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

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At the student exchange with Northhampton and Emmaus, sophomores Trish Falcone. Missy Dille and junior Kris Siessmayer work in a communications drill. Senior Jeff Alicea, editor of Trumpet, fulfills his duties by interviewing Smurfs for an upcoming issue of the newspaper. W P?

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Clubs enliven old activities What do the Special Olympics, Almost Anything Goes, Spaghetti Dinner, Dance and Volleyball Marathons have in common? Lots of hard work by clubs who spend hours and hours preparing so that the student body may enjoy these events. The Key Club, for instance, started out a busy year by holding its annual all you can eat Spaghetti Dinner. Later, they fed the community again at a Pancake Breakfast, and then helped organize the Winter and Spring Special Olympics. Mr. John Ritter advised the club. Seniors Sherri Mills was president, Brett Silvius was vice-pres. Leo Club also helped out at the Special Olympics. Then they sponsored a Valentine's Day Party for the blind. Both Key and Leo combined their efforts in hosting the annual Dance Marathon. Wally Kuhns, president, Kris Breininger, vice-president, and Mr. Scott Bowers, advisor, ran the club. National Honor Society's major event of the year was sponsoring the Volleyball Marathon. Each class competed against each other in the Parkland Athletic Club's Almost Anything Goes. Members of the classes competed in various events for a night of fun and athletics. Two honorary organizations which include students with special interests, are the Quill and Scroll and International Thespian Society. Quill and Scroll recognizes students on publication staffs. ITS members must devote 100 hours to the production of plays. The Trumpet staff publishes the bi-monthly school newspaper. Miss. Audrey Mathison advises the Trumpet, along with Quill and Scroll. Co-editor of Par-Key, senior Sarah Makoul, works on drawing up a layout. This is just one of the many jobs that an editor must do. 26 Student Life

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NHS saves the children The National Honor Society sponored the biggest Volleyball Marathon in the school's history as 18 teams participated. The Yellow T-Shirts, which consisted of the boy's basketball team, finished undefeated. The proceeds went to benefit Save the Children. They have also revived the old tutorial system. Many students have received help from tutors in many subjects. Another club which is getting more involved is the German Club. Members sold advent calendars, candy and hoagies. President Ann Toth stated, Our goal is to travel to Germany and hopefully we'll be able to go. Meanwhile, Drama Club put on the Fall Play, and the Children's Play. They also sold carnations and hoagies. Another skill-oriented club is the outstanding Chess Club. At the end of the season the record was 7-3-1. Junior Marc Levitt, Wayne Coffin and Jay Newhard were the top players in the individual tournament. Parkland Athletic Club consisted of 35 athletic and non-athletic students interested in raising money for sports equipment and having fun. In October PAC sponsored Almost Anything Goes which pitted each class against each other and the faculty. A new club to add to PHS's list is the Dance Club. Mrs. Pat Rader is the advisor of the club. Over 30 girls belong to the club that began earlier of overwhelming response from students. These are just a few of the many clubs that PHS has to offer students. Seniors Steve James, Scott Amey on the B.A.'s Boozers team and Bill Hess, Bret Simock on the Brew Crew team participate in the Volleyball Marathon. 28 Student Life