King High School - Clarion Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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To compensate for this loss of privileges, two electronic message boards were added to keep students up to date, and inspire school spirit. To accommodate the influx of students to the lunchroom, the ad- ministration added outside tables, a snackbar, and two more lunches to the lunch scene. The snackbar was added to give the students an option to the traditional full meal line, and is always swamped with students, at both the outside and inside stations. Seniors claimed the newly added sec- tion of the lunchroom as their own. Most students understand the changes, and said that the closed campus was not as bad as they ex- pected it to be. even though they preferred last year's arrangement bet- ter. Despite some students' questions, the administration held firm to their decision and did not re-open the campus. Debbie Akre Stixtent Lite 27

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Lunching students, Darlene Campbell, Lanita Davis, Charles Brooks. Greg Hornsby, and Shawn Nealy, (ill their trays to the top. Closed It’s a lunchroom jam! No longer were students allowed to walk across the street and patronize McDonald's. Circle K. Friches. or the many vendors waiting patiently along the sidewalk. These changes came about because of the numerous com- plaints from concerned parents and angry motorists to the School Board Another minor reason was the trash problem spread over the campus, which has improved but is still a concern. 26 Student Lite

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 Calendar Couples This year the junior class revived a tradition that was begun in 1960 and was run intermittently throughout 25 years at King High School This tradition was the contest of the calendar couples, and was spon- sored by the junior class for their senior year. It began -when the junior class of- ficers decided to compensate for the seniors' loss of privileges due to the closing of campus. Each senior girl that wanted to enter the contest had to choose a senior male escort, pay an entrance fee, and attend practice ses- sions. The competition was judged by the Buccaneers, the Swashbucklers and modeling agents. Their scores were based on: 1) poise — does the couple carry themselves gracefully? 2) appearance — is the couple pleasing to the eye? and 3) stage personality — does the couple get along well together? The judges watched the couples demonstrate their fashion flair and their ability to answer impromptu questions. Thirteen couples were chosen as win- ners — one to represent each of the twelve months and one for calendar cover. Although there were only 26 people chosen as “winners. each contestant made a great contribution to the suc- cess of the show, and because of this every contestant was a winner. Kelli Salem Julie Gage, Steve Dory. Ellen Nealey, Anthony Kyles. Angie Pimento, Howard Green, Deborah Danner. Jim Schcnone. Nancy Morgan, Greg Calder. LaTaunya Wade. Kenny Dupree. Chantel Griffen. Bryan Funk. Wendy Whitman. Mike Philpolt. Kelly GuHo. Greg Kares. Gen Wells. Jeff Corkhiil, Tilhe Holmes. Tracy Kuhn. Karen Nice. Lonnie Mathis, Heidi Henderson. Sam Mason Jacob Jackson and Michelle Pedroso look stunning as they wait for their cue 28 Student Life