Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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Totally Awesome It was a flashy scene and to be a part of it you had to be tacky and totally tubular! From top to bottom, the new attraction was bright colors, checkers, flight pants and stripes. If you shocked mom and dad, then you were a hit with the kids at school. The new styles were vibrant and strong; hot pink sweatshirts nearly blinded entire classes! The haircuts were trimmed short, some had a long strand in the back called a rat- tail, some were permed to perfection and many had blonde streaks or were two ton- ed. Haircuts around the ears enabled girls to show off their earrings, some had as many as four in an ear! Mix and match was definitely the spirit in ear dressing. One of the hottest movies was Purple Rain starring Prince. A week of concerts at the Capital Centre sent more that a few students to see live performances by him. Checking in late or sleeping through a class were a couple of ways we paid the price for our tickets. Music was an essential while groups such as Huey Lewis and the News brought rockabilly revival. Morris Day and the Time helped start some of our new dance steps. Morris showed us how to do the bird. Michael Jackson’s ’S4 Victory Tour swept the country. His popularity provided the Michael Jackson jacket and silver glove. New Edition popped into our heart as a teenage sensa- tion which helped breakdancing stay alive. Lionel Ritchie took the '84 Music Awards keeping romance and beauty in the music industry. The fads came in and out, and we all followed along with it to a point; that is un- til we saw people with the inside out pants. That was the breaking point! Really. 16 Cruisin' T rends

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Key States and territories earned by Reagan Bush State carried by Mon dale Ferraro Not in eluding The District of Columbia. Vice President Bush welcomes over 5,000 band students. President Reagan and Mrs Reagan, greet the bands. The background was a huge flag, originally designed to use at the outside ceremonies. 15- Cruisin' Election

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Checkers anyone7 Christy Stage is right in style Not only does she sport the popular checked look, but also wears a tie. popular with the girls Don 't mess with me Black leather with metal studs . . . Stephanie Butler, a true trend setter, shows off the popular new look. RATS?! Jim Vose Is the first to be brave enough to leave about two inches of his hair on! Making the rattail one of the most exciting looks this year. Cruisin' Trends 17-1