Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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TWO TO TANGO - HER WAY “Wanted a date for Spree.” “They’re waiting in line.” “I need a girl Jock.” No. these weren’t the opinions of the male student body. They were Mr. Holladay’s creations, via poster form, promoting Spree. The cartoons cre- ated attention, and got the girl-ask- boy dance, off with a flare. First of all, the “tradition- al” aud held it’s share of surprises. When the candi- dates were introduced, a shocked laughter rang through the air. as Rick Patterson came out in a tuxedo, tails and all. Still another surprise was when the skit had to be can- celed, due to adverse weather conditions. In- stead, the band played a few numbers from the vari- ety show. Four days before, a decora- tions meeting was held at the house of Betsy Chal- lad, decorations chairman, and plans were put to work. Streamers draped from every angle of the gym, were connected in the middle, to form a kalei- doscope of red, pink, and white. Matching hearts were placed around the gymnasium and lobby, along with 500 helium bal- loons. It took about six hours of hard work, but the gym was finally complete, with the added help of Lin- da Burmeister, general stu- dent chairman. That night, all different kinds of arrangements were put into action. Some couples planned progres- sive dinners, others ate at restaurants, and some girls decided that eating at home would be nice. Soon, people were dancing to the music of Chance. After the dance, students went to parties, dinners, or what- ever struck their fancy. Some time during the evening, girls managed to whisper those magic words, “Say You’ll be Mine.” But what about those girls that decided to do some- thing else? “My male com- panion and I would like to be alone, instead of being in a crowd of people.” ex- plained May Hall. Other reasons were; no time, couldn’t find the right guy, or some didn’t think it would be fun anyway. Overall, Mary Beat, advi- sor for Spree commented, “We had twelve really good representatives of the student body. Unfortu- nately the weather played havoc with our schedule, we had to work around it.” Most students agreed that although the band was lacking, the dance was as good as any other dance. 450 PEOPLE throng the dance floor. THE 1983 SPREE CANDIDATES, to mingle and catch up on the latest left to right, in descending order: Randy gossip. Photo by B. Paulos. VanMaanen, Chris Cartee. Chris Bar- nard. Booker Scott. Tom Hemmcn, Richard Brown, Rick Patterson. Marshal Cotton. Tom Conway, Charles Johnson. Mike Shaw, Tom Warner. Photo by B. Paulos. 20

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r THE SIGNATURE EDITION The 80’s. The era of the status symbol. For some it means paying an extra ten dollars for the label on a shirt while for others the label on a shirt means nothing. In their opinion, those ten dollars can be spent much more wisely. For the student who is status-conscious, howev- er, the shirt to have this year is the Polo by Ralph Lauren, at 36 dollars. This is complemented by a nice pair of Nikes which complete the attire for a casual day. On the more formal occasions perhaps a button- down oxford, a turtleneck, and a crew- neck sweater best por- tray the layered look. Some students tend to overemphasize this look and depend upon it for their Identity. “Some people like to dress nice- ly while others are always wearing status symbols just to show off,” philoso- phized Lisa Berger. For the student who is preoccupied with social status, he should spend his summer months in Michigan or North Caroli- na. The winter vacation can be split between ski- ing at Vail and catching rays in Florida for the im- portant golden tan. Clos- er to home, you’ll find the status-conscious student hitting the slopes at Du- buqes massive Sundown Ski Resort and getting his tan at Davenport’s beau- tiful, near tropical. West Lake. The status-con- scious student usually has the latest fashions to hit the slopes which be- comes very expensive. Tim Kludy speculates, “They do basically the same thing everybody else does except they do it more expensively”. The status symbol is definitely going to be with us through the 80’s. Status symbols could possibly be a constant in a society like ours. Those who dislike them are go- ing to have live with them and those who love them should realize that they are going to have to lay out more and more bucks for the privilege of having the status symbol. A 1982 TURBO TRANS AM. owned by Tom Gorton, shows o great deal of status. Photo by S. Kulscar. WITH MANY DIFFERENT VARIE- TIES of shoes to choose from Cindy Puck finds it hard to decide. Photo by D. Ashton. AIN'T I BAD? says the look on Jack Morgan's face while wearing Cen- trals own status symbol, the football jer- sey. Photo by J. Gaines. 19

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SHARING THE EXCITEMENT of being crowned. Chris Cartce leads his mother onto the dance floor. Photo by B. P. Paulos. COUPLES wait in line to get this special dance, captured on film. Photo by B. Paulos. THE ANTICIPATION has finally ended, as finalists applaud the 1983 Spree King. Chris Cartee. crowned by Mlml Tyler. Photo by B. Paulos. 21