Alcester High School - Cubette Yearbook (Alcester, SD)

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Upper right-Homecoming A burns as Jolynne Crawford and Kris- ten Treiber look on. Upper left-A typical study hall scene Above- Macho Matt shows off Cub shirts sold by A Club Below- This must be a result of Muppet mania Lower right- Freshman girls display feeling of “togetherness 3

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2 Look’s Like We Made It It was a special year, a year of gladness and victory, and a year of sadness and defeat. As we reflect upon these days that we have shared, we will always remember the joy of striving, in the midst of the rush of life and living, to obtain our individuality, the special quality that will separate us from the crowd. We set out to remember, yet at the same time we see a hint of our lives developing right before us. We, as the Cubette staff, hope to capture both the moments that will bring to mind thoughts of friends and happy times, and memo- ries of the wonder and the questions we all saw concerning our future. This has indeed been a year that we can look back on with warm thoughts and a feeling of tri- umph. Yes, it looks like we made it. . Top-Matt Eilers and Chris Embrock are lucky winners in trea- sure hunt sponsored by school paper. Middle right-Miss Lund times Roxie Pederson during B team cheerleader initiation. Middle left Mark Fickbohm eager to eat school lunch. Far right-Kristen T. and Vicki T. and mascot plan next routine. Right Mr. Webster, fastest gun in the Chem. Department. 1980 Cubette Staff Editor, Vicki Twedt Jr. Editors-Susan Heiman Diane Ludwig Carol Jensen Copy Editor-Kelli Lapour Layout- Betsy Ahart Typist- Julie Kjose Business- Joni Johnson Stephanie Lappegard

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Yesterday Once More The decade was over and who was sorry? A new decade had begun and who was optimistic? Clear- ly those at Alcester High looked with hope at the future, yet memories of the 70’s linger on in the hearts of those who grew up then. The 1980’s found Americans having fewer chil- dren, living an average of 69 years, and moving from cities to suburbs. Although these statements are fairly widespread, they didn't directly affect the average student at AHS. A subject closer to their hearts, or rather pocketbooks, was skyrocket- ing gasoline prices, which produced a generation of trained conservers. The latter part of the decade showed a parking lot full of the smaller breed of econo-cars, rather than the larger, luxury models. The nation was also faced with a scandal that touched nearly all classes of life. A Poll released in 1970 revealed Richard Nixon as the most admired American, yet by the end of the decade he was the most talked about man in the U.S. for that period, only this time for his role in Watergate. The event shook the country and its effects were endless. Politicians who were ruined numbered in the doz- en as well as giving citizens a skeptical view of government as a whole. During the mid 70’s much attention was focused on the skies. Men at NASA guided the Viking ship through the atmosphere and space with the aid of powerful telescopes to land it on Mars, making it the first such ship to be touched down successfully on another planet. In 1978 people all over the world watched the sky with anticipation, loking for a piece of the falling explorer, Skylab, which finally landed in Australia. Student at Alcester, along with people of the whole nation, celebrated our country’s bicenten- nial, a major event of the year in 1976. This was also the year when James Earl Carter was elected President of the United States, partly because of his image of honesty, a most desireable trait after Watergate. Fashions and trends were a major news item in Alcester too. Styles switched from leisure suits and white belts to cigarette-leg designer jeans, but even though the designers took to printing their initials on the outside of jeans, Levis still held the honors of being top sellers. Below the knee dress- es, also known as “midies”, pushed the miniskirts over the edge, only to find they were surviving to reappear in the 80’s. There were also those who tried to experiment with new hairstyles. Some blew it dry, while others had it shagged. Some liked it straight, and others opted for a permanent