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

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By a large margin, students favored pizza over other foods. Freshman Steve Gallo- way gobbles down a slice of cheese pizza from Sbarro’s Italian Eatery in Clearwater Mall. After a busy day at school, Cabby Mclver. Kelli Johnson. Seth Ravenna, and Chancey Anderson eat at Burger King, one of several fast food places frequented by students. Only recently popular with the adolescent crowd, frozen yogurt is 98% fat free but tastes similar to soft serve ice cream. Before attending a track meet, track team mem- ber Mike Larson grabs a bite to eat at the Yogurt Spot. Edibles 27

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by Carrie McLaren T hey did any- thing for the thrill and pre- v» ferred not to think about the conse- quences. They plagued local businesses, drove their parents into fits of neurosis, and created havoc anywhere they traveled in town. Noth- ing too unusual here, just high school stu- dents taking risks and living on the edge. Often the initial time a student would leave behind responsibility , and step out into the : adolescent world of fun ] occurred when one’s parental figures jour- neyed to vacationland, leaving their young be- hind to fend for them- selves. The more appre- hensive teenagers stuck moderately close to house rules, occasion- ally just breaking cur- few or playing the stereo a bit too loud. Others taught them- selves to be more dar- ing, by throwing open parties which often at- tracted over a hundred people and occasionally were visited by Clear- water police officers. “The last party I was at was too crowded,” re- lated sophomore David Glass. “By the time the police came, the house was practically demol- ished.” Students often took risks at school. Al- though not a new pas- time by any means, many new aspects had to be considered in or- der for students to suc- cessfully skip school. Phone calls home, ! n r 5 Despite strict absentee poli- cies, students continued to find ways to skip school. Pre- ferring leisure time at Crest lake to trigonometry, Bryan Stanley and Jennie Traum neglect fifth period. W ith the drinking age raised to twenty-one, getting into bars was even more difficult. Without identification, Amy Wilkes contemplates enter- ing Scarlett O’Hara’s. deans on the lookout, and sign in and out sheets made it increas- ingly difficult for stu- dents to skip or leave school early. “When my Becca Kert. “But this year it’s close to impos- sible with all the deans floating around cam- pus.” lowed certain seniors to leave school after 4th period for the work pro- gram. Without proper authorization, students found themselves hit- Mischief and risks alleviate boredom ting a dead end. How- The only outlet for ever, sly individuals al- graduated sister was a students was for them ways managed to find sophomore, leaving to pretend to be in- ways around the rules, school was simple,” volved in the DECA “I’ve found that if you commented sophomore program, which al- Cont. Since the controversial pur- chase of the Fort Harrison Hotel by the Scientologists in 1972, ru- mors have spread of the bizarre incidents inside the hotel. Defy- ing the wishes of a representa- tive from the Scientologists, Sarah Lynn Meyer, Brian Dud- jak, Marcia Harris, and Kim Rug- gles talk with Ralph Grenville, as he preaches from the Bible. Driving has become a risk in itself, considering the tre- mendous accident rate. Deb- bie Wallace drives daily to school in her Pontiac Fire- bird. L.O.T.E 29 C McLaren