Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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ADDED RESPONSIBILITIES foced by Willioms were mony ond included omong them wos his presence ot vorious school octivities. His wife, Mory become o frequent sight olso. ,Nga EX-FE N63 I ,s ,ir , iIi , I I sis, 3 QRED CARPET WELKfU'tlZQ WILLIAIVIS E nl 1116! WILLIAMS GREETING CARDS were extended to mossive signs on the orrivol of o new odministrotor. Notionol Honor Society wos only one of the mony clubs thot gove him o worm welcome. MEMORIES of the post were kept on record, but os the sign reods, we oll mode room for o new person, new rules ond new potterns. NEW FACES AND PLACES encountered Lewis Willioms. Donno Corbin, prin- cipol's secretory tronsferred knowledge from Kriever's term to Willioms ond old- ed in the tronsition of odministrotors. 'll .i I Q 1,4 P I ,,,y I QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS were ex- chonged olmost constontly during the first few months. Willioms took over os principol. Students wonted to unders- tond his views ond he, in return, wonted to understond theirs. SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE, ond even though he wos Pinellos Pork's new principal, Willioms found time to keep in touch with students during the regulorly scheduled Iunchbreok.

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Wolter, Corin Wolters, John Wolton, Evongolio Woshington, Tommy Wotson, Robert Weinberger, Angie Weinreich, Rolph Wells, Otis Welsh, Suson Wendt, Liso Whitcomb, Robert White, Jeff Whitfield, Terry Whitton, Sherry Willioms, Dovid Williford, Kevin Wilson, Chris Winkowski, Joseph Winter, Heidi Wittmon, Jennifer Witty, Jonette Workmon, Buddy Wood, Borboro Woodhouse, Julie Worlds, Drexel Wyott, C. K. Yodevio, Mory Beth Yonkowski, Down Yontes, Sherry Yeoger, Ken Yeoger, Liso Younco, Liso Young, Dovid Young, Jill Zimo, Regino Upholding the spirit I-low do you feel obout PPHS? I think PPHS is 0 greot ploce! The teochers ore nice ond so ore the students, the school is very cleon ond orgonized. I love it. SUZAN GROSS PPHS is so cleon ond ocodemicolly inclined you'd think it wos o privote school, but it's not. PAUL MILTON I'l love PPHS! The people treot you like you reolly belong here. The work moy be horder but with ci school like this L it's worth it! JENNIFER WITTMAN I think it is obout ten times better thon middle school becouse they don't treot us like little kids. JOHN MILLS I like PPHS very much! The work is horder ond the rules ore stricter, but I like it onywoyf' BARBARA PENNER I feel PPHS is o reolly neot school! The people who run it do o greotjob ond the students reolly have closs, I love it! TARA BONDS FRESHMEN X 145

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Getting his ankles wet He had a tough oct to follow. Mr. Lewis Williams suc- ceeded a principal who many claimed walked on water. Well, Williams didn't sit back and let his circumstances over- whelm him, He joked that he principal of Sem practiced water walking in a bathtub and admitted to getting his ankles wet! Williams also admitted that moving from inole Middle School to prin- cipal of a large high school was a con- siderable change. He noticed an in- crease in the maturity of the students, in the number of school activities, and in school spirit. Williams proclaimed, l'm amazed at the amount of Patriotism. And Williams did witness patriotism. On Monday, November 16, his first day at PPHS, Williams was greeted with welcome ban- ners and posters. The cold shoulders he expected were nowhere to be seen. But Williams was seen. Often with his wife, he attended activity after activity - a responsibility he earned with the title of a high school principal. His attendance at extra-curricular barely scratched the sur- face of his influence. Williams' presence was seen and felt by students and staff. Gone were the truly out- stondings y often in their place were Williams' let's all FIRST IMPRESSIONS went both ways, Williams was presented to the faculty Thurs- day, Nov. 12 by Hugh Kriever. Though mixed feelings were apparent, Williams lifted the veil of woe by speaking of his knowledge ofthe shoes he had to fill and being honored to serve as principal of Pinellas Park High School the school recogniz- ed for its Pride. have o good day. Gone were short sleeves, in their place were Williams' three piece suits. ln time, comparison of the two administrators was also gone. Williams began to cast his own shadow, convey his own per- sonality, and create his own policies. He claimed to be fair but firm in convictions, and demonstrated his diplomatic nature by em- phasizing rules reducing kissing in the halls and stiffening tardy policies. But all his policies didn't reduce student freedoms. Williams ap- proved a senior skit and cruise and stated that seniors deserved special privileges. His approvals on proposed activities started new Patriot traditions. Williams not only created tradi- tions, he perpetuated one. He continued the Patriot tradition of being a caring, hard working prin- cipal, determined to do his job well. lt took sheer determination to practice walking on water in a bath tub! FACULTY I 147