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

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HOMECOMING Bryn-Alan Many clubs and teams spend hours after school practic- ing skits for Tornado Tales. The girls’ cross country team performs “Ten Little Indians” for the crowd, and captures second place. Much waiting is involved to find out just who made home- coming court. Mr. Williamson congratulates senior Candy Brooks with her escort Randy Fitzpatrick when she finds out she has been chosen. Many girls were hoping to make homecoming court but Linda Palumbo and her escort Jimmy DeCesare show their excitement when she finds out she is one of the chosen few. 26 Homecoming: Tornado Tales

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i m s Florida provides the opportunity for students to see tacky tourists. This was the theme Monday of Homecoming week. David Dinger and Paul Wieczorek play the parts of average tourists. Homecoming:Preparation 25

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Many girls try out hoping they would be chosen for home- coming court. Amy Zedan, Matt Taylor, Rob Stewart and Kim Rogers await the final results for court in suspense. Interact s skit is their version of the Dating Game. Chad White and Harold Bellack stare in envy as Jennifer Bialow announces that Chris Kuntz has been chosen by Gina Seither. The night before the big event provides laughter, spirit, joys by Roxanne Moshonas There else could one see the Dating Game, be entertained by Banana Man or watch an Indian get shaving- creamed? Tornado Tales, of course. The night before Homecoming, traditionally called Tornado Tales, was filled with clubs’ skits rendering their interpretation of the Homecom- ing’s theme of “Flatten the Featherheads.” “Flatten the Featherheads” referred to the vic- tory over the opposing team, the East Bay Indi- ans. Scott Sheplak, president of S.G.A., emceed the evening, occasionally throwing in puns that got the crowd groaning. He said, “I tried to add a little humor between skits with my jokes, like my Math Club joke: What’s African drum music? Logarithms! I think the evening turned out well, and everyone had a good time.” All the clubs that participated worked hard on their skits, some of which had the crowd in stitches, while others brought moans from the crowd. The winning skit, performed by Interact, was a humorous spoof of the old T.V. show “The Dating Game.” The girls’ cross country team acted out “Ten Little Indians”. “We started the ten little Indians skit as a joke; we weren’t going to do it,” said Roxanne Robbins, “But we did and won second place!” Eleven organizations in all participated in Tornado Tales. In between the skits, sports teams were intro- duced and court nominees were announced. The crowd began to squirm in anticipation of the main event — the announcement of the court finalists. One freshmen, two sophomores, three juniors and seven senior girls were chosen for the Homecoming court. The queen, however, was not to be announced until halftime of the Homecoming Game. Tornado Tales provided an exciting prelude to the climax of the football season — Homecom- ing. Homecoming: Tornado Tales 27