Foley High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Foley, AL)

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S[p)[r(i (o](olo[niD @yif Did we care that it contributed to broken-out faces and widening waist- lines? Did we even stop to think about the damage it did to our teeth or about the hole it put in our pockets? Of course not! Chocolate would remain a hot item forever. It was a proven fact that the average person consumed about 10 pounds of chocolate in a year. But the thought of gaining weight, aggravating acne, etc., didn ' t even seem to phase us one bit. However, a study by Dental Research did conclude that chocolate may be less damaging to your teeth than many other snacks. The canteen offered a wide range of chocolate items, but for those chocoho- lics whose desire could not be satisfied with this selection of high calorie snacks, the option to skip always re- mained. — Sondra Callaway -»a % Canteen vs. Cafeteria It was a proven fact that many students spent their mon- ey at the canteen rather than in the cafeteria. Why? You may have asked yourself this ques- tion many times but never seemed to come up with the correct answer. Actually, there wasn ' t a correct answer. Still, there were many fallacies con- cerning this question. Students seemed to have the idea that the cafeteria food tasted like week-old leftovers, and in some cases, students swore that it was true. Students, rather than taking a chance, ended up going to the canteen. There, they knew goo- dies were always to be found. Unlike the cafeteria, the can- teen had a variety of snacks ranging from candy to break- fast rolls and snacks to soft drinks. The canteen outranked the cafeteria nearly 3 to 1 in a selected poll. The canteen in many opinions would always be best. Sorry, cafeteria work- ers — no privileges or sympathy was allowed. When the junk food craze attacked, you found yourself standing in the long line just like the rest of us. — Tom Early r Cola Wars The classic coke which is now the new coke is really the old coke before they got the new coke and decided the old coke was really better and invented something different which really was the same as the original coke but has not made it back to the exact thing as the old coke yet, but they ' re working on it . . . Are you confused? Well, you ' re not alone; so were cola lovers all over the world. The competition between cold drinks was big, and manufac- turers tried anything to win the consumers. Taste tests were taken ev- erywhere: in malls, homes, and even in classrooms. Whether it was between Coke and Pepsi, Sprite and 7- up, or Dr. Pepper and Mr. Pibb, cola companies got no rest until they were content with their products ' popular- ity. Commercials were aired that brought students to class singing the tune of their favorite soft drink. Because of tight competi- tion, companies were hard at work producing new inven- tions that would hopefully take over the market. Diet colas, drinks with no saccha- rin and colas sweetened with the newest craze Mutra Sweet also added length to the commercials. Choices for which soft drink you pre- ferred soon took up a whole aisle in the supermarket, and instead of one drink machine at the corner store, there were two or three. Some students preferred to stick to their old favorites while others chose to try new drinks such as the latest Cherry Coke, but no matter which was chosen, they all worked the same and man- aged to quench students ' thirsts whether yours had su- gar or not. — Susan Lips- comb 18 Gold Nugget

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Hidden within the following pages are stories about love, flesh, fashion, and deceit. No, this is not a sequel to Dallas or Dynasty. It is the Blue and Gold ' s first an- nual mini mag. Within these next 16 pages, the issues that affect students ' every- day lives, that influence their hab- its, and that reveal their personal interests (both good and bad) will come to life for you. From the cola wars to exercise to skipping classes, the different elements relating to students are uncovered. Whether it was Earl B. Taylor at the middle school or the breaking of the rules at the high school, the year has been unwrapped, articles written, statistics found, and a magazine style designed in order for students to remember the smaller aspects that made com- ing to school a bit more exciting and sometimes even daring. It was a new world worth discov- ering. Discover it through Gold Nugget. Although not allowed on campus, affection was still Slacking off in government, Joe Suell and Keith Showing their spirit, freshmen Ixxsst the football team shown by some daring students. McKerral catch some zzzz ' s. at a Friday afternoon pep rally Gold Nugget 1 7

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Do Die c ancer — What is it? It happens to be a disease in which cells multiply without con- trol. What causes it? Or better yet, what doesn ' t cause it? Nobody really knows what causes cancer because there are so many different types, commented student Kerri Sharpe. There is no single cause that brings cancer, but there are many factors that contribute to its development. Every- body has an opinion about cancer. When Paige Watler was asked about it, she re- marked, Just about everything you do in your life contributes some risk to cancer. This is true. It is proven that most things you put in your mouth nowadays contrib- ute in some way to cancer. There Is even a two percent chance that lettuce causes cancer. Kerri also said, There really isn ' t anything that doesn ' t cause cancer be- cause there are so many different types. There are about 100 types of cancer known today. These types range from skin cancer to cancer of the respiratory system. Only one-third of all persons treated for cancer recover completely or at least live longer. People hear the word cancer so much these days that the thought of cancer really doesn ' t express the real horror of the dis- ease. Cancer — should we really be con- cerned?— Meredith Walsh @ or$$$ What did Diet Coke, Sugar Free Kool-Aid, Pepsi, y-Gp, Mestea Free, and some 55 oth- er products have in common? Nutra Sweet. Nutra Sweet was the brandname for the hot-selling, low-calorie sweetening ingredi- ent aspartame. Two hundred times as sweet as sugar, it appeared to be safer than saccharin. Nutra Sweet was symbolized by a red and white swirl, but some said its true symbol was the dollar sign. Most people were first introduced by a sales promotion when gumballs made of Nutra Sweet were randomly sent out by mail. Nutra Sweet was accidentally discov- ered in 1965 by a Searle scientist research- ing an ulcer drug. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in July of 1983 for use in soft drinks. Nutra Sweet did have its setbacks, though. It was 20 times as expensive as saccharin and cost 50 percent more than sugar. Other drinks lasted about eight months on the shelves while drinks made with Nutra Sweet lost their sweetness after four to six months. This new artificial ingre- dient had a slow start, but it was the most talked about sweetner around. — Daniel Thompson Gold Nugget 19