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

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BELOW: lT'S YOUR TURNM- Miitcns referees ai bzickgammon game bctwccn Eddie Oliver und Gretchen Holm on ai homey date. i -. A if A 214 Activities Dating mg., w..,,

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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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FAR LEFT: LOST IN A LOVE STORY-W Out on ri Saturday night. Frank Mein and Mary Weaver watch Arthur, LE!-FT: YOU DRIVE ME WILD- Hoping for it hole in one, Janet Elder concentrates on her form while Richard Butow watches at Golf 'N Stuff. BELOW: GIVE NIE A LITTLE QUICHE, WILL YA, IIUI'I'?- Abby Brown and Bill llztney enjoy at quiet dinner ut their favorite restaurant. Marie Citllendzirs I - e1'tl IW in 'L-1 KN rf 4 if ni ,- AR LEFT: A PROM-ISING EVENING-TI-IE I,5LTIMA'IIL IQBATEW Teresa. Szinders id Brian Dawson are able to recapture their Prom night memories. tvith tt color photo- aph. Brian rented his tux at Bills Tuxes on Spring Street. as did rnany other Ram men. EFT: SAY YOU'LL BE MIND- After an unheztrahly long separation tot :it leust two zriodsl, left Snow gives Barbie Bennett an l-lovenyou hug. ABOVE: YOU'LI, LOOK WEET UPON TIIIEI SEAT. . .-- Iinhioying tt sunny October afternoon together, Bob tow and Sally Lewis ride around Peter's Lttnding in Sunset Bench on their bicycle built r two. Up-To-Date A crossecultural random survey of one-hundred- fifty Millikan students revealed the following find- ings concerning dating trends and favorites: Milliken couples were often seen dining at one ol' six favorite restaurants tin order of prcferencel: l. Bobby McGeels 2. Bleek Angus 3. I-Iouliharfs Old Place 4. Mc Kennas Creek 5. Claim Jumper 6. The Fish Tale Top- Choice dating activities included: Seeing a movie 4872, Hitting the beech 29976 Going to a rock concert 23955 Despite the ERA., students agreed that when it came to picking up the tab, customs had not changed: 9892 felt that the guy should pay 296 felt that the bill should be split Do you think it is okay for a girl to ask a boy out? Millikan students Widely agreed: 92? thought it fine 8'Zi thought it unacceptable Parents varied in their ideas about eurfews: Before 12:00 am. 476 12:00 :1.m. 22? 12:30 a.m. IOW 1:00 am. l9'Z1 2:00 am. l2'?'2i No curfew 33? The first things that girls looked for in it prospec- tive date werct Looks 28? Intelligence 501 Popularity 251 Good personality 65? Boys looked for these qualities first: Looks 43941 Intelligence 99? Popularity MZ, Good personality 44? ' Looking to the future. Millikan students expect- ed to: Get married 687: Live with someone 20 Z, Stay single l2'??i F Activities Dating 25