Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. Chuck Bar-leen (above) demonstrates his winning ability with Star Castle, one of the computer arcade games that is hitting big with EPHS students. DIVIDED ATTENTION Playing a game of backgammon. Martha Kemmer and Heidi Bigler (right) don’t let bad reception stop them from watching the widely popular TV show. 24 Pop culture

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STARSTRUCK. After being told that they would appear with Ed Sullivan, the MacAfccs (left) remain captivated at the thought. AMBITION. At AlMaeLou Music. Rose (Lisa Friedrich, below) tries to convince Albert (Alan Nugent) that he should go back to college. Students present musical On April 24 and 25, high school students, presented the 1981 allschool musical. “Bye Bye Birdie.” It was the story of Conrad Birdie (Nick Willocks), a teenage rock idol. It was also the story of Albert Petersen (Alan Nugent) and Rose Alvarez (Lisa Friedrich). Albert was Conrad’s manager and the owner of AlMaeLou Music, and Rose was his secretary. Albert and Rose had been engaged for eight years and Rosie wanted to get married. Amidst a booming career, Conrad was drafted into the Army. Rose convinced Albert to make Conrad’s last hit his biggest so Albert will make enough money to go back to college and become an English teacher. Rose’s story revolved around a young teenage girl, Kim MacAfee (Kris Swank). Rose decided that if Conrad sang One Last Kiss” while he gave Kim a kiss, the song would be a smash hit. To complete the plan. Albert. Rosie and Conrad all traveled to Kim’s hometown. Sweet Apple. Ohio, where the kiss was to take place, and Conrad was greeted by thousands of screaming fans ( Healthy, Normal. American Boy”). Then, a series of complications followed. First of all, Rose got mad at Albert and Kim had a fight with her steady boyfriend, Hugo (Trent Jansen) ( What Did I Ever See In Him?”). Secondly. Albert’s mother, Mae (Paula Pochop), continued to treat her son like a child and didn’t think he should marry Rose. To further disrupt the situation. Kim’s parents (Heidi Bigler and Stephen Putney) became annoyed with Conrad ( Kids”), but Albert stepped in, telling them to behave themselves because they were going to be on the Ed Sullivan Show (“Hymn For a Sunday Evening”) to promote the song. Since Rosie was mad at Albert, she decided to live it up and go out on the town. She ended up in Maude’s Bar and Grill, where she proceeded to disrupt a Shriners’ meeting ( Shriner’s Ballet”). Finally, Kim and Hugo made up and Rosie forgave Albert. On the morning Conrad was to leave for the Army. Albert proposed to Rosie (“Rosie”), and they moved to Pumpkin Falls. Iowa, where Albert had accepted a teaching position. The musical was directed by Charles Clark, and he was assisted by Melissa Yancey. Helen Lewis accompanied on piano throughout the production, and the choreography was created by Charlotte Kerstein and Laurie Petrie. The cast party was held at Pizza Hut, where Mr. Clark handed out Bye Bye Birdie” T-shirts to the more than 60 cast and crew members. Bye Bye Birdie” 23

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REO, pizza, M A S H are ’in’ Those who wore designer jeans, played Asteroids, listened to the rock ’n’ roll of REO Speedwagon, watched “M A S H on TV and “Stir Crazy” in the theatre, read science fiction or horror stories and ate pizza were really “in” during the 1980-81 school year, at least in the eyes of EPHS students. Video arcade games, especially those like Star Castle, Asteroids and Space Invaders, were rated as favorites among the students. Backgammon was also popular, as were the traditional Monopoly and card games. Designer jeans, preppie clothes and ‘‘light ’n’ lacy” outfits seemed to be the fads in 1980-81 clothing. More specifically, trends went towards pastels, gauzes, cottons, baggy pants and high heels. Some of this could be seen in the halls of the high school, although it was more obvious in magazine ads and store windows. Leading the field of most popular type of music was rock ’n’ roll, followed distantly by country SEE — I WENT. Les Wiemers is only one of many students who bought an REO Speedwagon T-shirt at the group’s well-attended concert at McNichols Arena in Denver. and even more distantly by classical, punk and disco. Punk and disco have been classified as both “out” and “in.” REO Speedwagon, AC DC, Styx and Led Zeppelin were among the most popular groups, as were The Cars, Rush and Foreigner. Other well-liked musical artists were Ted Nugent. The Eagles. The Who, Van Halen, Eddie Rabbitt, Pink Floyd, Blondie. Queen, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Rolling Stones, Kenny Rogers and Bob Seger. There didn’t appear to be any one outstanding movie, but “Stir Crazy,” “Nine to Five,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Any Which Way You Can” were rated as the 1980-81 favorites by EPHS students. The most popular TV show, by far, was “M A S H.” Also high on the students’ lists of most-watched shows were Magnum P.I., Dallas, Sheriff Lobo, Enos, Flamingo Road, BJ and the Bear. The Love Boat. Dukes of Hazzard, news programs and documentaries. Both health foods and fast or junk foods were considered both “in” and “out,” although more students said that they belonged to the first category and then named pizza as their favorite food. Trends such as these, in fashion and entertainment, can surprisingly be harmful. For instance, during the spring, doctors throughout the nation reported an epidemic of sufferers of so-called “Space Invaders Wrist.” It could also be claimed that watching TV causes “slackjaw” and mushed brains, that wearing certain brands of clothes causes “preppiness,” that listening to loud rock music causes deafness and that movie-going causes poverty. Aside from these examples, such trends are not always detrimental to one’s health and did indeed provide wholesome entertainment for high school students. Pop culture 25