Northeast High School - Viking Log Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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Warming up and working out, Dana Parrish learns some tap steps at his dance class. Dancing is the oldest and liveliest of the arts and is called the language of the body. Point and lift. Kelly Harrington at- tends dance classes frequently. Ballet, like many other forms of dance, requires great skill and concentration. Starry-eyed and dreaming, they drifted through the year, thinking of the future and the chance to fulfill their goals, anticipating their moment of glory when all the hard work would pay off. Hard work was what it was, too. Practices and per- formances gave them ex- perience and made them better. Their talent went virtually unnoticed except to their closest friends and teachers. They were quiet about their abilities, but when the was on, they their skill and us with their brilliance. The dancers, the singers, the musicians, the actors, and the artists all shared one idea, the subconscious need to create - the need to ex- press themselves. Some succeeded and some didn't. Those who did found recognition. Those who didn't learned from the ex- perience and strove to perfect their skills. As the curtain fell and the spotlight dimmed, they took a moment to reflect on it all. They realized that, most im- portantly, they gave it their best. 'XpI'eS5i FINE ARTS 47

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Practice pays off, especially when the drama department worked so hard for months on their presenta- tion of Look Homeward Angel. Peter Bauer and lim Marshall played brothers in the successful play. Sketch a sketch. Dave Domingo uses the care and patience needed to Create a masterpiece. Drawing re- quires a lot of creativity and is a great way to express yourself. Lifting ladies and other ballet moves are part of what Dana Parrish learns at B.l.'s School of Dance. Dana gracefully holds his teacher, Barbara Hodges, in a classic ballet position. Playing it with skill, Mike Rowan skillfully blows a tune on his sax- ophone. Mike's hard work and prac- tice pays off as he often solos for the stage band. e e i if M ,,,. me if 1 '?e14,s'fsLsi:2,:i:jf k -t ,. .. . , ..., . ...

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Celebrating is one of just about everyone's favorite pastimes, holidays gave students the chance to do just that. Holidays were spent in many ways. Halloween gave many students the chance to play dress-up and costume parties were plentiful. Thanksgiving meant turkey dinners, thankful prayers, and two days free of school. One of the holidays most looked forward to was Christmas. Along with Christmas came colorful decorations, cheerful gift giv- ing and two weeks of party- filled vacation time. Included in this vacation was New Year's. Many students returned to school resolving to get better grades or lose five more pounds. Throughout the year, daily routines were spruced by such holidays as Valentine's 48 HOLIDAYS Day, St. Patrick's Day and Easter, which brought the long-awaited spring break. Whatever the day or occa- sion, holidays were looked forward to, whether because of the family traditions, plen- tiful celebrations, or just a break from school. Lit up houses and lit up trees were all part of the Christmas celebration. Curt Steinbach's home was cheerful- l decorated with Christmas cheer throughout the Christmas holiday season. Happ holida s Cone heads, garbage bags and gypsy wraps were just part of the creative attire donned by Rojans at their an- nual Halloween scavenger hunt. After attempting to collect everything on their long lists, Rojans celebrated with a Halloween party. What's cooking? Ms. Martha Christmas Lab gave Chalmers' chemistry students like jackie Sterns a chance skills to Students to apply their laboratory everyday homemaking. who made the most creative project received extra credit points.