Archer City High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Archer City, TX)

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Can you believe what is in style? Students explore fashion from head to toe From Mohawks to unlaced high tops, students expressed their feelings by what they wore and how they did their hair. Hair styles varied but very popular was the easy, flirty “totally moussed look used by both sexes. Girls could get that wet, stringy look with a handful of stout mousse while guys made their short cropped locks stand up with only a dab of it. On a bit wilder note was the tic-tac-toe or number shaved on the side of the head. If the razor slipped, one could go bald on both sides with a strip down the middle fashioned after Mr. T. Corona Beach Club tee-shirts ABOVE: Girls’ “uniform” of 1988 is mod- eled by Amy Davis: faded mini, loose cropped tee-shirt, Keds and socks. She tops off the outfit with moussed hair. RIGHT: On a typical school day, numer- ous long, long skirts could be found. Kash McMurray, Shannon Teichman, Staci Wright, and Melesha Eldridge wear the latest fashion in dresses. We believe in wild clothes and messy lock- ers . . . Tommy Victory, junior proved popular once again, along with wildly patterned tie-dyes. Skirt lengths were anywhere from extra long to very mini, depending on the person and the whim. Baggy pants appeared on guys, only the vogue thing was to roll the legs tightly around the ankles. Couple that with sockless shoes and a pair of suspenders, and there was a “sharp dressed guy. Keds and crinkled socks were still the most common finish for girls. Some did, however, go as far as to remove the socks. Naturally, fashion isn’t always painless. Students fried their skin under the broiling sun for that “Amazon tan, and wearing shoes without socks created quite a few blisters. As girlfriends mourned the loss of boyfriend’s hair for the shaved look, they realized it was all in the name of fashion. 4 III opening Page sponsored by CRUTCHER OIL PROPERTIES West Highway 25 Archer City, TX

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... in each other The entire gym was black except for one spotlight on the speaker. Students wearing little colored signs pinned on by the cheerleaders fidg- eted excitedly in the stands. The football team sat solemnly on benches under a huge “Beat the Eagles! sign. For a few seconds, silence reigned. Everyone knew of the struggle that would begin with this first district game. Then the speaker, Coach Terry Wolf, began his speech. He told of how the students must believe in their team, and the players must believe in themselves to ever even hope of winning. He spoke of his faith in the Wildcats and inspired his listeners to have faith in them too. Toward the end of his speech, a new chant began. Starting weakly but quickly gaining strength, the words We believe! echoed throughout the gym. The motto didn’t die there, how- ever. It cheered the football team to a victory over Electra and the girls' basketball players to the district play-offs. Those words were also seen on signs that flew into the air when the boys’ basketball team be- came AA State Champions!! That theme was carried through- out the year and appeared at every competition in which ACHS partic- ipated. Those two words told eve- ryone that they believed in the abil- ity of both their teams and themselves. Opening

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LEFT: For the long and short of it: split skirts seem to fit the bill. Anna Hilbers, Shannon Teichman, and Trisha Vanbebber model three of the denim skirt styles. BELOW: Tennis shoes, high tops, low tops, tied, or untied — everyone wears them. BOTTOM OF PAGE: LEFT: Gordon Hamilton has probably the most radical hair style — the Mohawk. CENTER: Kraig Knox's football number is shave on each side of his head. RIGHT: Surely two moussed heads mut be better than one. Page sponsored by CAROLYN’S RESTAURANT Carolyn Kenny Archer City, TX opening 5