Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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,fav ,f ,frm iw bc 6 Q3 llilix il YE, lif tl Fi J Q VV Ffa KF Vx l it ltr? ti? S , f Almost anyone wearing Wrangler ltT!!WS, Country and western shirts and a name laelt could be considered a lciciker. Sophomore Gerald Morton said, l think everyone is turning kieker nowa- days hefause everyone else is doing it, and they lust want to get in the cjrowd and he with their friends. the life-long, home-spun country stue dents preferred to be called cowboy rather than kicker because they said they ielt kickers were just drugstore Cox r,, boys, an imitation ofthe real thing, Senior Donna Auippa said, A Cow- poy is a person who dresses country all ot' the time, goes danein', raises Cain eyery day of the week, and raises and works with animals. Redneck, boots, hats, Slcoal, danCin', pickup trucks, country musict, cowgirls and Cowboys were all a part of the western scene. l-ayorite kicker phrases were redneck 1 heiter, you o'head and 'cowgirls do it hotter. Students said they enjoyed lneing kiekers hefause they liked to wear tight Wrangler blue jeans, go dan- cin' with friends, dress Casual, party and dip Skoal. Every Friday and Saturday night there was always at least one hangout filled with Aldine students, whether kicker o I' not. Kicker dancin' was for everyone. The most popular kicker hangouts fo I' c'uttin' a rug were the Western Swing, 'lin lrlall, Wells Fargo, Polish Home and Bill Mraz Songs that left the tables almost com pletely empty and the dance floo l' totally packed were the Cotton Eyed ine, Shottish, polka's and slow dances. Senior Linda jenkins said, Eyer'yon likes todo the Cotton Eyed loe pecaus it is iust plain good ol' country musicifl Q G Right. Pickup trucks arent lust for cowboys any- inore, Donna Auippa is as proud as any t cnwlnoyt at her truck with her personalized art on the laaflc 'w inrlotw A, K 6 -.L iriv- -Q ,mu K .4 5- t ltr ,t-i H-.. I J E a Y V aj sgciiii his Q . I. -. .-r ... ., 1 . x slt i FQ -: ti rr i il f X

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E ERGY: Too Much, Too Little Too much nuclear energy, too little fuel energy, too late to help the world's economy. Propositions by the presi- dent, votes by Congress, and protests by the people didn't seem to improve the problem with energy. The rising cost and shortage of gaso- line caused some parts of the U.S. to resort to modified gas rationing plans. Leakage of dangerous radiation on Three Mile Island caused widespread panic and public protest against other nuclear power plants around the coun- try. On the international scene, the Mid- dle East peace treaty was signed, and the Shah of Iran was deposed from the throne he had occupied since 1936. Both affected the price and supply of oil. The United States recognized The People's Republic of China, ending 25 years of strained relations. One of the most notorious rules in African history, ldi Amin, saw his regime overthrown in Uganda. The world mourned and rejoiced at the deaths and succession of Popes. At home weather ranged from cold winters in the north to hurricanes, tor- nadoes and floods in the western and southern areas. The nation lost a philanthropist and former vice-president, Nelson Rockefel- ler, a legendary country music star, Les- ter Flatt, and the American hero, john The Duke Wayne. The most shocking news was the murder of a Congressman and the resulting suicides of more than 900 cult members in jonestown, Guyana. ln the world of sports, the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Superbowl, and the New York Yankees won the World Series. Mohammed Ali became the first man to hold the heavy-weight champi- onshipthreetimes. ln the media, Vietnam movies domi- nated the Academy Awards with Deer Hunter winning Best Picture and Coming Home winning Best Actor and Actress awards. Right: The best-selling 1979 cars were compact, economy,gas-saving oneslikethe AMC Spirit. i if Below: Quickly rising to fame and fortune on the disco scene are Rod Stewart and Donna Summer. In 1979 they had several hit records and sell-out concert performances. IEW Ill' T l 1-M' .liwlfz l L 5 Below: The ever-popular Wizard of Oz was remade for the movies in an all Black version star- ring Diana Ross and Michael jackson called The Wiz. Bringing back the nifty Fifties were john Travolta and Olivia Newton-john starring in the hit movie Crease . Songs from the movie such as l-lopelessly Devoted to You and You're the One That I Want were popular. ' l