Parkland High School - Par Key Yearbook (Orefield, PA)

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J Homecoming day was filled with hours of preparations for the big night. Juniors Michel I Miller and Steve Kazmer fill one of the two vans with balloons. Every student adds a creative touch to the design of Parkland. Junior Fred Scheifer works on his project for Mr. Beitler's art class; it was later displayed in the art showcase. Parkland High School went on display again in 1982. The building is nearly thirty years old, but the students make it a true work of art. Carefully planning their strategy paid off for Mrs. Louise Haines and Mr. John Toggas. They led the faculty team to victory in the Almost Anything Goes competition. 4 - Opening

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 Practice and hard work are not new to Trojans Juniors Sue Dunbar and Michele DelBorrello put in long and exhausting hours in preparation for The Bad Seed, the Senior Class play. Sophomore Sheri Levin shows off her school spirit at the first bonfire in Parkland's history. The event led the football team to an 8 - 8 tie against Easton at the Homecoming game. Art is always one of the most crowded electives. Even one of the exchange students was attracted by its popularity. Senior Mia Bisanders from Sweden is concentrating on her watercolor. In September, 1980, Mr. Robert Miller and six of his General Science III students began renovating Mr. Miller's once beat-up Volkswagon. It wasn't completed until December of '81. Opening - 3

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V, BCW. ---- Trojans are - work of art Trojans achieve in groups, but they also achieve as individuals. We have learned to balance both learning and extras. Senior Kelly Campbell combined both when she became first runner-up in The Lehigh and Northern Bucks County Junior Miss and won the Scholastic Achievement award. Donna McMichael, senior, had 1045 trophies to show for her expertise as a majorette. Surpassing the 1975 football rushing record by some 200 yards. Senior Jim Joseph made his mark at PHS as he set the new record of 2900 yards. Reagan's cutbacks in financial aid worried many college-bound seniors as well as juniors and ambitious sophomores. History classes discussed whether Poland and Russia (and the US?) would go to war over martial law and Solidarity. But it was hard to foresee something good when all 18 year old males are again registering for the draft. Senior Mark Dufour said he registered because it's illegal not to, but added, It's a lot easier to get out of it by not registering because they really haven't started arresting yet. But the problems we encountered during the making of our masterpiece merely added to the uniqueness of the finished product. Just as an artist gathers his brushes, paints and canvas to create his masterpiece, so too did we draw out our talents and individualities so that we could proudly display our 1982 work of art—Parkland High's Trojans! Opening - 5