Bessemer Academy - Reflections Yearbook (Bessemer, AL)

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Family entertainment consists basically of television. TV has really become advanced as we watch the beginning of a new era, cable television. This advancement offers a wider variety of shows and optional stations such as HBO and Movie Channel. When students are asked what their favorite shows are, they reply with Mash. Closely followed is “Benny Hill, a new show from England. The best in mid-day soap operas was voted as “General Hospital and “All My Children. Saturdays are eagerly awaited every seven days to signify the end of another week. Even though they bring a morning to sleep late, each offers a series of cartoons. Sleepy eyes search for “Bugs Bunny” and the characterized dog. “Scooby Doo, not to mention the space-age family, ‘‘The Jetsons.” Comics is a closely related suborder in which “Garfield, the character packed cat, is preferred.

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Movies continue to offer a place to go (with or without a date) as the prices continue to climb to four dollars. Passing a Friday or Saturday night without a date is often done at Putt-Putt or wandering around different malls observing those fortunate enough to have a date. Other anecdotes call for blowing a few bucks in an arcade (big names in arcades include “Pac Man” and ‘‘Space Invaders”). Football games still bring about the same school spirit as they have been known to do throughout schools’ history. Some of this year’s games have been followed by soc-hops which offer more to do right here on campus.