Edison High School - Oracle Yearbook (Huntington Beach, CA)

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Although only some students watch the news, a few stories were recognized by ev- eryone. For example along with the inaugu- ration of President Ronald Reagan came the final day of the hostages captivity. They were held in Iran for four-hundred and forty- four days. Through the 1980-81 year inflation hiked up the price of everything. Not only food and housing but also the price of gas. During this school year alone the price of gas has soared from $1.15 to $1.49. Due to this price increase, people have become very energy wise, and many more took to car pooling and riding the bus. Due to the OCTD bus strike, hitch hiking has become much more common with stu- dents as well as t adults, in spite of many warnings issued about the dangers involved in this method of transportation. Many news stories told of deaths resulting from young people hitch-hiking. On December 8, 1980, a world wide trag- edy hit. John Lennon, former Beatle, was shot and killed outside of his New York apartment. More than Vz of the world popu- lation took ten minutes out of their busy day to pay tribute to John Lennon. Ronald Reagan and George Bush, (lacing page, upper left) the new President and Vice President of the United States. { World Wide Photos) Gas prices as of February ' . (facing page, top right) The gas prices have since then risen as high as .204. Hostages (facing page, bottom) on their return home from their 444 day of captivity in Iran. ( World Wide Photos) The OCTD bus strike brought an increase in hitch- hikers, (top) In memory of John Lennon. (bottom) V Closing 351

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Entertainment is tlie one tiling that keeps students from losing what little sanity they have left. Entertainment can range anywhere from sitting quietly and reading to a big night on the town. Movies are one of the main forms of enter- tainment. There are movies made to make you cry and movies made to make you laugh. Movies are made to spook you and some movies are made to just leave you thinking. This year ' s writers and directors made movies for all types of movie lovers. Top movies of this year were The Blues Brothers, The Empire Strikes Back, Air- plane, Ordinary People, Alterd States, Cheech and Chong ' s Second Movie, Tess, Raging Bull, 9 to 5, Inside Moves, Stir Crazy, 10, The Elephant Man, The Competition, All That Jazz, Dracula, Motel Hell, Crus- ing, and Being There. Music has always been a form of enter- tainment for teenagers. The radio goes wherever the teenagers go. Whether it is while out for a drive, lying on the beach, bike riding, walking, running, or sleeping, the ra- dio is in active participation. You might even find a strange white cord growing out of a student ' s ear while in class. The record collection (facing page, top left) is a stu- dent ' s pride and joy. I shot J.R, (facing page, top rigtit) became a popular saying amoung Dallas watchers. Lori Schnitzer and Antoinette Gennusa (facing page, bottom)im6 that music is a main form of entertainment. Movies (lop) play an important part in a teenagers entertainment. Those who listen to KLOS can not forget Frazier Smith ' s famous Too Hip Gotta Go (bottom). 353