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

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A visitor unfamil- iar with the lat- est styles might become confused roam- ing the halls. Was the school full of students just recovering from chemo-therapy treat- ments? Were the stu- dents suffering from some kind of a scalp- cancer epidemic? Were they involved in poly- theistic religious cults ! that required it’s follow- ers to have identical haircuts? No. No. No. The trendy radical, and loften outrageous hair- styles were the students’ [own doing. Punk rock and new wave music fans were Girls have become increas- ingly daring with their hair- styles. abandoning conserva- tive coiffures for the outra- geous. During Sinbad’s school visit, the comedian autographed the shaved scalp of Desiree Dennis. Worn by flappers during the 1920’s, bobbed haircuts made a reappearance. Sopho- more Rebecca Kert is just one £ of many girls wearing the sin- 5 gle-length cut. Before football season be- gan. members of the varisty team displayed their school spirit by shaving their head. An offensive lineman on the team. Al Hagaman sports his crew cut during football sea- son. most noted for unusual hairstyles. To achieve their desired “individ- uality,” they shaved sec- tions of hair to the scalp, bleached, dyed bl ack, and styled hair in novel manners. By utilizing mousse and gels, these students often spiked their hair, making it stand out on ends. Mo- hawk (a shaved scalp with a stripe of hair run- ning down the middle) and other short styles were commonly worn in spiked styles. “I don’t consider myself a trendy,” said sophomore Kiri Plank. “My hair is a statement in itself.” During the fall, varsity football team members shaved their heads into crew cuts to evoke school spirit. A number of male students not in- volved with the football team shaved their heads for either fashionable or practical reasons. Bi-level cuts with two separate layers across the back were popular with both sexes. Often- times, the exterior layer was dyed blond to con- trast a brown undertone. Bangs were anywhere from non-existent to long and vision impair- ing. For girls, short styles were very much in vogue. Many sported bobbed cuts with their hair cut on all sides at an equal length with either short, long, or feathered bangs. Others wore boy- ish styles cut to the neck. Short, long, purple, or black, styles varied with the individual. “I’m used to sarcastic strangers asking where I got my hair,” related Plank. “I tell them the idea came from an unreachable mind. trageous to tame, hairstyles express individuality Hair Styles 25 n»F®a x

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Boys wore haircuts any- where from short to shoul- der-length bi-levels. Senior Boe Rushing chooses his own innovative style including a long strand of hair in back known as a tail. A supporter of Not For Prof- it, a controversial under- ground punk rock newspa- per, Kiri Plank sports her unique hairstyle. “My hair is a statement in itself, said Plank. Mousses and gels have be- come increasingly popular on the hair care market. len- nie Christodol and Maria Ma- zelli use the products to add fullness and create different hairstyles. Common among soccer players, many sport a bi-level cut with the hair left long in back and cut short at the sides. During his fourth year on the soccer team, Todd Goldman plays mid-field. 24 Hair Styles

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by Carrie McLaren Whether working on D homework, watching iglycedes, cal- television, or chatting on cium sulfate, po- the phone, the irresista- lysorbate 80. ble desire for edibles ■ ickling I astebuds Not only a necessity, eating is a pastime Materials for a chem- istry lab? Close. The chemicals are ingredi- ents in fudge royal ice cream, just one of many snacks students depend- ed on for survival. deep within every teen- ager controlled him. “I’m in a constant state of hunger,” said Simone Hicks. “I don’t eat REAL meals since I don’t have time for breakfast and I Working after school at Lerner‘s in Countryside Mall. Simone Hicks depends on fast food meals. Before starting her shift, she grabs a bite to eat at Burger King. To satisfy their tastebuds while waiting outside Clear- water Mall. Amy Gresham and Penny Fairo enjoy ice cream cones from Baskin Robbins, one of three ice cream shops in the mall. work after school until 9:00. I snack a lot.” Although not the ut- most in nutrition, Dori- toes, potato chips, ice cream, pizza, soft drinks, and pretzels filled any between-meal gaps. These addictive foods went hand in hand with certain activities. Stu- dents habitually headed for the bag of chips when the phone rang or when a favorite television pro- gram began. Oftentimes teenagers made eating an activity in itself. With no inter- esting movies playing or parties planned on a weekend night, they headed to fast food places or restaurants, de- pending on how much money was available. “We’ve been known to stay quite a while after we’ve finished eating at restaurants,” said Rebec- ca Kert. “It’s nice to be able to just go someplace and talk.” Restaurants provided quality food and atmosphere fast food operations lacked. In addition, they al- lowed its student pa- trons to escape the ever- popular hamburger. A newcomer in the fast food scene, frozen yogurt became popular with anyone who would try it. Similar to soft serve ice cream, yogurt was 98 percent fat free and fewer in calories than most fast foods. Yo- gurt places emerged in several local areas in- cluding This Can’t Be Yogurt in Countryside, Yogurt Spot in Clear- water Mall, and Yogurt Time on East Bay Drive. “I discovered yogurt la year and now I’m addit I ed,” said senior Kart| Currey. However, everyojl did not partake in til endless array of juil food. Varsity athletj maintained strict diei meeting weight requr ments and eating da; I from each of the fa| major food group Members of the swil team were restricul from excessive swee and carbonated bev ages. Whether shoveliB popcorn in one’s moit during a movie or sav ' ing a homecooked me students loved to eat a a small dose of polys, bate 80 seemed a sn price to pay for the i ous ice cream connd ys- si sr mW seur. 26 Edibles