Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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Jennifer O'Grady reviews the large selection of video topes ot Rdventureland Video. Steve Kruse Is looking for a video tope of the latest movies at the HuMk Shop. Roy Clark enjoys watching his favorite music videos on MTV ot o friend's house. Videos 21

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MTV Videos win success They're invading the movie world. MTV and VCR's are here as the latest home vision features. It’s on our television nouu, along with HBO and Clnemox. So bring o new feature home soon. But beware. They’ll take your living room by sheer enjoyment and pleasure. MTV and VCR’s are a bona fide success among teenagers and the middle-age generation. They use advertising aimed at an audience Interested In buying blue jeans and burgers and those who love music and movies. Video rental shops are popping up In towns all through the country. They sell memberships which allow the members to rent the latest released movies and a VCR to show the movies In their own HOM€. VCR's are replacing the weekend trip to the movie show. They could destroy the old fashioned theater, fl person con rent two or three movies for the price of one theater ticket, plus they can pop their own popcorn. VCR’s hove renovated the movie world. MTV Is a ticket to a music-video channel on TV. The new Manhattan-based MTV Network Is now a 24.2 million subscriber. It allows the viewer to see their favorite performers in action, like Billy Idol, Prince, and Cyndi lauper. It gives one hours filled with pure enjoyment for a small price. Whether anybody will dump Dallas or Dynasty to wotch Hall and Oates or Billy Idol is another matter. But still as a music-video channel, MTV makes a great radio. UJIthln the next generation, we will see a move from the big screen to more of the TV. It will be a choice to determine the future of entertainment. 20 Videos

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Boys learn Much more than just o pleasure trip seemed to be the general consensus of the Close-Up students when they visited UUashington, D.C., during the week of April 21-27. A group of five young men. UJoyne Price, Scott Hinz, Morty Stokes, Jeff Merz, and Bobby €is joined Mr. Gellett, their sponsor, for a week of learning, fun. and meeting new friends. The group sponsored numerous fund raisers to help them get to D.C. ft donkey basketball gome, a donee, o raffle, and selling spirit buttons were o few of the activities. The students hod the opportunity to witness our government in action, meet with our senators and congressmen, and tour the Capitol city. Senior UJoyne Price discussed the things which he remembered the most. He sold, The things I remembered the most are the workshops, seminars, and oil the new friends we met in D.C. about gov't UJe attended one workshop o day and at least two semlnors each day. UJe were constantly making new friends. All these combined to make an interesting week. The trip was remembered for different reasons: educational, fun, laughter, and learning about the government and people around us. Senior Wayne Price enjoys the free time they received on Capitol Hill The scenic view of the U.S. Capitol was one of many seen by the Close-Up group. Teachers and students enjoyed participating In the Close-Up donkey basketball game. Senior Marty Stokes and his roommate. Rodney Hu tun. took time out to visit the Botanical Gardens In D.C. 22