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

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FIRST OUT by way of the doors he main entrance, this group nts as their eyes adjust to the ight, something not seen for six rs. ON THEIR WAY home, a group of students enter the bus circle, looking for buses, which were usually crowded and seldom in the same place every day after school. he countdown took place every school day. . . 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - 2:00 sometimes it seemed as though students were doin' time instead of learning. Everyone didn't run in the same direction at the shrill sound of the dismissal bell. The majority of students hurried to lockers and then out to the buses, which left like clockwork at 2:10. Lucky upperclossmen who drove cars exited the mall doors to get to the parking lot, which at 2:00 resembled a shopping mall lot in December. Other students drifted to the concourse to sit with friends. Some dedicated students re- mained on the campus long after the 2:00 bell for sports practices, journalism deadlines, and band, choral, or drama rehearsals. Every student had somewhere to go at 2:00 - either home, to the library, to work, to the newspaper or band room, or to the locker room. Every student con- tributed to the 2:00 stampede. 32 SECONDS OF FREE TIME already past, most students were out of classrooms, visiting with friends, open- ing lockers, or leaving the campus via the various exits of the school. The 2:00 Stampede 2:00 DISMISSAL BELL I 49

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481 2:00 DISMISSAL BELL STRAIGHT TO THE LOCKER ROOM, Lori Collins left closs to go to bosketboll proctice until about 5:00. Collins open- ed her gym locker to get out her clothes for proctice. A MOB of students exited the doors neor the gym, which led to the bus cir- cle. This wos the most popular exit, oftenjommed with students filing to the buses or concession oreo. FROM WALL TO WALL, students crowd- ed the moll ofter the 2:00 dismissol bell. The lock of order in the direction of trof- fic mode it common for students to step on the heels of other students.

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50 X JOBS EARNING A PAYCHECK from Wendy's Homburgers, Don DeSetto worked ot the cosh register in the Eostboy Drive fronchise. Fost food shops were the most common student employers. ,4?' 'iii L Students Attempt X09 M599 jsxcjs THE PERFECI' JOB for the othlete: 0 job ot on othletic supply store. Poul Cooper- mon, o member of the tennis teom, worked ot the Athlete's Foot in Coun- tryside Moll during his spore time. LENDING A HAND to students whose porents work, Kechio Wilson wos o supervisor for 20 kids in the Lotchkey Progrom thot met ot Ponce de Leon Elementory School. She built o rocket model with Deon McKee in one of the Lotchkey meetings. E oshing checks ond crock- ing books wos the sogo of working students, whose lives resembled 'juggling octs' between school ond the work force. Students proved double identities were possible ond profitoble with o little plonning ond o lot of energy. After o school doy ond hours ot ci job, mony students went home to studies ond fomily respon- sibilities. lt wos like living two lives. With the double identities students leorned working lingo. Punching in, getting minimum, ond wotching for short chonge ortists were words os fomilior to students os taking roll, the county grode scole, ond clossroom cheoters. lt wos often difficult to find o job to teoch this lingo. Althoi most students found ji themselves, some took odv IOQG of the school work perience progrom ond ceived school credit with tl poychecks. Becouse of the difficulty juggling clossroom resp sibilities ond employmt responsibilities, mony stude opted for weekend jobs orjl with flexible schedules bobysitting or mowing lovi Some students ploced theirj ot the top of their list priorities. As o result, so school work suffere- Regordless of the hours or cupotion, working stude fulfilled poycheck priorities ottempting the 'juggling oct coshing checks ond croclf- books.