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

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Getting ready to take the plunge senior Robbi Quinn is forced into the water by senior Scott Scares. Flexing her muscles, senior Laurie Forbes shows off, while senior Michelle Efthimeon looks on in astonishment. Hidden behind the shades, senior Blane Chaplow scopes out the scene. »r Making it look easy junior Scott Tem- pre glides through the water on his skinboard. Holding tight, junior Scott Ogden gets a grip on the ball in an attempt to break away from senior )im McKillen.

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1 Together again, seniors Laura Mattason, Lisa Gubov and junior Missy Phillips are happy to see each other after the long summer. Touching up her make-up J senior Nathalie Luke primps before school to look her best. Checking for the right class, senior Robyn Davenport talks with Mr. Houff to make Rolling out of bed Monday morning, Au- gust 27, was a dreaded experience for some students at PPHS. Why? Because the first day of school meant saying so long to all of those lazy summer days. It also meant it was time to say good-bye to those all night parties held on any day of the week. It meant the time had come once again to say hello to another year of homework and going to bed early. But not everyone felt this reluc- tant. For many the first day was exciting, filled with new faces and in- teresting experiences. PPHS is a new school to me, but from the first day I knew I was going to love it, explained sophomore Jeff Elm- hurst. The first day was a chance to catch up on missed gossip with old friends, see old teachers and begin new classes. High school was a big step up from middle school, but after I learned to adjust to the harder work I realized how much fun it was go- ing to be, stated freshman Shari Hoch- berg. All in all, the first day held many new adventures for everyone and practically every student looked forward to whatever the new school vear had in store. FIRST DAY 11

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howing off his 65 corvette, junior Rob ay and friends hit the beach on a sun- y afternoon. eering through her specs, senior Jen- ifer Fessler lays back and soaks up the in. Hot spot Piling in and heading out in their cars on a sunny afternoon almost everyone was destined to the same spot; THE BEACH. The majority of the student body often found themselves helpless- ly lured to the sun, surf and sand. When I hear the beach calling my name I can ' t resist, exclaims junior Lorrie Barnes jokingly. Many students felt the same way, and each individual had his own reason forgoing. The most common causes for going to the beach included tan- ning, seeing old friends, as well as meeting new ones, and just getting out to have a good time. Others had more unique interests in the beach, such as senior Bob- by Sparkman. I like to go to the beach because it gives me a chance to wear my speedo bathing suit, he replied. Junior Rick Mattson goes to the beach because he likes to surf and watch the seagulls. Realizing, all the beach had to offer, students overlooked the small inconveniences like burn- ing pavement and crowded park- ing lots, junior Kim Logan ex- plained, Even though I always ended up with sand in my suit and a red nose, I still had fun everytime I went. No matter what the reason, every individual decided that the beach was the place to be. f.