Robertsdale High School - Robala Yearbook (Robertsdale, AL)

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FADS AND FANCIES - Panama JacJ SUN TAN PRODUCTS The students of Robertsdale came up with some different fads and fashions this year. The fads and fashions include favorite hangouts and all sorts of clothes. For in- stance, the seniors favorite places to eat lunch were Danny ' s and Big Tee. On the weekends, the favorite hangouts were the arcade in Robertsdale and the Hangout in Gulf Shores. Some of the styles that were in this year included mini-skirts, paper hats, caps, and bandanas. Perhaps the fashion that has been in for years are old faded blue jeans. Towards the beginning of the year, the Valley Girl fad seemed to take over some of the groups in R ' dale. The fastest growing fad now is the punk hair cuts, and the punk styles. With all the people getting injured, crutc hes grew to be a big fad among the accident-prone students Gayle Dawkins poses for the photographer to show off her paper hat. Panama Jack shirts, as well as the suntan products, became a big fad. Scott Taylor is wearing some of the common apparel found at Robertsdale, namely, button down shirts and jeans. Jeans are still the one fad that never goes out of style. Eddie Denk ' s hat is one of the many different types of caps. 26— Styles and Fads

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The most interesting event of this month was the maiden voyage of the space shuttle Challenger w hich put a satellite into orbit. The astronauts manning the ship con- ducted the first space walk in nine years. Har- old Washington was elected Chicago ' s first black mayor in a close race with Richard Dai- ley. John Louis Evans, age 38, was executed in the electric chair for manslaughter. The Acad- emy Awards named Gandhi movie of the year. Barney Clark died in the first week of April after weeks of treatment. The Robertsdale band participated in State Band Competition which was held at Troy State. Dawn Davis and Tom Childress won the REA Contest. Student Council elections were held this month. Regis- tration for next year ' s classes was held on the twenty-eighth. Top songs were Jeopardy by the Greg Kihn and, Beat It by Michael Jackson, and Could It Be You by Steven Bishop. Popular movies were High Road to China and Curtains. The economy began to pick up on the state and national level as unem- ployment and interest rates continued to drop during the spring months. The release of the third Star Wars movie Return of the Jedi. brought new records in ticket sales. Spring activities includ- ed the senior play, The Clumsy Custard Hor- ror Show, The Sophomore-Senior Reception at Water World, the senior picnic at Gulf Shores, the spring band concert, the varsity athletes sports banquet, and finally concluded the year with final exams. The National Ju- nior Honor Society gave the office personal a lunchion. A new event this year was a banquet held for all the junior high athletes. The ban- quet was held in Bay Minette and Ray Per- kins, coach at Alabama, was the guest speak- er. Popular songs were Separate Ways by Journey and Let ' s Dance by David Bowie. Top movies were Madman and Blue Thunder. Spring— 25

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More Fads Starr Kyser ' s Polo pull-over is one of the more popular brand names. Styles and Fads— 27