Campbell High School - Panthera Yearbook (Smyrna, GA)

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-M l ' .fifty . . Qstfsf '- f f 5 , TX Q W ' ' J g- 1 - asa.-Q .W W ' E1 -'if?t'5 , ..,. X s.. :' 7 z i7 e Pads come and go. What was out is now in and vice versa. Like every other yeah a good supply of new fads hit stu- dents like a blue light special hits shop- pers by a storm at K-Mart. The days of rolling , although still in, were hardly remembered as fun loving students turned to signing , late night real estate sign moving, for pranks. lt's a good trick to play on a friend late at night when Smyrna has nothing else to offer, explained Allen Roberts. In the merchandise arena, Cabbage Patch Kids and animal slippers were big Christmas items. The walls of Davison's and Pich's were filled with soft, hugable, alligators, reindeer, and elephants that doubled as bedroom slippers. They're comfortable and cute. l love them. Ele- phants are my favorite, exclaimed Cathy Marlow. Cabbage Patch Kids, Coleco's Little People look alike, caused riots to break out in many shopping centers across the nation. The soft sculptured dolls were sold at about 5525 a head. Marnie Harper was appauled by their popularity, They're stupid and a waste of money. Still, millions of the dolls were sold. Ads in local newspapers offered Cabbage Patch babies for stifling fees of 5700 and up to anxious prospective parents. The kids and slippers were true Christmas crazes. Like animal slippers, friendship pins were used to decorate the feet. Many stu- dents used the safety pins clad in colorful beads as a sign of love and caring. Wendy Johnson stated her reasons for giving the pins, l give them to friends when l know they're down, and l want to cheer them up. Among basketball players, the H3600 double-pump, in your eye, flying dunk was a tremendous fad. Unable to dunk on a 70 foot goal many students built make- shift dunking goals that stood at 7 to 9 feet tall. Jeff Williams explained the dunk- ing phenomenom, lt's an ego booster. lt makes you feel like a real man. l want my MTM was a popular commercial, and video music was even more popular. Music television showed rock favorites like The Police, Yes, Journey, Michael Jackson, and Berlin act- ing out their music. Entertainment during network commercials, said Eric Hall when asked why he watched M. T M An- gie Tanner exclaimed, We watch it for Bryan Adams. Other fads included balloon messages, plastic Wacky Wall Walkers, flavored popcorn, Efruiti Bears, high-top sneakers, 'jellies , and the desire to be a coffee achiever. What ever the fad was, everyone would have to wait till next year to find out if it were just another fad or a contemporary classic. WHA 7 S iN On the dunking goal in the new gym, Todd Baird slams one in over the bent rim. The friendship pin goes on any shoe from a Pro- Ked to a Wallabee. Maddox Kilgore exposes his pin given to him by his sweetheart, Jennifer Weaver. VVQ'VF9 Cnf .Qnmofhirm Tn QQ

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The events?wereTMontyiffgtheggsuperticial T A Def Qhe wereLtd-71dokiiicloser,,he could Qsee theygeogifafinade things Q fhap- pen. rrffoyliticians, sportsmehgeritertainers, andrjipther itiii inewsvvorthyifii names g were .watched closely bystudents. C gffime magazinefsl yearwere fWPresident Ronald Reaganand'Communist leader, Yuri Andropov. Although students did not argue with the journalist at Time, other candidates were suggested. Lisa Lockwood explained her man of the year, Harrison Ford, he's sexy. Kim Parker, likewise, campaigned for her favorite can- didate. Sting, he's talented and he has great cheek bones and a great mouth. He influences me more than Ronald Rea- gan. Maybe Reagan wasn't everyone's fa- vorite, but he hit the road again with the upcoming presidential election. John Glenn, the man with the right stuff Jesse Jackson, a preacher gone poli'tician, and f 1VValter Mondaleg the democrats' front runner also campaigned diligently throughout the year. y ! More noticeable to the student popula- tion were big name entertainers. When you're a rock star,' you're allowed to be a petulant child and other things you're supposed to grow out of commented The Police 's Sting in Life magazine. Stu- dents waited in overnight ticket lines to see musical favorites like Van Halen, Yes, Michael Jackson, Adam Ant, Hank Wil- liams Jr., and Alabama. + Television andgmovies also produced -some big names. Debra Winger and Shir- ley MacLaine played their hearts out in '-'Terms of Endearment and the Ewoks ,of Star Wars were called cute . .Christi Brinkley, Sean Connery, Joan Riv- --ers, Mr. 71 Linda Evans, and Eddie Murl -phy were also name.fbrand stars. ' ln the field of sports, Mike Rozier made a name for himself winning the Heisman Trophy. George Brett got himself in a sticky situation with pine tar, and in box- ing, Marvin Hagler beat up on Roberto Duran. -h A host of other names became famous. ,Sally Ride and Guion Bluford became the ist woman and 1st black man in outer- ,space respectively. Vanessa Williams be- came the first black Miss America, and James Watt was asked to resign from office. ' A F The year sadly saw the passing away of many great names which included Lillian Carter, Frank Reynolds, Jessica Savitch, Michael Conrad of Hill Street Blues , Karen Carpenter, Frank Gordy of Atlan- ta 's Varsity Fast Foods, Jack Dempsey, and Bill the Cat of Bloom County. The year brought us close to many per- sonalities in assorted fieldsuboth locally , and worldwide. g r F , t News MAKERS GSW- Star of Saturday Night Live and Trading Placesn, Eddie Murphy, is remembered by many for his lines in Trading Places , Haven't you ' heard of coasters before? ' Jennifer Beals, star of Flashdance , the surprise hit of '83, is now seen on home, video cassettes and cable 71 V ' 1 Star of T V 's A-Team and the movie D. C. Cab , Mr. T signs autographs as he helps out in the grand opening festvities at the Akers Mill Toys R Us. 4, 000 visited Mr. T in his first hour at the store. K We've Got Something To Say 247