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

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Starving to lose weight has more ups than downs Losers may never win, but they do when it comes to dieting. The images of skimpy bikinis and thin bodies have many people going crazy trying, any way they can, to lose weight. Diet aids, health spas, and aerobics classes pressure many people into drastic measures to lose weight. Even though everyone wants to look good in their tight jeans, the scare of anorexia nervosa keeps some people from becoming “bean-pole” thin. Fitness Team helps me to stay in shape, which doesn’t allow me to get too flabby.” Other dieters just try to take the direct route by skipping meals and only eating low calorie food like fruits and vegetables. The salad bar in the cafeteria helps students maintain their high in nutrition but still low in calorie meals. Diet Coke and Pepsi Light have become two of the more popular drinks due to the weight loss fad. Sophomore Brandie Lloyd said, “The really only way I can possibly lose weight at all is by not eating, except maybe dinner and even then I eat very lightly.” Aerobic classes and health spas such as Fitness America and Allentown Racquctball Club have become overwhelmed with people trying to lose weight by exercising and playing sports. Junior Nikki Kushner explains, “Being on the Most doctors recommend that a diet consisting of three balanced meals a day and an adequate amount of exercise should be enough to maintain a suitable weight for one’s height. Every Thursday, the school cafeteria has a salad bar which makes dieting easier. Junior Beth Seng lakes advantage of it and enjoys her lunch. Some people, like Gianni Ciciliot. exercise during school instead of dieting to lose weight and tone up their muscles. 25 Dieting

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24 ising weight creates panic A diet plan popular with students is drinking diet sodas. Garth Herber. senior, sits down and relaxes with a nice cold bottle of diet 7-UP. One way to diet is to count calorics. Junior Ruth Grim checks up on her favorite desserts to make sure they're not too fattening. Student Life

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Senior Anna Hoffman and many more students try to find any room in the overcrowded cafeteria to let loose and dance. Craze-y dancers ‘spin’ into new, break dancing craze Hot, crowded, and loud may describe many city streets, but in this case, the description fits the Victory Dances. With 200 to 375 people attending, the dances were ecstatic and jammed. Sophomore Danny Yannes explained, “They’re wild. Everybody gets really radical.” As one student said, “When all my friends and I get together, we just let loose and have a great time.” “Dancing in the Sheets” would also have been an excellent title, especially for Toga Night. Junior Coleen Stella said, “It’s a way to unwind with your friends after a hard week. It’s a time to go crazy.” Each dance was sponsored by a different organization such as Senior Class or Key Club, and that club, with the help of the “weenies,” originated an unusual type of dress such as Beach Night, Doctor Night, Pajama Night, or Silly Dress Night to increase the spirit of the dancers. Break Dancing hit the Victory Dances just as it did the rest of the country. After the football and basketball games, many students got a chance to show off their special talents. Tarek Al-Fahl, sophomore, felt “The dances are much better than the junior high school dances. No one sits around; everybody’s really into it.” Jodi Hrincevich said, “The dances were usually really fun, but everyone had to be in high spirits.” When basketball season was over and the Victory Dances ended, everybody missed them. Senior Cindy Ruth said, “The dances are a great opportunity to meet people.” 26 Student Life