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

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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

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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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Starting over Summers have class too While most of us spent our summer watching General Hospital, some students spent their summers in classrooms around the world. Junior Peggy Cullen, for example, spent two months in Japan as an exchange student. She applied, was interviewed and accepted by Youth For Understanding (YFU), an organization that arranges for students to travel to other countries. Peggy had intended to go to a European country but said she is glad she chose Japan instead. They (the people of Japan) treat Americans like royalty. People came up to me and asked if they could take a picture of me. She went to Nagoya and attended her host-sister's school. They go six days a week, until July 20. Their language is so difficult to learn, because they use symbols instead of letters, remarked Peggy, although she did learn to speak some Japanese in the short time she was there. She did not have much time to go sight-seeing but did visit the Toyota Company. Peggy added, I'm thinking about going to college there for a year because I want to major in Foreign relations. Seniors Barb Oren and Stacy Berrin also attended classes for eight weeks during their summer in Israel. School was not in session for Israeli students at the time, but there were many American students staying there. They studied for four hours a day and also went on field trips to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Metulla, on the border between Israel and Lebanon. But not all students who went on trips studied. Senior Lisa Lucas' trip didn't take her as far as Japan or Israel. She spent ten days in the Virgin Islands. Senior Becky Smith was in Florida for two weeks learning the techniques of building an amphitheater. Then she traveled overseas with international teen missions to the Phillipines. Barb Oren and her friend Diane ride a camel to the showers in Sinai, Israel during a break from studying. While in Israel, the girls attended classes for four hours a day. On the terrace at the Sugar Bird Resort on Water Island are Lisa Lucas and her sister, Lori. They toured the islands while on vacation with her family and also saw the world's biggest cruise ship. 6 - Student life