Billings Senior High School - Kyote Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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% Men are into the cowboy look this year. Jeans have replaced cords and boots have overrun tennis shoes. It also seems like everyone and his brother has a cowboy hat and chew. Clif Hayden models his version of Charlie Daniels. Other fashions include army fatigues, painter pants, and flannel shirts. From baggys to designer jeans, Trans AM to Pickups, cigarettes to weight lifting, people did their own thing this year. There’s always confor- mity but with the wide variety of get-ups seen at and around Senior there’s a wide variety of fads. People hung out at Pioneer park, Sandees, McDonalds, the parking lot, and Daylis during lunches and before and after school. During classes students hung out in various corners: Jock corner, Cowboy Ladies’ fashions seem to have run more casual this year. Girls are interested in practicality and comfort more than design. Julie Lee models one of the more common out- fits seen this season. Other top looks include baggy jeans, rib- bon lies, and argyle socks with skirts. corner, Minority corner, and NJROTC corner. Freak alley and the teachers lounge were popular too. Weekends were spent on the point, or at McDonalds, at the movies or at parties. The popular movies this year were The Jazz Singer with Neil Diamond, Caddy Shack with Bill Murry, 9-5 with Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda, and Stir Crazy with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. Beer was the popular drink this year before and after movies. Many people got other thrills but beer ran along side most. Cruising around in Pickups, Chargers, TAs, and Pintos, people made their own parties. Economy cars were popular but the vowed cowboy or hot rod refused to conform. Jeans and cords were the most popular attire. They’re comfortable and sturdy. T-shirts, sweat shirts and button-up shirts went with the pants to make comfortable outfits. Most clothes were casual this year. Skirts got shorter, jeans got tighter, and heels got lower. Hair was kinked, feathered, french braided, and twisted-n-tied in various designs. Girts used hair combs, barrettes, flowers and beads, but it’s all in the show! BLUES 23

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Greg Kemmis and Scott Anderson find out just how far they can push Seniors new dean of boys, Dwane Algren, who replaced John Kosich. United States. Our choices were incumbent President, Democrat Jimmy Carter, Republican Ronald Reagen, and Independant candidate John Anderson. When November came, the winner was a nno u need--f ormer California Governor Ronald Reagen. The second question was, of course, “Who shot J.R.?” J.R. Ewing, played by Larry Hagman from the hit televi- sion series Dallas, was mysteriously shot and for several months the producers of the show kept us in suspence...Finally, when the fall T.V. season began, the cat was out of the bag. In this in- stance the cat was Kristen, J.R.’s wife’s sister... A census was taken and America has 220 million peo- ple living within its borders. Disaster had its place with these people during the course of the school year. The MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas burned, killing 85 men and women, and a wing of the Las Vegas Hilton also burned, killing 8 people. Disaster in the economic world was represented by still rampaging inflation and the seemingly inevitability of the Chrysler Corporation going bankrupt. The 1980-81 year was ex- citing and one to be remembered. sr, Mrs. Adella S. Hummel, counselor and former dean of ygirls, passed away October 30, 1980, after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Hummel, who spent nearly seven years at Senior, was also in charge of the in- school suspension program. Those who worked with her will, as principal James Rickard said,“...always remember her indomitable spirit.. ” Every year we lose a number of great people from all walks of life. Among those who died dur- ing the school year were Beatles member John Lennon, who was shot to death on December 8th, 1980, and Mae West, star of many Western movies died at the age of 87. Peter Sellers, star of the Pink Panther movies, died as did Alfred Hitchcock, Steve McQueen, and the Shah of Iran. Internationally, the hostages were finally released on January 21, 1981 after a long 444 days in captivity in Iran and the nation breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Also, the summer Olympic games in Russia were boycotted by the United States and others to protest the presence of Rus- sian troops in Afganistan. On (he national scene, two questions dominated the news. The first was who would be the 40th President of the