Harbor High School - Mariner Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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harbor high school 221 lake ave. ashtabula, Ohio 44004

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A freshman transfer student from Bula, Dnug, Bagmll leans over the bleacherx at the lemde game after pcrhvrmmg With the band Tmnxter ,xtu- dents .actuumed fur wme ut the ewesa enrollment Seventy more people squeeze through the doorways From the outside, Harbor looked the same. But on the inside, there was a lot more to it. For one thing, there were seventy more people squeezing through the doors every morning There were more people au- ditioning for plays, more people com- peting for the top grades, and more people crowding into classrooms. My Honors P.O.D. class had a remarkable 31 pupils, mused Mr. Huff. Due to financial difficulties, the school system could not afford to hire more teachers to accomodate the ex- cess students. Actually, we were down three from last year. Andrea Baker complained, 1'1 think it's im- practical to have less teachers when there are more kids enrolled in school this year Art Brace agreed. Each student receives less individ- ualized attention. But there's more to it than just the extra people. There's even a extra building. The arts annex was opened for full usage from the beginning of the year. The new building housed the library, the art room, and the shop room. And how many other schools can boast Lake Erie as its backyard? Not many. Throughout the summer, stu- dents' lives pivoted around tanning, swimming, boating, and skiing. I spent an awful lot of time at the beach because there's nothing else to do in Ashtabula, stated Mary McCar- thy. And besides I wanted a good tan to flaunt in school. Besides the added people running up and. down the hallways, and be side the extra building, there was more spirit generated through the school. There were more clubs and activites. Don't be fooled by the exte- rior-there's always more to it! ZhOpem'ng