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

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Cutting sticky red tape By DON NEUBAUM and JOANNE FORD The bigger a corporation is, the more red tape that is wrapped around the business. The same law can be applied to high school. The larger the school is, the more sticky the standard procedures get. This is a very large school. Upon the arrival of students in cars, buses, and bikes, they hurried in an endless search for that right spot to “hitch their horse. In my opinion, the parking situation at CHS is intolerable, asinine, and extremely out of hand,” said senior George Haber. After finding a place to park — legal or not, the next obstacle that was tackled was that of admits if you were absent or late. The hassles continued. Long lines for three different deans created a mess for several students. In order to have an excused absence, you had to be equipped with a mommy-note” explaining your absence, or a note from somebody who had handwriting similiar ■ - UUnn to Mom’s. Lunch lines were not very fun either. The “Grey and “Tornado” lines, along with the salad bar, twisted and turned in all directions. For the first few weeks, chaos reigned supreme as few students knew where to go to get the meal they desired. Vet the biggest hassle of all was the most obvious — crowded hallways, especially E and F Mall. Some of the problems we re solved by the removal of the lockers and their relocation into the outdoor malls. This movement eliminated another problem; bottom lockers. Those who were stuck with the cellar chambers often got trampled, pushed, and just received general pain in all parts of their bodies. As the year passed, problems that were once major became routine inconveniences. Adaptation to the environment seemed the only way that the student could and did survive. Many students had their own personal methods of staying awake during less than exciting classes and meetings. Steve McCauley demonstrates his method during a Key Club meeting. ± One of the more familiar hassles at CHS was fighting the crowds at 7 a.m. in order to get an excused admit. Another problem was striving to keep under the allotted absences. ± The benches, table, steps and wall have long been a favorite gathering spot for CHS students Jim Slattery, Chris Farmer and Steve Hudson take a break during their free period. 20 Hassles

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R. Eroala After two long weeks of anticipation, the five senior class representatives for Homecoming finally found out who was to lie the Queen. Sandra Rice receives her crown and cape with her escort Dennis Miller . y M. Gerakois Celebrating making it By JANINE EADDY It all began early in August. There were people to call, clubs to contact, committees to be formed, plans to be made and a queen to be chosen. October 26 — a day that the Student Council nervously looked forward to — j coming