Parkland High School - Par Key Yearbook (Orefield, PA)

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Business Service Club provides sevice to teachers and administration, by typing worksheets, tests, and running off dittos, and type programs for plays and musicals. Student council makes improvements for the school but is designed especially for the students. Homecoming festivities and Fun Nite, are projects that they take care of. This year an exchange day was held with Allen and Emmaus High Schools. They also sponsored a Teacher Appreciation Day and the first bonfire at PHS. Outstanding students are recognized by the National Honor Society in the areas of academics and citizenship. The society sponsored the vollyball marathon where teams competed against each other for 24 hours. The Valentine's day dance was also sponsored by NHS. For the first time Ice cream could be purchased at the dance. Joining a club is a good way of expressing varied interests. With so many clubs to choose from, it is not hard to find an outlet for any interest. Parkland Athletic club is open to all students. Their purpose is to purchase needed athletic equipment that the school does not provide. Being in the PAC is great because even if you're not an athlete, you can still help with the sport. A project the club wishes to fund, is the construction of a fence around the baseball field. If the building of a fieldhouse is decided upon, the club hopes to fund it also. Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a National organization, is designed to give the athletes involved a chance to meet and discuss the relationship between sports and religion. Club meetings are held weekly at Greenwalds UCC, where a breakfast prior to their meetings. Helping hands Clubs express interest Other clubs - 29

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 PAC sponsored a new event this year-Almost Anything Goes. Junior Kim Storey and Junior Tim McFarland are participating in one of the games—passing an orange from neck to neck. PUS cheerleaders began to psyche the football players early this year. They decided to decorate their houses before the first home game. Chris Peischel's house was one of the first targets. With all the trimmings, a salad bar was set up Iry the Business Service Club. Seniors Valerie Kuhns, Debbie Werley, Marcy Kuhnsman and Mindy Heist enjoy their salad creations. Nature and Hiking Club members. Junior Carolyn Spolski, Senior Donna Miller and Sophomores Candi Strauss and Allison Sinclair are looking at brochures on white water rafting at an indoor science exhibition at Agriculture Hall. 28 - Student life

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Helping hands Gummy bears hit halls New experiences attract students into various clubs. They provide a chance for people to explore different interests, and allow students to get involved with school activities. Gummy Bears, compliments of German Club were floating around during the fall and winter months. They sold the gum like candy for a fundraiser to pay for a trip to Germany. Although many members of the German Club would have preferred a trip to Germany, they settled for a dinner at a German restaurant instead. Sophomore Kim Betz said, We didn't quite have enough, by next year, with gummy bears selling the way they are, we might have enough. Nature and Hiking Club involves various outdoors activities. They went on three different hiking trips. They also went cross country skiing, and took a ride down the water on a white rafting expedition. Members also spent a day out of school, when they went on a field trip to a wildlife sancutary and an outdoor expo at Agricultural Hall. Interested Drama Club members spent a Saturday in The Big Apple, New York. They spent the day sightseeing and then they saw the Broadway musical Pirates of Penzance. Fundraisers brought in money to help pay for the costumes for the spring musical Pippin. Continuing the impressive record, that the debate club has acquired, they captured the championship in not only the league finals, but also in the team competition. Debate's record was a formidable 25-7. The Scholastic Scrimmage Team, coached by Mrs. Barbara Trevaskis, defeated Northampton 300-0 in the first round. They were eliminated from the competition when they lost to Whitehall in the second round. Too few practices were blamed. Some members of the Parkland Chess Team work out new strategies in their free time. The chess team achieved a better record then last year, despite heavy loss of seniors and frequently untimely absences of top team members. 30 - Student life