’s members un- der the age of twenty-one, made it’s debut in 1985. Wil- liam Row sings their top ten hit, “Oh Sheila.” The second place act por- trayed Jimmy Buffet, an artist particularly noted in Florida for his effort to save the man- atee. Lex Long, an actual gui- tarist for six years, sings back-up during the song “Volcano.” 20 Lip Sync