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

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After school, seniors Bar- bara Penner and Jana Johnson spend some time together as for them, there is no such thing as being together too much. An odd couple, seniors Robert Brown .and Randall Thomas clown around at the homecoming dance. Having fun just being together, freshmen, Serena Tita and Michelle Wilson hang around in the Dean ' s office. FRIENDSHIPS 33

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Friendships . . . they played an important part in making the long school day more bearable. Friends were always there, providing a shoulder to cry on, a listening ear, advice, or a helping hand with any proolems we managed to get into. Missy Purcell, junior, com- mented, I don ' t know what I ' d do without friends to talk to and to confide in. Not only were friends there for the rough times, but they were pre- sent for the fun times as well. Students could be found going out in groups or couples on weekends, enjoying the break from school. Students found that fun times weren ' t just for weekends. On week nights, friends got out and attended various sports activities like foot- ball games on Friday nights and wrestling matches, swimming meets, and soccer and basketball games on other nights of the week. As head wrestlette, junior, Trasi Michael stated, I like to go to the wrestling matcnes on week nights with friends. She added, It ' s more interesting than homework ... I like to support the Patriot wrestlers and to be with my friends. When not, loaded down with too much homework, some friends enjoyed shop- ping at the mall, seeing a movie, or Enjoying a weekend after- noon together, some junior friends have a picnic at Lake Sfc linole Park. Friendships break all barriei ] just visiting another friend. Friendships were not limited to only student and student. Some found that teachers proved to be fun and trustworthy friends as well. Senior, Joel Dougherty declared, Miss Lloyd proved to be a great educator and a true friend. Other students like junior, Windi Bell found teachers to be valuable friends. Mrs. Early is more like a friend than a teacher, she is kinda ' like a best friend sometimes, she ex- plained. Whether it was a relationship with a teacher or with a stu- dent, friends were friends at PHHS. Getting together, senior, Keith Stephens and junior, Jozelle Holmes are often seen together throughout the school day. » 32 FRIENDSHIPS

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Freshmen Mike Glantz and Mark Long auction themselves off as a package deal knowing that all duties will not have to be per- formed alone. Senior Matt LaPlant is giving senior Chellie Fox a chance to be what she always wanted to be on Ghoul Day, in the band. Being a slave for a day also meant dressing like one for Shawn Hotz and Rob Huglar. Unfortimately this broke the rules of the dress code so they were forced to cover up. Ghoulish fools or foolish ghouls Some called them slaves, servants, bond- men, and victims, but at PPHS they were known as Ghouls. Every year students auction themselves off to the highest bidder to take part in what is known as Ghoul Day. Feeding friends, crawling to class wear- ing a dog leash, wearing make-up or even no make-up were some of the embarrassing tasks many Ghouls had to perform. Why anyone would put themselves in this position was a question asked by many people who did not participate in the day ' s activities. Bobby Sparkmen, Senior explained, I did it to help my underclassmen out money wise, and I knew I would make them a big profit. Those students who did join the fun of Ghoul Day found it to be an unforgettable high school experience. Ghouls Eric Cullens and Glenn Moore found out what it was like for girls to wear make-up. Eric felt, lipstick tastes brutal, while Glenn added Eyeliner ain ' t bout it. All in all. Ghoul Day was a big success. I only for the amount school spirit that shown but for the dollars that was put i the sophomore fu which would be ui for the 1985 juni senior prom. Everyone who join ' the fun, whether it v owning a Ghoul, beii; Ghoul, or making fun one, had a smile on th face. 34 GHOUL DAY