Pinson Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Pinson, AL)

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David McAnnatly and Ricky Plowler (Upper Left) blow fifty cents at Mason ' s. Romie Pendleton relaxes after a hard day ' s work (Bottom) Groceries are Craig Sharf ' s bag WEEKENDS 21

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Weekends Weekends are times to wind down, relax, earn extra money and pursue activities of ones own choosing Weekends are eagerly anticipated by every sane student because they mean a two-day reprieve from the mundane routine of the dreaded school week. People use a wide variety of means to wind down during weekends, trying to make it last as long as possible before Monday returns once again. Many people try to forget school by getting far away from it, and going out Friday and Saturday night is surely a great way to do it. A number of students enjoy eating out someplace where the food is not processed and where they don ' t have to serve themselves. Others try to catch a movie, something that can rarely be done on weeknights. Monday thru Thursday, the only film around is the one covering the eyes of someone try- ing for hours to study for the next days ' s test. A great number of people have fun over the weekend by doing nothing. They may try to make up for the sleep they lost in the last four days and fre- quently are not seen by anyone during the entire time. Many others like to watch television, enjoying cartoons on Saturday morning, or maybe, as many boys do, thrill to seeing professional wrestlers kill each other, via satellite. And, of course, we can ' t forget the Kung Fu movies on Channel 21! A number of people aren ' t so for- tunate on weekends. These are those ones who must (ugh!) work to make extra money. These are not happy people, and can be dangerous if pro- voked. Just a warning folks. There are a great number of ac- tivities that occupy the time of students when they are not being students. Each has their own way of relaxing, trying to rebuild enough stamina for the next week. Then again Monday can ' t be all bad, after all, it ' s only five more days until the next weekend, and it will all begin again. I (Above) Jill Darden demonstrates how to waste water 20 WEEKENDS

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Fads, Trends, and Styles A look at the fashions, styles and trends that direct the lives of Pinson Valley students. Fads There are so many things that are hot one day and dead the next; things that everybody has to do or Sweatsuits Once the S.G.A. dress council decid- ed that complete sweatsuits could be worn to school, a completely new field was opened. The cheerleaders, who already had sweatsuits, wore theirs weekly and soon the football players got their Banana suits. The color guard and majorettes got in on the act and soon almost everyone was wearing his or her choice of loose, comfortable clothes. White Alabamas written on red shirts and orange Auburns on blue shirts soon invaded the halls. No longer were these popular clothes limited to P.E. or Dance, and sweat- suits now have their own place at Pin- son much to the approval of most students. j f .rv », t have that seem so ridiculous a short time later. We ' re talking about fads, flashes in the pan which become overnight sensations then just as quickly disappear from the face of the earth. Fads have been around for as long as anyone can remember; just since the 50 ' s, we have seen hula hoops, Davey Crockett hats, slinkies, poodle skirts, the Beatles, love beads, mini-skirts, mini-mini-skirts, L.S.D. and other hallucinations, bell-bottom pants, the Rubik ' s Cube, and video games. Now it is the middle of the decade and styles have again changed. Some things are old, some are new, but all are definitely different and definitely the in thing. Blue Jeans When Levi Strauss almost went bankrupt while making tents, he decid- ed to diversify. He started making pants out of his tent material for the San Francisco gold miners in the 1840 ' s. Since then, blue jeans have become more than just a rugged pair of work pants; they have become the fashion of almost everyone, especially since the mid-1950 ' s. The jeans, have changed since the 50 ' s and now dif- ferent styles, patterns and colors are the new trend. The most popular new jeans are those with the different pat- terns. Normally the jeans consist of one of the following: faded and dark jeans, striped with dark or striped with faded. Some jeans are even more com- plex in that the pockets are lighter or darker than the rest of the jeans. But no matter what style, color or pattern, the plain Blue Jeans are ever popular. Whether it be Levis, Lee, Gloria Vanderbilt, Sedgefield, 501 blues, Calvin Klein, or Jordache, every student has at least one pair. So no matter what style, or color that jeans take, chances are they will be here for quite some time to come. 22 FADS, TRENDS AND S TYLES