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

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At the beginning of the 1985-86 school -ear, East High,s hallways were swamped fith what is called 'SFashion Phobia. Stu- nts were very choosey about their ward- bes. Some of their wardrobes consisted of .zild prints and oversized clothes. The girls ere usually dressed in flowered and pais- y prints, stirrup pants and shaker sweat- s. Rhinestone jewelry and collar pins ere also popular items. The guy's ward- bes were short but simple. Their ward- be was mostly oversized shirts, ties, aggy pants and trench coats. Jeans, tonogrammed sweatshirts and high-top ennis shoes were popular with the student ody, and the ever-so-popular Swatch latches were in great demand. Students did other things besides perfect- 'tg their wardrobe. You could find some f 1 3 ft? 'fr 15, W, wt 7:7 ta 2: rf . Vlgb hat's the latest in Fashion? Are We ieeping up with the Knew wave '? going out to see a movie. Some popular movies among the students were Pee Wee's Big Adventuref, Back to the Future and Rocky IV. Another popular pastime was music. Some of the students' favorite groups were Mr. Mister, Starship, Kiss and Dire Straits. Other popular groups that visited our area were Howard Jones, ACXDC, Tina Turner and Night Ranger. Some groups that had popular albums were Phil Collins, Sting and Tears for Fears. Cabbage Patch Dolls were a popular item. You could buy sets of Cabbage Patch Dolls, or buy the dolls with glasses. You could adopt a Cabbage Patch Doll from Scotland, Russia or Spain. In spite of their outrageous price, students bought a great number of these cute dolls. .-Wi 'HQ-1? Showing East High's latest guys' fashions arcjuniors Foun Chan and .leff Brown. The guys' clothes consisted most ol' the punk style fashions. These clothes were popular among the guys. LEFT: Senior Lori Rogcrson has one of many hairstyles that is used with mousse. ABOVE: Sophomore Rhonda Allison and junior Tracey Gabriel show the latest acces- sory fasion: collar pins. Collar pins came in various shapes and colors. Some girls also put these collar pins on their Coats or jackets. PADS 'N FASHIONS I7

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Y? t I Walking through the halls of East, you noticed the different styles of clothes among clothes that hit the halls were cropped jeans and pants with oversized shirts. the students Most of these styles were like that of the '6O's styles such as paisleys man Tracy Slagle sophomore Kim Heiting and 'unior Toni Bur ett are - t , , J S flowers and plaid prints. Stirrup pants and miniskirts were other popular items. Other latest fashions. These were just a few of the fashions of the 1985-86 school year at I6 FADS 'N FASHIONS

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i?fs?f1L y Weekends, night air cause fanatic actions, antics by East students Something about weekends and the night air seems to stimulate East High students into doing wild and crazy things. Friday, after school, there was a burst of energy from every student exiting the building to the weekend that was ahead. In the parking lot, one could have heard plans being made for that night or the next night, students honking horns with joy and students yelling loudly in cele- bration of being free of school and homework for two days. Friday nights, for most of the student body, usually consisted of attending football games in the fall and basketball games in the winter. Afterwards, many students either went to a fast food place, such as McDonald's or Taco John's or went to hang out with the crowd, con- sisting mainly of underclassmen, at Hill- top, while still others chose to sit down and enjoy a pizza at Pizza Hut. Saturdays were a different story. Most students enjoyed their opportunity to sleep in, while others got up bright and early to go to work. Senior Kellie Burns commented, I had to get up at 4 a.m. every Saturday morning in order to be at work at 5:30 a.m. As Saturday evening approached, the crazy antics began. If students weren't out on dates, they were either getting crazy at a party or causing havoc by urban surfing down quiet residential streets. Four guys in particular were the cause of the new sport of urban surf- ing in Des Moines. After seeing the movie, Teen Wolff, starring Michael J. Fox, the previous night, which depicted the sport of urban surfing, seniors Tyler Roorda and Matt Fisher and juniors Dereck Lewis and Brad Hiatt decided to try it out. They were successful, but bal- ance was a key! Sundays, as everyone knows, were left for relaxation and the rush to finish the untouched homework assigned on Friday. 1 I8 NIGHT LIFE