Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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Reading best sellers makes comeback in top ten After years of student apathy toward the subject, reading made a comeback as one of the year ' s popu- lar pastimes. Maybe because TV pro- gramming reached an all-time low, curling up with a good book became more accepted as was shown in the Citadel ' s newest top-ten category — books. Kramer vs. Kramer, made into a movie starring Dustin Hoffman, was voted the number one local bestsel- ler. Lord of the Rings and Thorn- birds followed closely behind in the first-ever poll of most popularnovels. Reminiscing a year ago in this sec- tion of the Citadel, the already initi- ated categories that the first graduat- ing class of Irvine High had were Mork and Mindy ; tops with televi- sion shows, movies for dating spots, later as the most popular lingo, lis- tening to music for the favorite pas- time, feet for the best mode of trans- portation; Animal House for the .number one flick; Styx for the num- ber one group, and Stairway to . Heaven for the number one song. Ironically enough, the class of ' 80 was left with basically the same stat- ure as their once-upon-a-time peers. However, some changes did occur as Saturday Night Live overtook the Orkan wonder in television shows, moving up from last year ' s second spot, followed closely behind by M A S H and Cineamerica. The dating spots category was replaced this year by hangouts with parties, friends, and — for over-eager gourmets — anyplace with food tak- ing the first three positions. Later remained the most popular lingo over the 365-day period although newcomers Oh Nooo! and give me a break took over last year ' s excellent and not even jobs as the number two and three favorites. It ' s funny that as far as pastimes are concerned, partying moved up from the number two spot to number one, but the other two favorites, friends ' houses and skiing, didn ' t even place in last year ' s category. One of the more popular groups, means of transportation, finished exactly the same as last June only the top three spots alternated slightly. Instead of ranking feet, Porche and Volkswagen, this year ' s order read Porche, feet and Volkswagen. Upon the motion picture screen, the most favored movies in 1979 John Belushi ' s Animal House, Warren Beatty ' s Heaven Can Wait and John Travolta ' s Grease disappeared. Needless to say, the slack was picked up by The Jerk , Apocalypse Now and 10. On the music front, it was highly unanimous that Styx was voted the most favorite group for two years in a row while Led Zeppelin moved up a notch and Donna Summer was rated for the first time. Styx also won the songs race with their Cornerstone album hit Babe, followed closely behind by Led Zeppelin ' s Stairway to Heaven and The Knack ' s My Sharona. Transportation 1. Porsche 2. Feet 3. Volkswagen 4. Camero 5. Van 6. Trans Am 7. Moped 8. Datsun 9. Bike 10. MGB Songs: 1. Babe 2. Stairway to Heaven 3. My Sharona 4. Enough is Enough 5. PopMuzik 6. Let ' s go 7, Money 8. Dream Police 9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 10. Head Games Hangouts: 1. Parties 2. Friends 3. Anyplace with food 4. Barro ' s 5. Movies 6. Beach 7. His Her House 8. School 9. Sports Events 10. Dances 1. Being with friends is rated second in the lop ten hangouts poll. 2. Styx, Led Zeppelin, Donna Summer and The Knack were all p.opu- lar albums in this 79-80 year. 3. That crazy clay man, Mr. Bill helped in ranking Saturday Night Live as the top TV show. 4. Among the year ' s top books were: The Lord of the Rings , Kramer vs. Kramer and The Thornbirds 5. Steve Martin in most favored movie. The Jerk. 6. Voted the third most popular means of transportation is the Volkswagen.

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Books 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Lord of the Rings 3. Thorn Birds 4. Evergreen 5. Chesapeake 6. Mommie Dearest 7. Through the Eye of the Needle 8. FarPavillion 9. The Promise 10. The Outsiders Popular Sayings 1. Later :2. Oh Nooo 3. Give Me a Break 4. Wench 5. Cell 6. Cosmic 7. Whoo-ah 8. Bail 9. Not Even 10. Whostle • ' : ' -i-¥i ' J: M Pastimes 1. Partying 2. Friends ' House 3. Skiing 4. Going to the Beach 5. Shopping 6. Jogging 7. Watching T.V. 8. Eating 9. Cruising 10. Roller Skating . , Movies 1. The Jerk 2. Apocalypse Now 3. 10 4. Amityville Horror 5. Muppet Movie 6. Halloween 7. When a Stranger Calls 8. Alien 9. 1941 10. Rocky Horror Picture Show 6 TV Shows 1. Saturday Night Live J CJ f ' ' 2. M A S H o 3. Cinamerica K 4. Soap 5. MorkandMindy Jx? 6. 60 Minutes ms -: 7. Taxi ' ' 8. Eight is Enough V = 5 9. Muppet Show MR. BILL SHOW 10. Three ' s Company J %» ,- ' 01 ' ' i - . Groups 1. 2. 3. Styx Led Zeppelin Donna Summer 4. 5. 6. Cheap Trick Rolling Stones The Cars 7. 8. Queen Blondie 9. The Knack 10. Devo 26 Top Ten

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1. The variety of vitamins increased with the price. 2. Larry Gillam keeps fit by playing ten- nis. 3. Bill Rodgers, like many other Americans runs to help stay healthy. Health dominates over junk food and tooth decay By Rob Small It you were at a party five years ago, and someone asked you, Par- don me, but are you into granola? you might reply, Forgive me for being rude, but would you get out of my life? While joggers and health food addicts were just coming out of the closet five years ago the next five years saw the hea th concern grow in huge proportions. In the late 1970 ' s the entire health scene boomed into one of the largest money making industries in the nation. Not only did the variety of pills and vitamins increase, but so did the price, just a bottle of multiple vitamins ranged from $1.28 to $17. Finding the vitamins you wanted was even more difficult than swal- lowing the price. First you needed to decide on the vitamin you wanted, although this part was easy, just pick a letter out of the alphabet. Then you had to decide on the complex, and if you wanted organic or inorganic vita- mins. There was even one vitamin that claimed to get you high. It was called ZOOM, mother nature ' s own upper, and it retailed for $15 a bottle. One way people found to avoid the high cost of vitamins and still stay healthy was running. Running, which was a pastime for a small minority of people, turned into a nationwide fad. In fact, physical fitness became big- ger than ever. If everybody wasn ' t running, they were playing tennis or skiing or going to exercise class. More men and women are begin- ning to care about their bodies, said lerady Blain, proprietress of a South- ern California health spa. This bene- fits everyone, the people, the shoe companies, the tennis racquet com- panies, and most of all, the health spas. According to Blairle, the health spa business tripled since 1977. But it takes more than vitamins and physical fitness to remain healthy. It ' s just like your mother told you, you have to eat the right foods. However, deciding what foods were the right ones to eat created another wave of controversy, Health food does not keep you healthy, it only keeps you from eating the wrong, or harmful things, said Dr. Solly Cervitz in a Woman ' s Day interview, The claim that it cures ail- ments is totally erroneous. But many people will swear to the fact that health food has helped pre- vent sickness all their lives. Perhaps the most controversial health subject was the Wellness Movement, a preventative sickness program. Doctors involved in the program teach self-examination, pre- scribe medicines for preventive uses, and try to dissemble the fear and mystery of examinations. The doctors explain what they are trying to do and explain the patient ' s options in terms they cari understand. Some doctors feel that the Well- ness Movement is quackery and accuse the program ' s doctors of try- ing to protect their money. Health food, physical fitness and vitamins became enormously popu- lar. Even schools got into the health act by eliminating or at least cutting back on junk food sold in the student stores and cafeterias. However junk food manufactures were not to be swayed. They just resorted to making natural junk foods, according to Cervitz. ?8 Health