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

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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,

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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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Getting In x etting in' inspired eor to eor smiles, hondshokes, ond wolks on cloud nine. For some students 'getting in' meont eorning induction into honor societies ond orgonizotions, ond for others it meont eorning occeptonce into colleges, But for oll students 'getting in' prompted o feeling of elotion, surprise, pride, ond relief oll wropped into one. lnductions oppeored often in the foll months on the octivity colendor. The Lotin Honor Society held o ceremony on October 15 for 15 students in the chorol room. Members of the society served os speokers for the oudience of porents ond friends. On October 29, 35 ochievers were inducted into the Notionol Honor Society in 0 condlelit ceremony held in the ouditorium. On November 5, students were inducted into the Sponish Honor Society in the ouditorium. Students conducted the ceremony in Sponish ond performed skits for the oudience of porents ond friends. FBLA students joined with other county chopters for o condlelit breokfost officer instollotion ot the Sheroton Sond Key Resort. DECA members met ot Sombos Restouront on October 8 for their onnuol officer instollotion. During the spring months onother kind of 'getting in' occurred. Nervous students took frequent trips to moilboxes in onticipotion of college occeptonce letters. 'Getting in' meont relief. After signs of relief come the fomilior eor to eor smiles ond wolks on cloud nine. 641 INDUCTIONS AND COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES HARD WORK in her Sponish closses eorned membership in the Sponish Honor Society for Dorlene Schoeffer, who received her certificote with o hondshoke from Assistont Principol Mrs. Dorothy Cheothom. GOOD NEWS come in the form of thick envelopes from colleges ond univer- sities. In eorly December, Poulo Johnston received her occeptonce let- ter from the University of Alobomo vio the U.S. Postol Service.