Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Product The rices Paid During the summer of 1985 the im- possible happened: Coke changed its flavor. The Old Coke was out and the New Coke was ing and to make matters even more complicated, Cherry Coke was added to the realm of carbohydrates. As most of us remember, the New Coke was less than a welcome visiter. As a matter of fact, the Coca-Cola company was losing so much money that they were forced to reintroduce the old coke which, they called Classic Coke . Soon students and other consumers could be heard asking for their personal favorites in the world of Coke. Students had more buying power than just Coke though. Students were the ones to make or break new fads, guide the lunch ladies in their stocking of candy bars, and of course students sought out the best buys on school sup- plies. Food was another area where students could rightfully claim themselves to be trend setters. By the end of the year we knew the prices for the standard burger, fries and cokes, and not just at one place butat all of the fast food joints. Unlike our grand- parents, who bought their candy bars for a nickel, we still got a pretty good l-s.-V :nf is -1 ,i ma-',gv - fw y ii 'w111 :f2ftf,1, f' V L' t f t , f ' ,,i5i:1fv E' I J: . e it f f , , ,,.,,. , ,,., . ,,,., ,,,, ,,,,. , ,,,,,,, ,., , ,,.,,,, , , ,,,...,,.,. ,.. .i.., ,, ,.,, ,. . . , ..., , .,, ..,, i H . .... ,V ,,,,., , . 7 ffifffa C12 Y' H 7f ftlt4f t, i ' t 5537: i .fist , W -if-:H N 1,777 i7V1,,n77 749' . . , ,,,. , rfywv If , . ' . , 3 5, ' i , . , , 5 .pred . 3 , gfakwf M ..,. , , 0 tl miie, atv it' 46 Specialty Section shelves with a new label. fPhoIo by T. Nelsonl Lil A typical student boasts many of the fashoins with Guess, Levi 's, and two iPhoto by T. Nelsonj price but to buy a candy bar in th eighties it cost close to it was closer t 50 cents. When it came to buying things economically students did pretty well and when it came to having fun wit the things we bought we did pretty we too. U1 Almost all students could be seen wearing a ,trusty pair of Levi 's sometime during school. iPhoto by R. Hines! 121 We all saw the old Coke back on

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2 .-.,m-o-qa...,,,,,- ff 4 z K gf 5 fi' Nl Z 4 f an Q gr- 72 19' w is 41 1 1 ' 4-.ue-1-'F wr in M u A TRENDSE T T ER Many students like Valerie Bowles Crightj chose to be trendy. They could be seen around campus in various outfits straight from the pages of COSMO. Trendsetters captured other students attention in such things as mini skirts, neon clothes, interesting haircuts and bizarre accessories. 1. Is this bizarre, or what? 2. No trendsetter is complete without various new wave albums. 3. This handy device was used 24 hours a day. 4. What outfit would be complete without tips from SEVENTEEN magazine. 5. Punk glasses were often used to enhance that special look. 6. No trendy person is complete without black fingernail polish. 7. Some- trendsetters want to visit Paris, the trendiest capitol in the world. A NERD Nerds are often the butt of many jokes. Many of them are often seen as brainy, homely, inept and socially in- capable. This could be true, but nerd- Mark Williams Cleftj is definitely fashionable. 1. Am I late for my calculus class? 2. Momma makes her baby boy PB8cJ with the crusts cut off. 3. Polyester leisure pants for barhop- ping. 4. The Nerds carry along locker. 5. Source of the nerds intellectual abilities. 6. ' The Nerd and his friends have com- puter printout parties. fls this anything like a toga party?J 7. Ooops, mommy forgot to zip Wendel's zipper!

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6 61 think that fashion is listening to new wave music, like Modern English, and New Order...it's also baggy clothes, Esprit, and Forenza definately. Yeah, and broaches and pins.9 9 Natalie Kaup Price Listin Clothes: Swatch Watches: 530.00 Guess Bags: 25.00 Guess Sweatshirts: 45.00 Levi's 501 Blues: 21.00 Reeboks: 40.00 Food: McDonalds: BigMac: 1.35 Icecream Cone: .25 Eegee's: Italian Grinder: 2.39 Eegee's Quart: .95 Burgergiing: Whopper wfchz Onion Rings: Pizzas: Pizza Pub: Pistol Pete's: Movies: Mann: Plitt: AMC Cstudentsjz Classic Coke C12 oz.J 1.79 .59 7.89 4.99 5.00 5 .00 2.75 .50 Products 47