Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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New styles are displayed here by Toby Shanks, Heather Benke and Jeanne Carmi- cheal. Bandannas, camouflage pants and high top shoes are all part of the break dancing style as Mickey Smith. Wally McAllister and Alan Russell show. 11

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From Preppy To Punk ‘‘I love wearing ties!” said Fresh- man Caroline Olson. What's in? This is a question that fashion-conscious people often wonder about. Every year brings new styles and this year is no differ- ent. So, what’s in besides ties? Senior Marcia Case said, Baggy clothes, cropped jeans and beads are in.” This response was echoed by many people. But, look around these aren't the same old things anymore. Jeans come in many new and ex- citing styles. Levi’s 501's, cropped, stripped and red tag jeans are all in. Senior Dianna Lesher said, “any- thing that is comfortable, not too tight and looks good ...” The comfortable tops- how about oversized sweaters, large shirts and baggy blazers? The girls today will wear anything found in the mens’ department- anything from hats to oxfords to shoes. Many people can Casual dress Includes blue jeans. concert shirts and an oversized, flannel shirt Bekki|0 Barkus models this look Buttons tells others what a students think and who their favorites are be found wearing jean jackets, usu- ally covered with buttons with a cute saying or a rock singer on them. What else? Senior Sue Pri- bramsky said “the preppy look.” Long oxfords, polo shirts and top siders are typical of the PHS prep. Many students go from being a prep one day to being a punk the next day. What is punk? Punk includes, dangle earrings or according to Mr. Tom Schirmer, fish-lure earrings, parachute pants, bandanas around the ankles and flourescent colors. The in” colors at PHS this year are pink and gray. This year’s fashions let everyone join in. This includes the multiple earrings and ear bands that are be- coming more popular every day. Junior Brad Sekella sums it up by saying “There is no real style. We're going through a transitional period from prep to punk.”

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Games Boost Spirit Devilmania?! Homecoming?! It’s time to get out the togas and tricy- cles! In preparation for the October 5 football game against Norris, PHS students planned and schemed and competed to boast spirit. The senior class was especially careful in as- sembling teams for the different De- vilmania games, since that class fin- ished in first place in the 1983 games. Could they do it again? Seniors did come out again with a first place finish and that was the conclusion of the week’s activities. Due to rain, all events were held indoors on Friday. Besides the an- nual tug-of-war, jump-roping con- test, pyramid-building, a new event in breakdancing was added. Soft- ball games were cancelled because of the weather. Students again participated in Rolling across the finish line is Mr Ralph Tarnasky in the tricycle race. Sophomores finished first In the pyramid- building. Butch Jagodzinski tops the heap. dressup days throughout the week. These included Hawaiian day, blue- and-gold day, Titan-nerd day, toga day and hat-and-shade day. Senior Sandra Hild gave her eval- uation of the events by saying, I like the football game, even though we had to cheer in the rain.” ‘‘It was a lot of fun and it does raise the spirit of the school,” was Senior Sharon Schreiner’s com- ment. What was the most fun? Junior Kathy Beebe replied, the Devil- mania games.” Seniors won the games with a to- tal of 53 points. Placing second were the juniors with 39. The sopho- mores came in third with 36.5 points and the faculty registered 30 points. Freshmen earned 25.5 points for fifth. 12