Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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 In Tune With ’81 - Books And Music If you were reading any of Stephen King's books (The The Jazz Singer. Neil Diamond Best selling author. Stephen King. Stand. Firestarter. Cujo, The Dead Zone), you were in the mainstream of Alta readers. Books on the macabre and oc- cult were also popular (Petals in the Wind. Flowers in the At- tic, If There Be Thorns) as were a host of fantasy novels dealing with heroes, dragons, and castles. One of the most carried paperbacks out this year was Mommie Dearest. Those who were obsessed with their weight, responded in our book survey, naming many diet books (too numerous to count- —just like calories). And final- ly, locally published L.D.S. books (Sam. Charly, and A Soul So Rebellious) were read frequently. Only one reader claimed to have read (or at least purchased) a generic book: Western. Larry Hagman as Dallas' J R. Ewing. The legendary John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Books And Music •

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mmm Organizations The life blood that fills the active student. The refreshing departure from the mundane and dron- ing routine of getting up, going to school, going to sleep, going home, and then sleeping again. Any student could become part of a club, no matter what his tastes. Honor Society to VIC A... FLBA to Drama... and yet organizations were more than just abbreviations or meetings once a month; they gave the studentbody assemblies (yea—no third period!), sponsored dances, and decorated the halls with cheery Christmas trees. Student Government broadcast the morning announce- ments; DECA had its fashion show; Drama brought us a bit of Broadway; VICA threw candy from their homecoming float; the Hawkeye chron- icled school happenings and issues for anyone who could read; and Dance Company provided an outlet for creativity and self expression. And while organizations didn’t always mean organization, they certainly meant excitement, and provided a bit of stability in everyone’s changing world.