Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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1 STEPPING out in knickers and boots, Renee Shuck and Missi Sumner are right in style. Adding vests and cowl neck sweaters, the girls are ready for any event. 2 ARRIV- ING at school in dress slacks and a big bulky cardigan sweater, Mark Webb is ready for a day of haird studying. 3 SKIRT hems take on an all-time low, as Marsha Johnson and Tracy Howard show. Boots, vests, and shawls become the accents that create a very feminine look.

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As Styles Change, Noticeable Fashions Strike CHS iiMost students are choosing to dress up more often? commented a teacher. Possible reasons may be the less casual fashion trend or perhaps the pressure. Since everyone likes to be noticed, each added his own little touch to make the outfit complete. Stick pins and double-pierced ears were popular accents. Although it became the trend to dress up, almost anything was still ac- cepted. Styles worn by students at or away from school ranged from casual to formal. Straight-leg jeans were worn by both sexes, along with colorful T-shirts, gym shorts, and thong san- dels. For the girls, colors ranged from soft pastels to shades of brown and black. Knickers, gauchos, and jumpers could all be accented by cowl neck sweaters and boots. For spring fash- ion wrap-around shirts, peasant tops, and sandels were worn for the cool but dresscd-up look. The guys dressed more casually than the girls, but occasional formal- wear included denim outfits, three- piece suits, sweaters, and leisure suits. So, as fashion would have it, whet- her going to a ball game or stepping out on the town, CHS students kept up with the changing scene. 1 CURT WADKINS wears the dressier look in fashion. 2 READY FOR ACTION is David Broughton in the popular look of sweats. 3 DAWN MARBLE sets a new style by wearing a long dress over pants. Month m'Z- - nL ll -- I

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Nation Questions, in the form of world problems, were constantly being posed by the current events of our country and our community. Nationally, these questions included how America would solve the problems of Civil War in Afri- ca, continued trouble in the Mideast, and the declining value of the dollar. Although these national questions did not seem to affect us at home, other problems to be solved such as railroad derailments, the coal energy crises, and the use of nuclear fuel presented a di- lemna for every concerned citizen. While we formed opinions about how to handle our nationls problems, the publicls opinions of President Car- terls ability declined. But life in the mid-70ls was not all gloom. Our econ- omy seemed to be running with only an occasional sputter, and our nation as a whole tried to fmd the best way to better our lifestyle and avoid any further crisis. 1 COAL MINERS from Kentucky and Vir- ginia went on strike, causing an enormous energy crisis. THE MIDDLE EAST BE- CAME THE CENTER OF ATTENTION: tZl Egyptian President Sadat. 00 US. Pres- ident, Jimmy Carter. Ml Israeli Foreign Min- ister, Moshe Dayan. tSl US. Secretary of State Vance with Israeli Prime Minister Be- gin. 6 TRAIN DERAILMENTS throughout the South jeopardized many citizens. Searches for Better Life Style