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

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Molding his sculpture, sophomore David Ehets adds detail to his creation. Displaying his artistic abili- ty, senior Jorge Baquero molds a masterpiece in his art class. Preparing for the Homecom- ing Dance, junior Denise No- ble paints a palm tree for the year ' s theme, Almost Paradise. This year, a major ange took place within i Social Studies depart- mt. AP History, an nors class for the llege-bound students, is not only for seniors, t for juniors, also. AP story helped its students alyze and understand ! world of yesterday and lay. Steve Romine ted, Honors classes Iped me raise my grade iint average. Also, they gave me college credit. Through the many varieties of electives of- fered by the Social Studies department, such as Law Studies, Sociology, and Psychology, students were able to gain and under- stand more knowledge of the past, present, and future. For those who were ar- tistically inclined, the Art department offered many interesting classes, such as Ceramics, 2D and 3D Design, Fibers, Drawing, and Painting, and Creative Photography. These courses enabled students to further their artistic ability and explore the depths of the imagination and creativity. Not only having a good sense of art, but also hav- ing dedication and lots of patience and pride en- abled the art students to bring home special proj- ects or their masterpieces were displayed in cases held throughout the year. Even though the neighboring wings of M and N seemed to possess their own disposition, they w ere only a hop, skip, and jump from one another. Not only in distance, but also in the fact that they each expressed and analyzed man ' s environ- ment and culture. f CURRICULUM 175

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Creating an abstract, Silk screening her picture, freshman Tanya Reagan junior Denise Noble creates puts on the finishing a work of art. touches. History in the making y whether American Institutions, World History, or Geography in ninth grade, American History or Ad- vanced American History in eleventh grade, and GPS or AP History in twelfth grade, each ol these classes helped students gain the knowledge of their heritage and government as well as the many other societies of the world. 174 CURRICULUM

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Sitting in class, senior Kim DeMarco waits for the bell to ring. Sitting in his Physiology class, senior Walt Schumacher takes his blood pressure. Figuring out a problem, these math students work in a group to complete their job faster. How do you feel about the seven period day ' I like it and I don ' t think it ' s harder. DWAYNE CARLTON, senior In a way I like it because I get an extra elective. And even though I feel exhausted at the end of the day, I wouldn ' t want to give up my extra elective. SAIDA LajARA, freshman I think it is a lot better than a sixth period day because now you have a little bit of breathing room and you can take an extra class that vou want to. COSETTE OWENS, sophomore I think the seven period day is too long. We start earlier and end later. We have a whole extra class of work and less time to do it in. KERRY ROSSMANN, junior I ' ve always thought that forced labor was a quasi- fascist practice when en- forced ijy the government. It ' s evilness. The com- munistic oppression will be stopped. DANA STEVENS, sophomore I think it is ridiculous! It is too tiring. I feel I am learning less (.lue to the fact that there are too many things to con- centrate on. MICHELLE SIMONSON, sophomore I think the time is the problem, not how many classes there are! DEBI CARTEN, freshman I think that it is good bu seems to put too mu pressure on students. lESSICA KINNEl freshman I feel, although it was tended to be for our o good, it ' s only made the siti tion worse. An extra class homework and study dc not fit the bill. PATRICK MACARE( freshman It is too long. By sever period, ever ' one is rea tired and edgy and snap each other. At home the isn ' t enough time to do wi ten homework and stuc too. MICHELLE ZAWACH freshman 176 CURRICULUM