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

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62 X AWARDS AWARDS NIGHT '81 provided recognition for hord working Potriots. Jerry Coutont, who received the Lotin I oword, wos one of those honored. 'xx ovid Monroe LITTLE DID SHE KNOW thot ofter being crowned Pinellos County's Junior Miss by Miss Florido she would go on to cop- ture the stote title. Joonie Burton oc- complished this by copturing top owords in tolent, ocodemics, ond poise. A FITTING FAREWELL wos bid to Mr, Kriever by the footboll teom. Vorsity teom member, Don Milton, presented him with o teom jersey ond the gome boil from the 7-6 victory over the Coun- tryside Cougors. A

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A5 THE LIBERTY DELL TOLLED, with the help of lon Leor, students with the new- ly ocquired senior stotus wolked into the ouditorium to be welcomed bock to school for the fourth rime, A JlNGLE DELLS, THE CHRISTMAS SONG, AND JOLLY OLD SAINT NICHOLAS were songs thot everyone enjoyed or the Holi- doy ossernbly which took ploce in rhe con- course oreo on December 16th or 1:45, ASSEMBLIES AND DANCES I 61

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- NM!!! elect persons who have won awards ranging from in- terschool math contests to Junior Miss Scholastic com- petitions are the unique and innovative individuals who made up the epitome of award winners at PPHS. Within the walls of PPHS, numerous reputable honors were granted to select students. Among these awards were athletic and lcheerleading competitions which were presented in the Fall Award Program, held in tDecember, choral and in- strumental music perfor- mance recognitions which were presented in the - spring, and the Student of the Month awards which were given to two dedicated students each month who were voted outstanding in their choice of concentrated study or octivity. J In addition to these awards, various distinctive honors from sources other :than the faculty at PPHS were presented to students. Joonie Burton, senior, won the envied title of Pinellas County Junior Miss in late November. She went on to win the Florida Junior Miss Ti- tle on February 4th. The Blue Stars Band won the Clear- water Christmas Parade and were presented with 'the Si- ple Trophy of Excellence for theirjazzy rendition of Jingle Bells. And a choice group of choral students were chosen to participate in the 1200 voice choir which trekked down Main Street U.S.A. in the unforgettable Walt Disney World candlelight ceremony which took place on December 12, 1981. ln ad- dition to this, juniors Jerry Courant and Ken Vogel were selected to attend the 19th annual Florida Regional Junior Science, Engineering, and Humanities Symposium because of their academic excellence and interest in science andfor engineering. Tonya Snowball, senior, was awarded the American Newspaper Publisher's Association Scholastic Jour- nalist Award by the ST. PETERSBURG TIMES newspaper. THE POWDER HORN PRESS, the school newspaper, won first place in state competition for the year of 1981. Newspaper KEEPING THE BRIGHTEST STAR on the trophy shelf shining, Carole Borum polishes the Blue Stars' largest trophy. ZIP staff photographer Paul Mur- ray earned first and second placements in the district photography contest. And the 1981 edition of the Oc- currences yearbook was featured in Taylor Talk, a na- tional yearbook publishing magazine. Also Cindy Milas and Audrey Smith won the N.C.T.E. writing contest as juniors. The Future Business Leaders of America were under the leadership of David Wing and experi- enced district contests on February 12th and 13th. The Pinellas Park High division of the Distributive Education Clubs of America boasted the membership of district level vice president: Lisa Drayer. And Michelle Ham- mer and Jill Youngblood were honored by being chosen as all-conference volleyball players. Each and every partici- pant from PPHS who has been a winner in either a highly prestigious or fairly typical competition has walked away with the same feeling, the surge in their heart defined as - Patriot Pride. APPEARING OUT OF UNIFORM team members from fall sports gathered in the auditorium on December 6th, Ricky Rogina, varsity football player, was presented with an award from Coach Bruce Buck,