Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Used for events from basketball to car shows, hockey games and fairs, the Salt Palace billed top perfor mances that attracted many valley residents. Enthu siastic fans packed the arena to watch the Jazz or Eagles compete. Some fans enjoyed concerts such as Rick Springfield and R.E.O Speedwagon. Someplace Specia I Love Salt Lake! boldly printed on shirts, buttons, visors and hats, proclaimed the love many Utahns felt for their city. Being Utah’s only big city, Salt Lake at- tracted students from the suburbs as well as other counties. Salt Lake offered big city entertainment, concerts, sports, re- creation, and good food, and added a spe- cial hometown touch. Sharing many things in common with other cities, places such as Temple Square, the Capitol Building and the University of Utah helped to make Salt Lake different. Lighting up the valley with warmth and life, Salt Lake shined brightly in her valley sheltered by the Wasatch Mountains. Salt City Jail, the 13th Floor. Amelias, the Greek Food Factory, and Hare Hollow were a few of the restaurants that offered culinary delights after dates or dances. The 13th Floor, in addition to the high quality food, featured a panoramic view of Salt Lake. The atmosphere of the Old Salt City Jail created a nostalgic eating experience in a recreated old western jail. Snelgroves was the eating delight of everyone who loved good, fresh ice cream. In the heart of the city people enjoyed window shopping the various shops and stores. Pegasus, Cosmic Aeroplane and Odessy Records and Tapes appealed to punkers, rockers and classical music lovers alike. Crossroads Plaza, a new shop- ping center, boasted being the largest downtown mall in the country. The many different shops appealed to the people who shopped there often. The “one-of-a-kind shops at Trolley Square had something for everyone. Looking up State Street, the Capitol Building domi nates the scene. State Street, being a favorite night spot of many students, remained crowded from dusk to midnight with teenagers having good times. Both Rockers and Science majors flocked to the Hansen Planetarium to see the Lazer Rock or Star shows. The Salt Palace, Special Events Center, and Kings- bury Hall billed concerts for Salt Lakers to enjoy. Billing top names like R.U.S.H., Styx. Blue Oyster Cult, R.E.O. Speedwa gon and Rick Springfield, the Salt Palace pleased all concert fans. For the Drama and Arts oriented person. Promised Valley Playhouse, Repertory Dance Theatre, Capi- tol Theatre, Theatre 138 provided live en- tertainment. Salt Lake Art Center and the Utah Museum of Natural History gave cul- ture and history for people who sought it. In the good old summer time, the Salt Lake Gulls provided baseball fever for baseball fans. During the cold season hock ey fans cheered on the Golden Eagles or basketball lovers were caught in the action of the Utah Jazz. In addition to professional sports, most Salt Lakers were caught up in Ute foot- ball and basketball excitement. Tourists came in to get to know Utah snow. Rac- quetball, tennis, jogging and aerobics were available for the phsyically fit person throughout the city. Every Friday and Saturday night, hun- dreds of teenyboppers lined state street in the age old tradition of cruising . People who were too young to drive walked, and the fascination of gravity hill remained. The spectacular sunsets and sunrises that enhanced Salt Lake's skyline were the best loved feature of Salt Lake. Salt Lake City, although it grows larger every year, still exists in harmony with the valley and mountains that surround it. SLC • 25

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The familiar landmark at Trolley Square attracted peo pie to the movies and restaurants available at Salt Lake's unique shopping center. With many specialty shops Trol ley Square, was a popular spot to shop for Christmas. A view from the Avenues shows the constrastinq skyline of a unique section of the city. From the old familiar Desert Gym. to the artistically de signed L.D.S. Temple, to the newly added, mod- ern, towering Crossroads Mall The old and new blended well together and made Salt Lake's fea tures distinctive. With their cosmopolitian offerings, the Blue Mouse and Cosmic Aeroplane attracted the avant garde and adventuresome. Its special feature being The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the Blue Mouse appealed to midnight cultists. Being the diner's choice of many Salt Lake residents, the Old Salt City Jail guaranteed a captivating eating experience in a recreated old western jail. 24 • S.L.C.

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Rowdy Assemblies “That’s Pep!” The crowd yelled and screamed as the cheerleaders led them on through cheers, chants, and other activities; the common goal—to get into a hyped-up mood to help in sup- porting our teams, leading them on to victory with the competitiveness of sports. It couldn’t have been, and there- fore wasn’t all cheers. There were also skits, competitions, and awards ceremonies for teams and individual athletes. But remember how the dif- ferent classes used to compete in trying to yell a pre-chosen cheer the loudest and with the most spirit? This not only kept everyone awake, but also helped in getting the individual classes united because of work- ing together as a group. Some of the better skits pre- sented were ‘‘Night Time Sto- ry, in which a few selected members of the faculty and students came into the assem- bly dressed in night clothes, sucking their thumbs, and car- rying dolls, teddy bears, and other toys. Smash the Beet” was an exceptionally good ex- ample of what Alta very logical- ly should have done to Jordan, and will do next year. Other ex- citing pep events during the year were the homecoming pep rally, the Alta vs. Jordan bas- ketball pep rally, and the BIG ONE—the State Football Semi- Finals pep assembly. In case one wonders just who the masterminds of these ac- tivities were, try looking at the spirit leaders—cheerleaders, songleaders and student gov- ernment officers. The planning, writing and much of the per forming was done by these groups. Although pep assem- blies were fewer this year, the success of many of the athletic teams made them more excit- ing and livelier than ever. Bound and tied. Rob Gibbons and Todd Handley and the rest of the class presi- dents wait nervously before they are covered deliciously with whipcream at the hands of the student body officers during the night pep rally. As the ominous notes pound through the field house blaring from the band's horns, a barefoot executioner prepares to blast the beet at the pep assembly before the Jordan football game which was lost by the varsity 13-6. 26 • Pep Assemblies