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

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810 I CAUGHT UP

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AN INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUAL waved good-bye long before r the school year ended. On November 13, Princpal Hugh Kriever lefr Pinellas to become Director of for North Pinellas Schools. Krieve-r's successor Lewis Williams, also influential individual

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t was along time coming. n six years Pinellas Park 's eputation has hit the county, state, nd nation like a ton of bricks. The atriots, who were once known as under- dogs, earned the reputation to be go-getters, o be advocates of fair play, and to be academically sound. This reputation demonstrated that Pinellas Park had aught Up 'w more ways than one. Patriot vrestlers cornered the market on conference 'vins, becoming the winningest team. The Art Department was the recioient of the award of recognition tam the National Art Education Association. The swim eam traveled to Alabama to compete. Pinellas Park was hosen as one af 18 schools in the nation by the National Association of Curriculum Development to be Hnanced for a rcyect to redehne its general education requirements. Pinellas ark was also chosen as one of three career prqects to be nationally Ended. Even though recognition for wins and achievement was special, atriots learned that the importance wosn 't in winning or osing, but in how the game was played. The Patriots played he game with pride. They lost, they came heartbreakingly close, Eznd they won, They caught up. f v -sl is U. KCREASING SPIRIT indicated at Pinellas Park was estab- whed and had caught up to the ride of older schools. CROSSING THE BORDER, the girls and boys swim teams traveled to the University of Alabama to place 4th and oth against 38 other teams. Air THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT focused on Pinellas Park's Arr Department. Ms. Liz Kershaw, one of three in- structors helps Thea Bendik on o pointing. CAUGHT UP I 811