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

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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

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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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Botanical Center offers romantic mood for ' When I ' m With You ' A romantic rorrecooked meal satisfied the appetites of sen or Jessica Cogertv, Neil Speer, senior Heidi Ricks, Jason Mosner and John Marshall. Mistletoe hung in abundance among all the other beautifully blooming plants in the dimly lit Botanical Center. The day was Wednesday, Dec. 26. The occasion— 12B Formal. The 12B has been a tradition for many years, in the beginning, 12B was a form of prom for the seniors who were graduating in January. Today, however, the dance is open to everyone in the Junior and Senior Classes. The dance was organized by the senior hostesses under the direction of Mrs. Cwen Copple, Spanish teacher. To be a hostess, one had to be a senior girl interested in making tne dance a success. Each hostess bought two tickets: one for herself and her escort, the other to sell to Seniors fim Heck and kei Reese strut their stuff during a picture-taking session pefore tfe dance another junior or senior girl. The tickets were $17.50 each. The hostesses chose the theme, When I ' m With You, with pink, burgandy and grey as the dance ' s colors, instead of hiring a live band, the hostesses contracted Rockin ' Video Concepts to provide the music. Videos to popular rock songs were played, much to the approval of most danoe-goers. As a remembrance of the dance, the traditional wine goblets were presented to the hostesses. Couples could also have their pictures taken in a scenic background by Younkers Photography. Macy Kristufek, senior hostess, felt the dance was ouite successful. She said, it was really exciting to see the dance go so well. jt er?a e XXeen Baker Krs Bauer ' 00 5 JukMuvfiy Stepnany Painter MnavPaimer Mary Catron Tamcm f Denecah - IllL I Be yForbes Aria Green I S • g Kmnaocett ToniHagar Dense Hess CanaPurdy Hex Raymond KeBReese He $RK s XKiyRupprt Maria Cheryl andy