Harbor Creek High School - Harborian Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Dare To Be . . Each person in this school possesses a certain unique characteristic that sets him opart from the rest of the crowd and mokes him different from everyone else. But, what exactly is different? Formally defined it means out of the or- dinary and unusual. Each stu- dent has one property which mokes him extraordinary; each team has its individualism to be a success and our school has successfully challenged the opportunity to build a close-knit family which cannot be found anywhere except in high school. Harbor Creek has taught us that it ' s okay to be different even though together we ' re striving for a common goal .... success after gradua- tion and throughout our entire lives. This is the dare we are ac- cepting. Do we dare as individ- uals to attempt to survive in the real world? To dare means to possess the courage to under- take a given task; and, just as we ' ve grown and become dif- ferent throughout our years, we dare to accept the fact that being different is inevitable and is experienced by everyone. CENTER: Uncle Wally ' s traveling band parties in honor of Mr, Boron ' s 50th birthday. BOTTOM RIGHT: On their way to inspire spirit Ke- vin Steiner and Brian Potts let out some energy

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6r e, the class of 1988, In choosing the person to whom we would like to dedicate this book, de- cided upon the one person whom we felt had expressed the en- thusiasm, benevolence, and pride to- wards the school In which he repre- sented. This man gave us his ideas, his opinions . . . he gave us himself. He directed his attention to each ques- tion, to each thought, to each one of us; his advice was accepted with grat- Itude-his wisdom known. He is truly de- serving of our esteem and for these reasons, Mr. Harold R. Koepka, we dedicate this. The 1988 Harborian to you. Sincerely, Vcnot. Vuu .uAkJjU) Class Of ' 88 - Not The Only Grads | How well do you know our principal A Mr. Harold Koepka, originally from Trafford. PA has been with us since the beginning of June, 1977. A Trafford High graduate, he was active in football, bas- ketball, yearbook work, as well as the varsity club. Mr. Koepka later attended Dusquene, Edin- boro and Pittsburg Universities and PA State College, mainly on a full scholarship. Mr. Koepka claims the weir- dest thing he has ever done is kick at a bonfire at the age of four, only to have his pants catch fire to leave a large scar that he still carries. His favorite piece of advice is to just be yourself . He also feels if he were to promote world peace, he would hove everyone hold hands because, you break down one ' s defenses when y-Qu ' re touching them . In his spar time, our Sr. High principal %ienj ' QoJf, pool, and garden work. If he had more time he would travel around the United States, especially throughout the state of Alaska. Our present principal started out like most youngsters his age by delivering newspapers. In his high school yearbook, it was predicted that he would go on to become a high school sports coach. He claims he never would have predicted himself to become either a principal or the proud father of three daughters, both of which he is. Although happy with the course of his life, if he could, he would go back in time to meet some of the famous men and women who shaped history. We, the 1988 Harborian do formally dedicate the 1988 yearbook to Mr. Harold Koepka In honof or his Hi 3 WH DfelCATibN 3

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ABOVE: DON ' T dare to cross the wrath of Dom Conti OS he proves his point to Mr. Bowen, TOP: Carpeting the gym floor, we see an unusual array of football players in the Harbor Creek pep roily candy store. TOP RIGHT: Appearing a bit confused, John Reuter was caught somewhat off guard while in English Class CENTER: Nonchalantly collecting items that she dropped in the cafeteria, Diana Leroux gives a distraught look as others watch on LEFT: Mark Sallot and Bob Rothman stick togeth- er through thick and thin. STUDENT LIFE