Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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Juniors Laura Williams and Missy McCor- mick along with Sophomore Tom Hyde are mo- deling the latest coats this year. Marvin Little and Vanessa Batemen, juniors, are praying for warmer weather! Hawaiian shirts were worn at the basketball games hoping to raise spirit and the temperature. Pat Babcock, junior, is wearing a rag wool sweater, which is popular nowadays. He also has an updated flat-top hairdo. Who's basketball shoes are these? Could they be the famous Kurt Johnson's? 18

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Junk Food Makes It Hard To Join itness Trend BOOM! CHUGGA-LUGGA-LUGGA BOOM! CHUGGA-LUGGA-LUGGA BOOM! CHUGGA-LUGGA-LUGGA The armed forces have always been recognized for their astounding phys- ical fitness programs. Meanwhile, PHS students have been practically ignored by the national news media. The rea- son, perhaps, is the simple fact that the students have rarely marched around screaming meaningless chants as the soldiers in the movie “Stripes” did. These students do, however, have a unique style of fitness, ranging from banana split-eating contests, to weightlifting, 12 ounces at a time. Of course, there is a lot to keeping fit, and not much to becoming unfit for that matter. Matt Glup, senior athlete, shed light on the subject by comment- ing, “staying fit isn’t as easy or fun as people think, but it’s addictive.” Addictive!? What could be more ad- dictive than food? Mrs. Sharon Smith, Home Economics instructor, teaches a fitness unit in which students learn that the teenage years are the time to de- velop healthful eating habits. The benefit will last a lifetime. However, how many students don’t have a constant craving for junk food? Ask anyone, the hotspot in PHS is right next to the candy and pop machine. This hangout brings in about $800 a month. Could that be possible? When the students and faculty drink approxi- mately 75 cans of pop per day, it is. Is this dream come true called heaven? Ms. Niece Jochims, Physical Educa- tion instructor, believes that most stu- dents who are physically fit are those who participate in school athletics. “There are a select group of students who work on their own, but the major- ity of students in athletics are in much better shape.” It is, however, a rare, or cold day that a PHSer won’t be seen playing frisbee at the church or bicycling with a friend. Many students participate in aerobics, jogging, weightlifting and even karate. There are probably many others who do exercises to stay trim. But there is a difference here. Isn’t there? Is staying trim the same thing as fitness? Senior Denice Eaton com- mented by saying, “Everybody’s into fitness because it is ‘in' to be ‘thin.’ ” The two are not necessarily the same thing. I Cl Junk food is everybody's downfall. Maybe Dave Alberts, junior, and Kevin Luehrs, senior, that's why the Journalism Staff installed the can- learn that cooking is not just for girls, dy machine in the main hallway. 17

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Stirrups, Jean Jackets, Oversized Shirts Are The age At PHS Fashion usually starts with the body. As everyone knows, thin is in. People who don't have the perfect body try to disguise defects through their fashions. This year there are many new styles. Why is fashion moving so fast? People want to look good! The fitness centers are making a booming business. When a girl loses a few pounds she wants to go out and buy a few new outfits! She also wants to look for the in” fashions. Shoes that are “in this year are high fashion boots, flats and white ten- nis shoes. The main shoe that guys wear are high top basketball shoes. The pant scene has become the rage. There are many different styles of pants and jeans. Cropped pants, flow- ered jeans, Levi’s 501 button fly jeans and the old faded jeans are back in style. Stirrups are also a favorite this year. Two of the main kinds of apparel girls are wearing these days are over- sized sweaters and shirts. The boys are wearing bright colored oxfords and jean jackets. Colors are brighter and pastels have become very popular. The TV show, Miami Vice,” uses strictly pastels for the two main characters, Philip Mi- chael Thomas and Don Johnson. In a “World Herald article, Thurs- day, February 6, experts say men will be wearing more citrus colors this spring. The citrus colors include: tan- gerine, lime, pink, grapefruit and lem- on. The new hairdos for 1986 are the bob, punk (spiked on top) and asym- metrical (one side shorter than the oth- er). Guys at PHS seem to be more outgoing with their hairstyles. For ex- ample, they perm their hair and also use mousse. Some favorite things that Heather Wilson, sophomore, likes to wear are jeans and boots. She usually buys a couple of things that are “in like stir- rup pants, but she’d rather buy more classic things. Things that don’t go out of style, three or four months later. Junior Tami McGowan said, My fa- vorite thing to wear is my favorite sweater and my hiking boots. But it really depends on my mood and the weather. I like wearing summer clothes best though because they’re so much brighter and more fun. Oversized sweatshirts were the in thing Cropped pants are in and they come in a this year. Shown above are Junior Tammy Clark variety ot fabrics. Shown above is Junior Heidi and Senior Mary Moorehead. Birdsley. 19