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

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Impatiently awaiting their awards, the cheerleaders lis- ten to one of their summer camp coaches, Steve, about the Dallas trip. Planning for summer means planning vacations as well as intense training sessions by Barbara Sloan I B ' •Ians were made l in January. The next six months just dragged by, but the two months of summer were here and gone as I if one school week had passed. For most, summer was a time to relax and enjoy the free moments either individually or with friends. “I enjoyed having the freedom of getting together with a bunch of friends or just floating on a raft by my- self,” commented ju- nior Mark Walkup. But for others summer meant work. “I had to work all summer to keep up my car pay- ments, to buy clothes and to have some extra spending cash,” said se- nior Colleen Dalton. In the beginning of the summer, five ju- niors had the opportu- nity to attend an hon- ors program offered at Eckerd College. “The program was really worth it. I learned a lot and met a couple for- eign students,” stated senior Gina McClain. The program offered intense college level training in a variety of subjects. During the last week of July the yearbook staff went to Charlotte, North Carolina for in- tense sessions on how to “Go for the Gold. The staff also had the chance to tour Delmar, the printing company, to see how yearbooks are put together. “I thought the workshops were very helpful to a new person on staff. Besides all the new people I met, the tour of the plant was the great- est!” exclaimed junior Dana Daniels. The cheerleaders at- tended a cheering camp at Countryside High School. The camp ran all day from August 1 to August 5. Senior Roxanne Kane com- mented Camp was a lot of hard work with learning new cheers and chants. But it brought our whole squad and other squads a lot closer. The cheer- leaders won the spirit award and the award of excellence. By winning these awards, they were eligible to attend the Nationals in Dallas, Texas on December 28 and 29. The football team started practice on Au- gust 15. The team prac- ticed twice daily, aver- aging about six hours. The practices were needed so we can be better than the other teams and win, com- mented senior player Bob Fuller. Many changes oc- curred in the band. The Tornadoettes became part of the band, some of the costumes changed, and band camp was held here at the school. Summer was not just a time to relax and go clothes shopping at one of the local malls, but a time to perfect inter- ests and activities.? While attending an honors program at Eckerd College. Gina McClain meets some foreign students who are learning the English lan- guage. Gina sits by the pool talking to Antonio about his life in Italy. On the way to a yearbook workshop by bus. Kelli Geoghegan relaxes, after be- ing in the middle of a food fight, by reading her “favorite novel while she listens to a Styx tape. The workshop was held at UNCC. I Summer 1 5

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4 lan Listening to class rules and objectives on the first day be- comes boring by 5th period. After hearing of Mr. Royal’s absence policy, Tony Jones doodles. With a new school year and a thousand new students , the first week is all but usual by Barbara Sloan A thousand new students, a sev- enth period, extended hours, and new additions to the faculty and staff were all signs of a new school year. After arriving on campus fifteen min- utes earlier, students proceeded to home- room on the first day to Schedule changes are made for only three reasons: com- puter error, change of level, and required courses that are needed. One of our new counselors, Mr. Smith, helps Katrina Koonce with her changes. receive their sched- ules, Code of Conduct Book, locator and clinic cards to fill out. For the first couple of days, homeroom was a part of the revised sched- ule. During homeroom students learned of new policies which, for the most part, were covered in the Code of Conduct. There was one new policy passed by the state legislature that required that a stu- dent must attend class for 150 hours a year or a comprehensive exam must be taken and passed before the stu- dent can receive credit for the course. “The state legislature can’t pass a new policy that will work in every school, especially in a state so diversified as Florida. The policies will work in some schools but not others,” commented Julie Kert. In between classes, the halls were jam- packed with lost stu- dents wondering where a room was lo- cated. Many students also used the time be- tween class to catch up on the news from the summer, to give warm hellos to friends they hadn’t seen all sum- mer, and to stare at new hair and clothing styles. As things started to settle, guidance started helping students with schedule problems. Schedule changes were made for only stated rea- sons. This was done to try to eliminate some of the changes and help a student choose desirable courses the first time. The addition of the seventh period made it hard for teachers to help students either before or after school. Throughout the school year, provisions were made to try to solve the problem. Changes in the ad- ministration made one wonder who was carry- ing the walkie-talkies. To try to answer this question along with any other questions to explain the new poli- cies, orientation by halls was held during fourth period class. At the end of the week, a football jambo- ree was held at Dun- edin. Clearwater was defeated by the Tarpon Spongers. Every new school year is different, but this year they weren’t merely policies or ren- ovations, they were things that affected more than just our school lives, y Throughout the summer many things happened in students’ lives (vacations, camps, jobs). Beth Simmons discusses her summer with Kathy Warner in the hall be- fore the first bell of the new year rings. 1st Week 17