East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Bill Blass, Anne Klein, John Kloss, Jordache, Halston ... If you werea fashion-conscious student, these names proba- bly rang a cash-register bell in your head. But, regardless of their exhorbitant prices, designer clothes with names likethese were worn by many students. Other popular styles included the plaid-blazer combination with a pair of argyle socks and penny loafer shoes for the girls. Izod sweaters worn over Oxford shirts constituted the look of the guys. This particular style was called the preppy look. Monogram sweaters, the blazer- jean combination, sweater dresses, baggy or narrow-cut jeans and west- ern style clothing were some of the other fashions. Permed hair was the big- gest trend in hair styles, along with the feathered look. French braids were also worn by the girls. Accessories included hand-painted pins, hair bands and ribbons for the girls. Gold chains were worn by the guys. Senior Sandi Taylor models a sweater in the Younkers Tea Room. Sandi was also the Teen Board representative for East. junior Kim Brown models her $36 pair of Calvin Klein jeans. Many students bought designer je ans such as these, regardless of their exhorbitant prices. 16 GOOD TIMES

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The Spree Queen and King, seniors Denise Waychoff and jack Baker, share a moment together. 1981 SPREE COURT. ROW 1: Freshman repre- sentatives Brenda Johnson and Rusty Stuart. ROW 2: Todd Anderson, Maria Polich (sopho- more representatives), Traci Collins, Kirk Lar- son (junior representatives). ROW 3: Queen and King — seniors Denise Waychoff and Jack Baker. GOOD TIMES 15

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Edward Van Halen, lead guitarist for the rock group Van Halen, cranks out a tune for enthusiastic fans in Des Moines at Vets ' Auditorium. Seniors Todd Adamson and Melinda White buy a pair of tickets to the movie Any Which Way You Can. Despite the high cost of movie tickets, many students didn ' t mind spending a few bucks to see a good movie. ENTERTAINMENT Whew! Friday ' s finally here! This exclamation of relief could be heard echoing throughout the halls after a long week of six- o ' clock alarms and late-night stud- ying. Along with this comment came thoughts of how to spend the long-awaited weekend in the most enjoyable way possible. Popular choices included going to football or basketball games and then going out to eat at a local McDonald ' s or pizza parlor. Tak- ing a date out to a movie or danc- ing was another possibility. Students also enjoyed attending rock concerts and performances at the Civic Center or Vets ' Audito- rium. Some of the groups that per- formed in Des Moines were Van Halen, Head East, R.E.O. Speed- wagon, The Who, Rush, AC DC, Molly Hatchet and Ted Nugent. When students were asked what they enjoyed doing on weekends, some of the more quotable answers were I liked to go to foot- ball games and party afterwards. I usually went to a movie.