Pompano Beach High School - Beanpicker Yearbook (Pompano Beach, FL)

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Three of the English Department's concerned teachers: Ellen Gioia, Carl Alderman, and Carol Prescott. PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM ADDITION THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA DONALD J. SAMUELS WILLIAM D. HIGGINSON THOMAS A. EVANS MARIE H. HARRINGTON MARY M. KEMPER JACK L. SHIFREL KATHLEEN C. WRIGHT, ED. D. o WILLIAM T. MSFATTER, | ROBERT PULVER, 8 MARCO, STEPHANY, LYONS CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN SUPERINTENDENT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL PLANNING ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD A new air-conditioned mini-gym is an addition to Pompano High. Mr. Hale explains to parents what their children are learning. Opening 13

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Never Gonna Give It Up ever gonna give it up is what many oie A. a= people say about Pompano Beach a. High School. For the past few years, the school board has been trying to close down our high school — a school that is a landmark in Pompano’s history. Parents have gathered together in a variety of places in South Florida to express their feelings about closing down the high school. Protests have been held and petitions have been signed in favor of keeping it open. What difference should it make about how old the school is. They just want to close it down and bus the students off to who knows where. If the school was unsafe as far as construction is con- cerned, it would be one thing; but it’s not unsafe. If we didn’t have enough teachers, it would be another. We have enough. We have a community that supports us highly and many concerned parents who care what happens to the high school. In fact, some teachers are teaching children of former students that they have had. Generations have graduated from Pompano; and with continued support, even more generations will graduate from P.B.H.S. Concerned parents gather in the small auditorium. A display of what’s being done to keep our school open. 12 Opening

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Other Diversions ften people enjoy the company of someone else. Other times, they en- joy complete solitude. There is a time and place for each of these moods. A volleyball or football game is a great place to get together with a bunch of people. Going out to eat or to a movie is a pleasant setting for two or three people to talk about what’s going on and have a quiet evening. Or just sitting on the beach is probably the best place to go to be alone. All you see is what seems to be an endless pool of water that has a comforting sound as the waves roll in and a cool breeze that makes the setting. Sometimes you just need to be with doz- ens upon dozens of people, while sometimes just a few friends is fine. On the other hand, everyone needs that time alone every now and then to think things over. What ever the case may be, we had fun and will always remember that Pompano is number 1! 14 Opening Dorthea Nesch jazzes up a volleyball game. Sometimes it’s just nice to sit and think alone.