East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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a T. Senior Lisa Hall and junior Kelly Heathcote look through a magazine about the musician Prince. Prince was very famous in 1984-5 because of the success of his movie, Purple Rain. Soohomore Angie Parker, junior Jennifer Nelson and soohomores Shelly Morris and Michelle Kelly play a game of cards. These cards are not your ordinary playing cards; they show Chippendales (male dancersi. 10 FADS ' N FASHION

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Justiniano, Seniors-frosh win On a sunny October afternoon, two teams of awesomely ferocious, muscular females faced each other in the challenge of the Powder-Puff football game. The Powder-Puff game, a highly regarded tradition, was fought Wednesday, Oct. 3, among a bevy of delighted fans and agile male cheerleaders. The winners, the seniors, along with their freshman cohorts, wreaked havoc among members of the soohomore-junior team by beating them 21-0. The event was highligh- ted by the crowning of the Powder- Puff Prince, Sal Rincon, senior. The assembly on Friday, Oct. 6, brought about a mixture of ner- senior Pug Starcevich) and Cara Carter, senior, dispel this notion as they dance to the pulsating beats played at the Homecoming Dance on Oct. vousness and anticipation as the Homecoming Court was presented for the first time. The freshman attendant was Susie Murrow, escorted by freshman Jim Grant; the sophomore attendant was Les- lie McCee, escorted by sophomore Andy McHugh; the junior attendant was Tracie Moore, escorted by jun- ior Mike Pavon. The Queen candi- dates were Angie Hodges, escorted by Lance Stephens, senior; Laura McMahon, escorted by Paul Mumma, senior; Natali Justiniano, escorted by Curt Heiting, junior,- and Kim Heck, escorted by Jeff Stock- bauer, senior, who was standing in for alumnus Scott Bryan. 6. We had a great time at the dance! It ' s too bad it didn ' t last longer— I could have danced all night! said Tami. Tension mounted as Mr. Walt Kennedy, Student Government advisor, ripped open the envelope annoucing Natali Justiniano as the 1984-5 Homecoming Queen. Her first royal walk was enhanced by the voices of seniors Kim Heck and Ted Garrington singing the theme song, Heaven. Taking place in the cafeteria Sat- urday, Oct. 6, the dance was a huge success. Couples had a good time. Many remarked that they really felt as if they were in Heaven. During her first royal walk, newly crowned Homecoming Queen Natali Justiniano pauses on the bridge to flash a happy smile. HOMECOMING 9

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junior Terry Cook dances to the music of sophomore James Hall ' s tape player. Terry is demonstrating the popular dance known as break dancing. This form of dancing was very well known by many students, it takes an awfully lot of talent to perform this type of dance . Terry seems to be very good at this pop- ular form of break dancing. Michael Jackson, Boy George, Prince very popular among student body What is a fad? A fad is something that many people are interested in. in 1984-5 many students were interested in music. People didn ' t just listen to the music ; they also Pegan to mimic their favorite stars and dress like them. The Pizarre Boy George of the group Culture Club was a favorite. He was tapped the drag king or queen Pecause of his outrageous clothes and makeup. The most popular music star of 1984-5 had to Pe Michael Jackson. Michael Proke on the scene with his solo alPum, Thriller. it was the Pest-selling alPum ever. He not only sang the songs, Put also acted them out into a musical video. The stu- dents could see these videos on MTV a 24-hour music video televi- sion channel. This channel was very popular among teenagers. Back to Michael: He began to endorse many products. It seemed that everything in existence had Michael ' s name on it. Just when you thought the Michael Mania season was over, he and his Prothers went out on a world tour. The ticket pri- ces were terriPle, Put he still packed them in. Michael Pecame the big- gest star in the world. Girls would just die to hear his soft voice or get a glimpse of his sequined glove. Michael finally faded away after an eternity. There was another music star to take his place. His name was simply, Prince. Prince ' s fame was sparked Py the release of his movie, Purple Rain. The movie was called one of the Pest musicals, Put the soundtrack was even Petter. Prince was sort of a naughty singer, Put that didn ' t stop millions from loving him. Another thing one always sees teens doing is eating. One could always find a large crowd at one of numerous fast-food restaurants. These restaurants included McDo- nald ' s, Hardee ' s, Burger King and Taco Bell. Break dancing was also very pop- ular. It is a form of dancing in which many athletic and somewhat unPe- lievaPle maneuvers are needed. There were many other fads. Here are just a few: clothing, hair styles, earrings on young men and fast cars. Whatever your style was in 1984- 5, there was a fad for you. Seniors Gary Cipale, Teresa Cardis and Steve Bol- lenbaugh enjoy a meal at McDonald ' s. McDo- nald ' s was one of many fast-food restaurants that were very popular with students. FADS ' N FASHION 11