Blue Ridge High School - Cresta Azul Yearbook (Lakeside, AZ)

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Eorth, Wind, Fire ond disco sweep country by Sue Davis Discos were the most popular place to hang out, with the Village People on top for the most famous disco group of 1977-78. Best pop singers were the Bees Gees, according to the American Music awards. Donna Summer hit the top also making best disco vocalist. Linda Ronstadt, who has been clim- bing the rock music ladder every year, was selected most famous pop vocal- ist with Barbra Streisand coming in second. Best male pop vocalists were Barry Fw- wt- K awk W ! 'eu g .Vp A! 10 FADSXFASHIONS Manilow, Andy Gibb, and Billy Joel. The most famous soul group was Earth Wind and Fire, especially with their hit September. Feathered hair styles were still in, but the latest twist to that fad was short and curly hair. Jeans were still in vogue with peasant styles and cowel necks, complemented by snow vests and moon boots. Some of the lingo that floated around was freak out, which meant a sudden change, and gross which meant disgusting or ugly. Wasted meant really stoned, baby meant far out or fantastic, and macho meant a really well built guy. lt's cool made a comeback meaning it's all right or O.K. Some of the more fashionable aspects of Blue Ridge life were slip- ping and falling on ice, wallowing through deep mud, and walking along and suddenly finding oneself in a hole from the construction. Being late to class more than three times was very common as well as getting hit by snowballs, which was also in vogue. '35,

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Eclipse photo by Dane Roush UPI photos courtesy of Arizona Daily Sun Page 8. 1. This map shows the action and loca- tion ofthe Chinese-Vietnamese conflict. Page 9. 1. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin announced to newsmen that the Israeli cabinet on March 14th nearly unanimously accepted President Carter's compromise pro- posals lor wrapping up a peace treaty with Egypt. 2. On February 26, 1979, the last of this centu- ry's total solar eclipses occurred in the North American hemisphere. 3. One of the biggest earthquakes to hit Mexico destroyed this dining room at lberoamericana University, Mexico City. 5'-N .1 fig, tg 'iii -wt WORLD AND NATIONAL NEWS 9

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Page 10. 1. Debbie Roush poses with her pet in a peasant style blouse. 2. Keith Rienzo and Terri Hill are in the latest styles. 3. Marieann and Sue Davis wear popular hair styles as they converse in the library with Eddie Noel at lunch. Page 11. 1. Jim Ledbetter and Rosanne Cou- ston attend the Co- Ed dance. 2. James Carrieres wears his hair in an afro on Best Dressed day. 3. Dennis Timberlake, Kip Parcell, and Russell Kuhl wait for the bell outside the graphic arts class. 4. Darren Webb, Carla Jaramillo, Grant Fish, Mike Grace, and Tammy Smith work at the Spanish Club pancake breakfast. 5. Cindy Schmelzla and Dan Beach read a copy of the student literary magazine, Student Shad- ows, in the library. FADSIFASHIONS 11