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

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Educating the power Curriculum was the true Power Behind the Pride. It was the reason over 2,000 students at- tended 720 days of school. But each Patriot made a Chemistry lab, a Math 5 test, or dressing out for PE a little more endurable in his unique way. Although the real purpose of school was to learn, time spent at PPHS was filled with laughter, friendships, and fun. The first six weeks of school were spent ad- justing to three different bell schedules. But by the beginning of Oct- ober, racing to get to school by 7:30 and waiting to get out of the parking lot at 2:35 were old hat. It was at PPHS that the foundation of a con- tinuinig education was built. And it was here that good times and lasting memories made history. CURRICULUM DIVISION 161

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Researching an English paper, senior John Ferry studies in the library. Spending much of his tin working on deadlins newspaper editor Sti ' ( Romine finds that po crastinated homework olii builds up. ( ctnfUcccCcupt 160 CI IRRICULl IM DIVISION

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Explaining a song, Chorus teacher Mr. Rohert Knahel goes over new material. Acting in the musical Mame was one of the ways senior Pat Holt spent his summer vacation. Dazzling in red, white, and blue, Blue Star members John Peeler, sophomore, and Lee Branham, junior, play with exact timing and skill. Moving with precision and grace, students in the begin- ning drama class display their talents. Lights, camera, action! y Besides having aca demic classes such as Typ ing and Humanities students who had classe in the auditorium an down A wing could als enroll in activities such a Band, Chorus, and Drama Students interested i the Band were offered varied choice of classes t enhance their abilitie; They could choose fror Beginning Band, which rf 162 CURRICLILUM