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

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Halftime shows lift fans’spirits When the siren goes off, it's a signal to everyone that halftime is here. Cheerleaders rush to the refreshment stand, and fans scamper down from the bleachers. For most, it's a time to see the latecomers just piling in. A lot of people don't stop to think about a cheerleader's job. Junior Beth Kushner believes that her job is to promote school spirit and school involvement. She also said, I think we're doing the best we can, but it's up to the students to take on some responsibility. Halftime is a well-deserved break for the cheerleaders and especially the football players, but for the band it's a time to be noticed. All the hard work the band members put in during the week pays off. Mr. Alfred Reimschissel, the FHS band director said, The band is doing a good job, but like everything else, can be improved. The marching band and bandfront always get the crowd riled up at halftime, but it's the cheerleaders who bring out spirit during the game. Junior Shelley Grom, a cheerleader, stated, We try our best to get the crowd ’and the team psyched for the games. She then said, I guess it paid off; we had a pretty good season. Another halftime event that goes on only once a year is the club contest. It's held on Homecoming night and three lucky clubs gain some money. Previously the contest was between floats; this year it was posters. President of Student Council, Diane Miller, commented. Last year only two floats were entered out of all the clubs at PHS. The reason was because too much time and effort had to be put into the floats. The prize money was less than the actual money that was put into the floats. The poster idea was less time consuming and inexpensive. The National Honor Society received $25 for first place. Par Key received $15 for second place; and chorus won $10. The cheerleaders always have a banner across the goal posts for the football players to charge through at the start of the game. Mark Evans and Mike Joseph lead the Trojan charge. Halftime 13

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Other than cheering at the football games, cheerleaders Darlene Stauffer. Colleen Stella, and Sandy Calore also cheer at the Bonfire held before Homecoming. The spirit of the football team is boosted by the support of the fans. PHS students love to cheer their Trojans to victory. 12 Student Life

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Seniors crown double royalty Homecoming was more than the crowning of a queen this year; it was a time for new traditions. For the first time, PHS elected a Homecoming king and replaced the float contest with a poster contest. The crowning of the king occurred at the dance following the game. Seniors crowned Carl Jones as the 1983 Homecoming king. Homecoming is the most popular football game of the year, but this time the game ended on a sad note as the team lost to Easton. Despite the loss, the fans were there to boost Trojan spirit and add to the excitement. At halftime, the excitement was in full swing. The finalists for queen rode around in convertibles decorated with each finalist's name. As colorful balloons were launched, the 1982 queen Karen Marsteller crowned the 1983 queen Chris Goida. Another attraction was watching the Trojan mascot ride a horse; senior Tom Summers gave the crowd a few laughs and smiles as he rode around the track leading the parade of finalists. After the crowning, one of the convertibles stalled and the drivers helped push to get it started. Homecoming is also a time when many PHS graduates return to visit and senior football players and cheerleaders are recognized in the pre-game show. Chris said about winning Homecoming queen, I was never so happy in my life. I was 'high on life.' It was the greatest feeling to hear everyone yell my name. Senior Diane Miller stated, It was a nice change seeing a Vo-tech student win Homecoming queen, and watching Vo-tech get more involved this year. 14 Student Life