Eastside High School - Ram Country Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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1-J .Mt 2 , ...y as ,, , w -,ms . gyms K xv-4' ,H . , w vss , an ,,,-V - ,:.f..ngQ,,-:-lv ,. 1. One frustrating fad that will long be remembered is the Rubic's Cube. 2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show attracted new audiences from Eastside during its third year here. 3. Adda Bead necklaces are something that will grow and grow. 4. Paige Trippensee shows off one of her many preppy outfits. 5. Robin Shultis models the fall fashion Knickers. 6. Students stay in shape by playing the new sports craze racquetball. Fadsf 15

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Fads Knickers and Rubies' cubes highlighted fads. When each year rolls around, new fads and trends begin. Inside Eastside, the new fashion trends were knee-length knick- ers and camouflage. Lurking in the corridors were all different shades worn almost daily by the student body. In the entertainment field, there were Rubics' Cubes in dif- ferent sizes to combat the boredom of everyday life. Other types of entertainment were the sports trends that come and go every year. One that seemed bound to stay around for a long time was racquetball. Whether in Northeast park or in the University's courts, it seemed as if everyone was involved in it. Soccer was another new sports craze bound to last as long as racquetball. With all the schools starting soccer teams and organizations sponsoring teams, we will see more of soccer in the years to come. A continuing fad was the Rocky Horror Picture Show playing weekend nights at the Royal Park Cinema 4. Having celebrated its third anniversary in Gainesville, the movie seemed to attract more and more followers. Conteracting the preppy trend of the past couple of years was the anti-preppy craze. Characterized by buttons and posters and books, their message came across loud and clear. Slogans like Save an Alligator, shoot a Preppyl' and Love to eat them Preppies were familar sights around campus. Contrasting these sayings were the pro-preppies with their own slogan Preppies need love too. But all kidding was in fun as preppies and anti-preppies got along in '81, Not only inside Eastside but around Gainesville, these trends were very noticeable. In all schools, these fads were the same. From the knickers to Rubics' cube, they made the year fun. 3 14 f Fads

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ational Events What went on in the world? National events are always an important aspect of our lives. Whether or not they affect us personally, they definitely affect society and influence our lives in some capacity. Americans continually seemed to be divided on such contro- versial matters as the budget cuts of President Ronald Reagan. After a great deal of debate, the across the board cuts were approved in both Houses of Congress. Another event which caused friction among citizens was the air traffic controllers strike. Thejobs of thousands of controllers were terminated and the lives of millions of travelers were affected. The plight of the Mediterranean fruit fly caused California residents to be at odds with Governor Jerry Brown over whether or not to spray infested areas with the chemical malathion. Violence had become a real and growing threat. Nationwide acts of violence included the attempted assasination of President Reagan, and the statistics of twenty-eight murdered black chil- dren in Atlanta. Worldwide, a great deal of trouble lay within Ireland. After eleven years of internal war, the violence still persisted with the added problems of riotous youngsters and hunger strikers. Unrest also continued in countries such as Po- land and Afghanistan. Rome, for a time, was also involved in a violent act when Pope John Paul II was shot during a public service in May. Our relations with other countries were brought to a test with the attempted bombings of American planes in Libya and Korea. Violence and controversy, however, are not the only national events which should be remembered. We must also recall the great technological advancements of our time. An important step for American techonologists was the successful flight and landing ofthe Columbia space shuttle. After several more test flights, the craft should be prepared for outer space transporta- tion and industrialization. With three years of travel behind it, the Voyager II satellite reached Saturn. The satellite sent back thousands of informative observations, and the most explicit pictures of Saturn and its seven moons ever seen. National events of great importance continue to occur con- stantly every day all around the world. Not only do they occur, but they play an important part in our future by, in many ways, altering the way we think and even the way we live. l. President Ronald Reagan calls for action during a nationally televised news confer- ence. 2. Women bang dust bin lids to spread the news of the death of Thomas Mcllwee, the ninth Irish nationalist guerilla to die at the Maze prison hunger strike in northern Ireland. l6fNational Events hfaunf