Eisenhower High School - Introspectus Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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Gerri Scott, Lisa Dunham, Tanya Forte, and Kim Scroggins display the casual | look at one of their noon time meetings. Stepping into the 80's, Klara Verdoni shows us the latest in punk rock fashion. Everyone steps in with their own style. Brian Thomas, and Karen Matthias keep in trend with the 5 Opening

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Fashion, a mirror of the people’s moods and attitudes, is ever changing and moving. At Eisenhower’s opening, we can look back now at the fashions and fads that dominated that era and laugh, even as in ten years we will be looked back upon with laughter. Elephant bells, mini skirts, hip huggers, and platform shoes were “the thing” in the early 70’s. The peace sign hung from every earring and belt buckle and all was “groovy”. As the 70's progressed, skirts length- ened and wide ties and collars began to streamline. The thick platform shoes lost their bulkiness as they gained spikc and spool heels. Baggy pants with pin [o Freshman Crissy Douglas is wearing a monogrammed sweater which is a popular I Fisenhower fad. Opening 4 An old look for a new year straight bottoms could be called “bomb” or excellent . Calvin Klein and Gloria Vanderbilt began to appear on the tailor made straight leg designer jeans that began to take over the once Levi's only territory. The cowboy began to migrate east- ward and can now be seen in every town | and city as the old west became suddenly fascinating. And now as we enter a new decade, the contrasting styles are sometimes mind boggling and one can dress in almost any style and still be in fashion. Yes, fashion is a mirror, one that can often accurately judge the mood of the clothes buying public. m At Eisenhower students, Dan Stengert, Maria fashionable set.

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years. Opening 6 Neil Young has contributed many different views on life throughout the 7 Music still dominates students’ lives Styles change, demand Although the styles of music over the past decade have undergone some changes, the demand is still there. Students wake- up to music, drive to school with music, spend any free moment during the day listening to music, and fall asleep to it at night. Why can something that grown-ups call “trash” be so important to so many people? One answer is that there are many different types of music to satisfy differ- ent teenagers' taste. In the early 70's rock-n-roll was the “in” thing. Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, and Black Sabbath were commonly heard ' of names. In 1978 John Travolta and disco fever swept the nation as well as the charts. Today, with stars like The Cars, Blondie, and Devo, a cross between 1. Go Away Little Girl Donny Osmond 2. Spanish Harlem Aretha Franklin 3. Uncle Albert Beatles 4. Trapped By Love Denise LaSalle 5. Tired of Being Alone Al Green ru ye et 6. Stop, Look Listen E IE. The Styalisti cs . A Natural Man Lou Rawls 8. Rain Dance The Guess Who 9. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart The Bee Gees 10. Where Evil Grows The Poppy Family TOP TEN August, 1971 remains Punk Rock and New Wave seems to be - the new fad. Another possible answer to why mus is so important to teenagers is that man) songs fit your beliefs or your emotions and seem to be written just for you. students spend hours listening for their favorite song. While many song artists have come al gone with the wind, there have been mali who have been popular through the Pas ten years. Pink Floyd, The Who, Barry Manilow, and Elton John are a small po tion of the artists who have survived the style changes. Music, whether it is Hard Rock, Easy Rock, Disco, or New Wave, has been anc always will be a very important part of | teenagers’ lives, not only here at Eisenhower, but all over the United State Klara Verdoni and Matt Galinski | their favorite radio station.