Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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It’s Friday night and you're hungry The first food that comes to mind is pizza. You are not alone. Pizza parlors such as Godfathers are crowded every weekend with hungry Alta students. Good standbys for a fast food bite. Big Macs at Mcdonalds. Pizza Hut pizza or other numerous places on Seventh East. u. Community • 41

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Whirley Ball And The “Sev” The poular growth demand- ed that added entertainment come into the Sandy area. The moviegoer was delight- ed with the debut of four the- atres called the Sandy Star- ships. Though this made it pos- sible to catch a flick in Sandy, the movies that were shown were never first run box office blockbusters. If you wanted to see a new film you still had to go elsewhere. Classic Roller Skating built Utah's largest rink in Sandy. In- stantly it became one of the best places to go out and social- ize with from the vicinity. It was closely supervised by the police so as to keep undesirable elements from taking over. The roller rink was only the first phase of a recreation complex that planned to open water slides, miniture golf courses, bumper boats, and a river run when completed. Video arcades sprung up all around Sandy, each supplying a selection of the most popular video games around. Some of the favorites included Astroids, Defender, Missle Command and of course the biggest and most popular game of the year Pac Man. Going out for pizza was a common occurance this year. The surplus of pizza parlors made this easy to do. Besides eating one could play video games or visit with friends about anything that came to mind. A full evening could be spent at one of these joints. Seven Eleven convenience food stores around town pro- vided a good meeting place and if something was needed quick- ly these were the places to go. Many items such as candy, junk food, soft drinks, and slur- pees could be picked up in a hurry. A different kind of game was created in Sandy this year called Whirlyball. It became one of the most popular activi- ties for students. It is played on bumper cars, teams consists of five persons, each equiped with a catching basket. The object of the game is to score by sink- ing the ball through the hoop. The team that gets the most points wins. Whirlyball arcade opened in 1981 on 7th East. by Kevin Dana With four movie theaters, space invaders, and lots of popcorn, the new Sandy Starships is a popular place to go for entertainment. Slamming across the floor in tricky bumper cars provides the excitement of Whirlyball. a new sport for the eighties. Students often use 7 11's as a close place to run down and pick up groceries, snacks, or Big Gulps. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY COMIN AT YA THE WATCHER ARTHURI 3 40 • Community

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In Tune With ’81 - Movies And T.V Superman. Christopher Reeve. R.E.O. Speedwagon s Kevin Cronin. Most of the movies that we paid $4 to see were mostly the same big money makers of the year: Raiders of the Lost Arc (of course). For Your Eyes Only, Stripes Nine to Five. Es- cape from New York, and Su- perman II. Fantasy movies (Ex calibur and Dragonslayer) cap- tured movie audiences as well as the old standby horror vio- lence flicks (Halloween II. Fri- day the 13th. Scanners). This was also the year of big budget movies that lost mil lions of bucks because people just didn’t go see them. Did you see — Legend of the Lone Ranger. Heaven's Gate, Zorro, Wolfen. Under the Rainbow. Blow Out, The Fan, The Post- man Always Rings Twice? Well neither did anyone else. And who could forget 1981's experiement with the 50’s fad — 3D in the movie. Cornin’ At Ya. A movie so bad that one cheered the shooting of the hero. TOP GROSSING MOVIES OF 1981 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark Spiders, corpses, and snakes, oh my!. Harrison Ford created a thoroughly modern hero in a late 1930’s setting. 2. 9 to 5 Fonda, Tomlin, and Par- ton plot against their chauvinistic boss. Par- ton’s hit single ’’9 to 5’’ was also second on the pop chart for 81. 3. Superman II Highflying action and ro- mance compliment the se- quel about the ’’man of steel”. 4. Stir Crazy - Back togetl. . again, Rich- ard Pryor and Gene Wilder go cuckoo in a prison. 5. The Cannonball Run Burt Reynolds leads a star-studded cast on a wild coast-to-coast race. 6. Stripes If you don’t like the Army, form your own. Bill Mur- ray did so in his box-office smash of the summer. 7. Any Which Way You Can Clint Eastwood returns with his co-star Clyde, or is it the other way around. 8. Arthur Trying to stay drunk the rest of his life, Dudley Moore stumbles his way into our hearts. 9. The Four Seasons Multi-talented Alan Alda sheds his Hawkeye role to become part of one of three married couples. 10. Popeye The famous comic strip comes to life when Robin Williams and Shelly Du- Vall team up. DuVall, Hurl, and Williams in Popeye. 42 • Movies And T.V.