Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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INS Suspenders Laser Tag Cybil Shephard Exotic Coffees Democrats David Letterman Mr. Anderson Studying Classic Coke Being yourself 4X4’s and Jeeps Frozen Yogurt Starship Theatres Vitamins Jeopardy “That’s the ticket” Moonlighting N.Y. Giants Raising taxes Doug Flutie Square The color green OUTS Belts Skateboards Vanna White Herbal Tea Republicans Johnny Carson Hall monitors Cheating New Coke Trendy Sports cars Ice Cream Crossroads Theatres Drugs Trivial Pursuit “Totally” Miami Vice Chicago Bears No tax hikes Jim McMahon Hip The color purple Hot cocoa Home delivery Platoon’s Vietnam Oprah Winfrey Golden Gate Bridge Main Street 50 Vs Bagels Designated Drivers Rugby Shirts USA vacations Buckle up Tartar control Decaf, coffee Take out Rambo’s Vietnam Donahue Statue of Liberty Wall Street Guess Croissants Drunk Drivers Izods European vacations Baby on board Flouride 1986 39

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FAVORITE FLICKS 1 Ferris Bueller's Day Off — It wasn't realistic but I wish it would happen anyway! Chad Thue- son 2. Top Gun — I particularly enjoyed Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer’s rendition of beach volleyball. Jenn Payne 3. Stand By Me 4 Aliens - As far as sequels go it was great! — Jenny Garcia 5. The Golden Child Anything with Eddie Murphy in it is worthwhile. Julie Lund 6. Star Trek IV — It made a statement about ecology and preservation of the world’s re- sources. Dayna Kerns 7 Down and Out in Beverly Hills — Mike the Dog. and his one blue eye. steal the show. Brad Larsen 8 Children of a Lesser God 9 Peggy Sue Got Married - It made me think of what it’ll be like to look back on my high school days. Racine Johnstun 10 Gung Ho Ending as one of the most popular movies of the year. Top Gun's Kelly McGillis and Tom Cruise wowed movie-goers. 38 1986 TV VIEWERS’ CHOICES 1. Cosby Show 2. Family Ties 3. Cheers 4. Moonlighting 5. Murder, She Wrote 6. Who’s the Boss? 7. Growing Pains 8. Kate and Allie 9. Newhart 10. Dallas

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Concert Mania Concert mania went wild throughout Salt lake City, exciting music lovers of all types. The excitement varied from Bon Jovi’s heavy metal lyrics. “You Give Love a Bad Name”, to Elton John’s melodic classic, “Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word.” The more popular bands delight- ed their devoted fans by stopping at the Salt Palace. The list of entertainers in- cluded: Van Halen, Motley Crue, Ratt, Metallica. Lionel Richie, Whitney Hous- ton. The Jets, Billy Joel, INXS, Berlin and ZZ Top. The return of the “garage bands” also swept the Wasatch Front with bands like London Bridge, Souvenier. Big Idea, and Jon Boudeaux a rock group that success- fully launched the opening for Annie Len- nox’s Eurythmics at Parkwest. For bands struggling for fame and recognition, a contest, sponsored by the Canyon Times, encourages local bands with their annual Battle of the Bands competition. The win- ner of the contest receives free studio time and a chance to make a rock music video and, in turn, to gain local exposure. The student body officers, for the first time in Alta’s history, held a Battle of the Bands stomp featuring the ever popular Small Talk and the equally successful ALTA’S TOP TEN SINGLES 1. Mad About You — Belinda Carlisle 2. Venus — Bananarama 3. Glory of Love — Peter Citera 4. Sleeping Bag — ZZ Top 5. Amanda — Boston 6. You Give Love a Bad Name — Bon Jovi 7. Take Me Home Tonight — Eddie Money 8. What You Need — INXS 9. Danger Zone — Kenny Loggins 10. Greatest Love of All — Whitney Houston •The top single of 1986, according to Bill- board Magazine, was That’s What Friends are for — Dionne and Friends. Robert Palmer was one of many performers spon- sored by KCGL in the Park West Summer Concert Series. Singing fan's favorite Eurythmics' song. “Would I Lie to you?.” Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart made a tremendous performance at Park West. Performing at the Salt Palace. Lionel Richie packed in many admiring fans. Excites Utahns heavy metal rock group, Aerial. The excit- ing climax for the evening ended with the two groups collaborating, singing to the music of Led Zeppelin’s “Long Lonely Time.” “The Battle of the Bands was a great idea. The music was perfect for slam dancing,” said Mike Christensen. Contributing to the modern music movement. Park West and KCGL joined forces to bring Utahns the “new wave” experience, with gorups like Eurythmics, UB40, Tears for Fears, Robert Palmer, and opening bands, Book of Love and the Blow Monkeys. A controversial, yet en- joyable concert, Depeche Mode attracted the largest concert crowd of the year. “The concert was awesome but the crowd was extremely rowdy and out of control. It took a while to win the people over,” said Tiffany Frailey. Overall, concert mania for 1986-87 was a grand success, capturing everyone’s at- tention. 40 1986