Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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Science teacher, Tom Kappas, organized a field trip to the airport, where students could view Halley’s Comet. Senior Gary Kipp is shown. Mary Moorehead, senior, watches as one of the many speakers who visited PHS. performs a magic trick. Mrs. Paulette Tarnasky, of the Cass County Family Counseling Clinic, talks about mental health. A current event in ’86 is the repainting of the Plattsmouth water tower. No more graffiti! 20

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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

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PHS Students Keep Up With The Outside World Of urrent Events Ever wondered what the future is go- ing to bring? Well, before you think about the future, let’s take a look at the past. The top stories of 1985 included Mid East terrorism, which involved hijack- ings, hostages and bombings. A big wow for everyone was when President Reagan and Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first time in six years for a summit meeting. There were definitely more tragic events in 1985 than joyous events. A volcano erupted in Columbia and over 8,000 children were among the 25,000 dead. Another was the earthquake in Mexico. The worst hit are?'? were the blue-collar neighborhoods. Seven thousand people were pronounced dead and 30,000 injured. Another sad note was the death of a famous actor Rock Hudson. He was struck by AIDS. In some parts of the country, controversies arose about ad- mitting children with AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome into pub- lic schools. One air disaster set a record for a single commercial airliner. It happened August 12, 1985, a Japan Air Line Flight 123 was carrying 524 people from Tokyo to Osaka, it crashed into a mountain. Four people survived. Graphic photos of dying infants and gross malnutrition caught America’s attention with African famine. The at- tention was further focused by the Live Aid rock concert. This is not a new story, but the farm economy has been deteriorating for at least four years. Farmers marched on Washington to dramatize their plight and by year’s end the president had signed a farm bill designed to bring relief to America’s heartland. Weather in ‘85 was unbelievable — hurricanes hit Louisiana, skimmed the East Coast, started floods in Virginia and West Virginia leaving 54 dead and driving 22,000 from their homes. Artificial hearts were the main medi- cal scene. William Schroeder lives on, Jack Burcham dies. After eight trans- plants this year doctors studied new strategies. Moving on to 1986. One of the most important and unforgettable scenes took place January 28, Time magazine stated, “It was not the first time.” On January 27, 1967 a fire erupted in the first Apollo space craft, killing three American astronauts. The Challenger's last flight killed seven astronauts. Time also stated, “The eye accepted what the mind could not.” Miss Niece Jochims, assistant basketball New phones at PHS really impressed the coach, girls' track coach and physical education new secretary. Mrs. Jeanne Hardy, teacher was inducted into the UNO Hall of Fame in 1986. 21