Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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► KEEPING THE BEAT with her tambourine, Keepers only female singer belts out a song. Formerly rare in rock ' n ' roll, women singers grew in popularity due to the successes of Pat Benatar anitthe Go-Go ' s. I know it ' s only rock n ' roll, but I like it Although part of a hit song for the Rolling Stones in 1974, these lyrics still held true in 1 983. According to a TAURUS survey, students considered rock their favorite kind of music. Other types of music may come and go but rock is here to stay! related junior Todd Bigelow. New wave was the second most popular Rock n ' 5UII Nuni ' type of music. Offshoots of this energetic type of music, which was a by-product of the punk craze, were rock-a-billy, modeled after the music of the fifties, and mod, a rebirth of early sixties ' music. In the survey. Stray Cats was voted the students ' favorite group, evidence of rock-a-bllly ' s popularity. ' You can ' t ask anybody about rock-a- billy because everyone interprets it differ- ently, commented junior Joann Jepson. I like mod because It has a beat that you can dance to, said junior Chris Twombley. Pop, or Top 40 music, was also highly rated. This category included the top hits from rock, new wave, and disco, as well as mellow music. I like to listen to a variety of music, not just hard core or heavy metal, explained sophomore Bill Kotowski. Sometimes I ' m In the mood for a mellow song or two. Punk music, which first found fame in England, existed on campus as well. Hard Core punkers could be recognized by their wearing of chains, trenchcoats, and army jackets. I like English punk because the lyrics let me comprehend myself and the world more clearly, expressed junior Annette Kllarski. ► CONTEMPLATING A PURCHASE, freshman Kari Bender examines Stray Cats ' album. Even people who weren ' t rock-a-billy liked Stray Cats. 20 Gala Events Music

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|7 III Ontario! Kill Ontario! chanted Im the hooded, robed figures who I steadily marched into the dark- ened gym carrying their expressionless vic- tim. Slowly, they hoisted him to the ceiling, but the humiliated dummy emitted not a cry as he crumbled to his death. This somewhat brutal act of violence oc- curred Friday, October 29, when the stu- dents dressed up for Halloween. Although the age of dressing up as Casper, the Fhendly Ghost, trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, and coming home with ex- cited, large, and shining eyes has passed for most Diamond Bar High students, this different of fun day the memory lived on. Such creatures devils, witches, flashers, and punkers could be seen mingling with fairies, farmers, elves, and pigs. Some students dressed up as couples. Sophomores Marc Bloomenstein and Joanne Gratz came as Glenda, the Good Witch of the North, and Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. There were also those who preferred to be twins like junior Michelle Kilburn and her sister, freshman Dee Dee Kilburn, who came as tigers. It took me a couple of hours to get all the paint out of my hair, related Michelle. At the noon pep rally a contest was held in which the class advisors chose the best costumes in three categories. Miss Piggy, alias junior Linda Bundy, was chosen the most realistic, junior Ken Payne, a devil, was voted the scariest, and junior Tina Pet- tersen, dressed as a crab on a rock, was picked as the most original. The fun didn ' t end with the school day. Instead of trick-or-treating, some students went to Halloween parties. Growing up just means a different kind of fun, ex- plained junior Kelly Ford. DRESSED AS A TULIP, sophomore Denise Galbraith cheers at the pep rally. Sophomores Michelle Brown, Lesli Ellsworth, Carolyn Long, and Leslie Smith also wore a similiar costume. Halloween Gala Events K

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