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

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Duran Duran members, sophomore Jeff Elmhurst, junior Eric Cooper, and freshman Crissy Veneziano excite the crowd with their version of Reflex. As junior Traci Lee Struts onto the stage, she lets the audience know she isn ' t just out to win, but to have fun. Girls just wanna have fun! , exclaimed the lunch adies as they performed their routine. In the midnight hour, senior Chris Watson can be heard singing songs from his idol, Billy Idol, and Rebel Yell. ROCK FANTASY 47

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Rock fantasy ' The Sequel h It was the hottest thing to ever hit Tampa Bay . . . Rock Fantasy ' 84 — The Sequel. It was the second year that Pinellas Park had an in-school lip synch con- test and again it was a hit. The annual event sold out in less than two weeks and at four bucks a shot it was well worth it. At first I thought four dollars was a lot of money, but after it was over I knew my money was well spent! said freshman Holly Roesch. Rock Fantasy — The Sequel held a number of surprises for the audience. A 10x13 ft. screen and an enormous sound system was provided for the crowd ' s full enjoyment. There were also commer- cials in between the acts promoting the school ' s yearbook and newspaper. Our own lunch ladies per- formed in Girls Just Wan- na Have Fun where they dressed and danced like the popular video by Cyn- di Lauper. Other groups that competed were Sheena Easton ' s Strut, Stevie Wonder ' s My Cherrie, James Brown ' s Shout and several others. To obtain a position in the finals, however, each group had to audition. This eliminated several of the groups, only to provide the viewers with the best groups for the best show. Senior Rob Riedel stated, Even though the group I was in made it, I didn ' t think it was really fair to make the groups audi- tion. Junior Shary Wallace disagreed, I think it was a good idea (to hold auditions) because it separated the serious groups from those who were just clowning around. Every year Patriots look forward to the arrival of Rock Fantasy. This year was no exception. It was a time for students to come together and show their pride in a different way. Although Rock Fantasy promoted school spirit and pride, it produced something in the per- formers as well — a special feeling of self- pride and accomplish- ment. Van Halen ' s David Lee Roth, alias senior John Kelley, comes out for an encore when his group was an- nounced the overall winner. 46 ROCK FANTASY ■f As the lead singer of Ratt, Round-n-Round, senior Dennis Nuce wants to show everyone how he made it to the finals. Performing Fly By Night by Rush, sophomore, Bill Wells has the audience dancing in the aisles.

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Looking shocked by the latest gossip junior Monica McCollough rushes to class to tell her friends. While applauding a job well done, sophomore Tim Bowman shows his support for the Patriot swim team. Showing what he is made of, junior Rob Kay stops for a break while playing football in the park. S55f A raised lip here, a squinted eyebrow there, noses turned upward, and faces resembhng a radish often meant a person was quite angry. Watching a person ' s facial expression as they approached someone else, could easily show what they were think- ing. Whatever the thought, expressions gave an insight to what waste come. On the other hand, some students mastered certain expressions as if it were an art. These ex- pressions characterized students ' personal traits. Some good, some bad. and some just plain goofy. Expressions, such as smiles, often meant a new boyfriend or girlfriend. While a frown was usually shown by students who failed a major chemistry test. The PPHS vs Clear- water football game allowed students fans to express a 1 smiling faces. While PPHS vs Plant showed a lot of frov! All in all, the familiar expression the one of power pride shown by ei Patriot at one timd another. l 48 EXPRKSSIONS