East Gaston High School - Imprimis Yearbook (Mount Holly, NC)

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Roll Over Beethoven Music Plays An Important Role In The Lives Of EG Students What would our teenage years be without loud, earth- shaking music that annoys par- ents everywhere? Though tastes are diverse, one thing rings true for all: music is an important part of our everyday life. Teenagers flock by the thou- 1987 was a lucrative year for Tina Turner with her Break Every Ruleu world tour. She performed at the Charlotte Coliseum on Oct. 27, 1987. Entertainer Billy Joel went on a special tour behind the iron cur- tain. Here he is shown at the Olym- pic Stadium in Moscow. The unpredictable Prince ended the year 1987 with the release of his concert film - Sign O' the Times. sands to concerts either in Charlotte, Chapel Hill, or even out-of-state. The Char- lotte Coliseum has given us such big names as Tina Turner, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and Motley Crue. Even bigger names gave performances at the Dean Smith Center in Cha- pel Hill. And a select few went to Atlanta. Despite the rising costs of albums, concert tickets, and the outrageous price of CD's, we still continue to churn out all of our money to this mil- lion-dollar business. Paul Simon won critical 2 claim for his Graceland albul

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5311.193 EJQLV' Instead of the traditional- ly banal Senior Favorites questions, we decided to try something different this year. The Bakkers won in the favorite scandal category with the Iran-Contra scandal coming in second. The Bakkers also won for the news event We'll be happy if we never hear another word about for the rest of our lives Calmost unanimouslyj. English was selected as fa- vorite subject to complain about with Advanced Math, Calaculus, Algebra II, and just about every other kind of math running second. Of course, bear in mind 'that these are not the only sub- jects we complain about, but simply the most frequent. What seniors would most like to change about East Gaston is the cafeteria food. However, many other ideas were offered, such as going back to the old school colors, having off campus lunches, more school spirit, and Sun- drop and hot chocolate ma- chines. AIDS won by a landslide for potentially hazardous to the environment andfor hu- man race situation. Nuclear war, air, water and land pol- lution, destruction of the ozone layer, and deforesta- tion of the Central American rain forests are other envi- ronmental hazards that sen- iors were concerned With. President Reagan was vot- ed most unethical andfor un- intelligent political office holder with Gary Hart com- ing in second. Terrorism is a prominent part of life in the 1980's. Iran was selected the most prominent terrorist groupfcountry followed by English was selected by seni as favorite subject to compl about. Mrs. Scofield's Advanc English class seems to agree. Libya, Russia, and the Ma- fia. Also mentioned were the Duvalier regime fof Haitil and the PLO. Besides The Cosby Show, Moonlighting was voted favorite television show. ALF, Growing Pains, and soaps were also popular. Bugs Bunny is the favorite cartoon character. Fred Flinestone was second and Garfield, third. There was no definite win- ner in the favorite American K contest. Right up there with Washington, Jefferson, Lin- coln, and Kennedy were Rambo, John Wayne, Pee Wee Herman, and Ollie North. Yes, ladies and gen- tlemen the end of civilization The Bakkers were voted ite scandal as well as the event we are all tired of about. l is near. L l l 'i 3 1 1