Millikan High School - Aries Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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I As the rest of the country went conservative through Reaganomics and the Moral Majority, the little world of Millikan did its own thing. From being a prepperf' like Sue Lawson, Steve Sloan, and Jennifer Spier, to joining the new wave, like Mike Carlson, and Julie Miller, '82 was the year to be one's self. From the dressier solid colored shirts of the preppy, to the mini skirts and trench coats of the new wave, anything that covered the body, or at least part of it, was in. As the Rolling Stones rolled into town in Octo- ber, so did their concert T-shirts, with concert T- shirts and Levi's becoming the craze. During lunch period, one could look out to see a wave of black and white jerseys, each the proof that it's owner had been to the concerts of the Go-Gos, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Pat Benatar. The drab, smelly tennis shoe took on a new look, not because of some new aerodynamic, futuristic design, but by changing a little piece of string called a shoelace. No longer were white-grey tradi- A-in-.,,.,,,. SAVE THE ALLIGKISOR ...EATA tional laces acceptable. Festive designs reigned- -hearts, stars, rainbowsg name it, and the shoelace had it. Kids in kindergarten could cheat on their alphabet tests just by looking at their shoes. LEFT: ENDANGERED SPECIES?- While shopping in Spenccr's Gift Shop, concerned environmentalist Alli- son Miller contemplates the possibility of the alligator becoming extinct. BELOW: BE A PREPPER? - Prep- pies Charlie Crockett, Sue Lawson, and Steve Sloan check to see what is key prep in the Outrageous Offi- cial Preppy Handbook, while browsing in Waldens book store. Rmb OPPOSITE: SINGING IN THE RAIN?- No, but that doesn't seem to phase senior Mike Carlson during the November Santa Ana heat wave. Trench coats are fash- ionable in any weather. UPPER RIGHT: ALL THAT GLITTERS- New metallic accessories catch the eyes of Cindy McKinney and Julie Miller during a December shopping spree at the Cerritos Mall. UPPER LEFT: DESIGNER LACES?- Maybe not, but the designer craze is stretching from candy to socks! Liz Dixon laces up the latest fad-shoelaces with festive designs. Activities Fads And Fashions

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