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

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Although U2 came out with a new LP this year, Steve Cass, Phil Yureka, Canon Cole- man, and Craig Cunningham chose a cut off their previous “War LP, “Sunday Bloody Sun- day. Steve Cass, lead singer Bono, performs for the crowd for the second place perfor- mance. As a grand finale, the winners, along with the other participators, were congratulated for their performance as they danced to “The Glamorous Life, by Sheila E. Due to their visual likenesses, the Thompson Twins was a favorite act in the lip synch contest in the opinion of many students. Dressing almost identically to Alannah Currie and Tom Baily was Gina McClain and James Stevenson. They per- formed The Gap. Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll” be- came famous with the release of “Risky Busi- ness.” Brian Schwartz does his version of the movie scene for the crowd. Bringing back classic rock-n-roll, David Dinger, Donny Hendry, and Ed Mealy perform to the Who ' s “Don’t Get Fooled Again. “We’re sick of all this bop music,” concluded Donny. Lip Synch 19

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. Although she danced along with Becky Sublette and Michelle Nieson during the Madonna act, Zoe Theordorou took time between sits for her impersonation of Joan Rivers. Due to the show’s sponsorship by Clear- light, their staff members emcee the event. Arthur Rubin and Editor Susan Shoaff goof off while announcing the next act. 18 Lip Synch The crowd remained astatic throughout the ontlre concort event, which didn’t end until ton o’clock. Alox LeCher, Tony Simatos, and Paul Lowes cheer Van Halen onto victory. Don ' t dream it , be it A Grand Illusion by Carrie McLaren T he lights slowly dim and there is an assortment of loud voices and yipes through- out the auditorium. Two figures appear on stage, encircled by beams of light. After a brief dia- logue, more men appear with their various instruments and burst out into a chorus screaming “We’re not gonna take it.” Your typical, everyday heavy metal rock concert? Hardly. At this concert, more than just a few bands took the stage, the per- formers were actually amateur students, and the music was gen- erated from another source. In fact, the entire stage show was nothing but an illusion. But, it was what the crowd came to see: THE 1st ANNUAL CHS LIP- SYNCH CONTEST. The art of lip-synch, or mouth- ing lyrics and pretending to be playing instruments to a pre- vious recorded song, has been around for years. The student audience definitely approved. “It’s the next best thing to a real concert,” said sophomore Theresa Nelson. “I especially loved the Thompson Twins. They did an excellent job and looked exactly like them,” The- resa continued. The variety of groups satisfied fans of all music tastes, ranging from soul, pop and rock. The show included such varying acts such as a break dancing routine, the Jacksons, the Beach Boys and Twisted Sister. Students stood in their chairs, sang along, and danced in the aisles. When it came time for the four guys who had chosen to perform Van Ha- len, the crowd went wild. So, it was no surprise, when, at the end of the evening, the foursome of T.J. Shano, Nick Ploutis, Bill Steur, and KurtWyland took first place. In second came U2 with “Bloody Sunday Bloody” and the Who took third with “Don’t Get Fooled Again.” f

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S. Thomas 20 Patriotism Voting is a serious privilege for students 18 and older. Mike Turner learns to use the voting machine with the help of Mr. Gera ' kios. Every morning be- gins with the F 1 ledge of Alle- giance usually led by Mr. Williamson. To show their pa- triotism for the country, Jeff Brooks and Matt Kreamer join in on this rit- ual. Defending one’s country is a way to show patriotism as well as love for the country. The KOTC unit drills before attending a compe- tition at Davis Is- land. Freedom of ex- pression is a privi- lege. I e f f Becker uses this to show his party prefer- ence for the No- vember elections while Julie McCul- loch displays the same on her note- book.