Boone County High School - Boone Hi Ways Yearbook (Florence, KY)

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“Oh no! An ape has stolen Mario’s girlfriend and it is your mis- sion to save her, but Mr. and Mrs. Pac Man also need your help to man- euver themselves away from the mer- ciless “chomping” ghost monsters. But wait, the invaders from space have just descended into the earth’s atmosp- here and are attacking cities with laser bombs, and you must destroy them before they land on the earth’s surface.” These and many more missions were the objects of such great arcade smashes as Donkey Kong, Mr. and Mrs. Pac Man, and Space Invaders. Though everyone had his favorite, there wasn’t a student at school who hadn’t experienced the turmoil of video “fever . After school hours students could be found playing their favorite video games in arcades all across town, and once one entered the arcade, the quarter became his best friend. Yet students not only found computer games amazing; the students in Mrs. Linda Twyman’s computer classes found that the computer was more than just a toy. Through the study of computers, students learned their vast capabilities, and the possibilities of the future through their use. In all, the comput- er touched all of our lives, whether by sitting at home playing Atari, or by programming them in school; we all knew one thing, the computer had become of age.

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With Flipper flopping, Maria Bruce rushes for five points for the junior class. When Anything Goes, Anything goes!!! Spinning ‘round in a last sweep for points. Mrs. Sue Patterson raced for the faculty squad, which was also dubbed the “clean up crew Tricy- cling down Memory Lane. Mrs. Ann Dunn pedals for points for the faculty squad in the great Tricycle Race Sporting true Rebel blue spirit. Coach Mike Karr models the effort of Mr. Terry Johnson’s art classes. The T-shirts separated the 1 students from the 1 faculty during “Anything goes. Contemplative member of the faculty team consider their next event Showing “fifties form,” Junior Cindy Ashcraft conquers one of the tasks in the obstacle course. Almost Anything Goes 21

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 Concentrating on eating the dots and dodging the ghost monsters, Angie Smith demonstrates her expertise at playing Ms. Pac Man. Watch- ing carefully for the spiders, Ellen Shupe tries her skill at Centipede. Punching the Keyboards, Smitty Moore, Lisa Lambers and Cheryl Wolfe try out some programs on the TRS-80’s in Mrs. Linda Twyman’s computer class. Focusing his total concentration on beating the high score, Ben Swartz spends some of his free time (playing Tempest) at an arcade. Frantically maneuvering the Joystick. Rita Egnor plays one of the video favorites. Pac Man.