Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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1. Mrs Perrir's British Ur classed reestablished a rrodi rion by bringing college students in to give advice and encouragement to upcoming graduates 2 The annual F.FA bornworming held a miniature tractor pull as port of their fun and games (0 HoHonder) 3. The football ream psyches up on their traditional nde to Central Paris during Homecomm festivities 4 Pep assemblies provided ream members with a chance to get bach or the coaches

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TRADITIONS FHS jusr wouldn'r hove been rhe some if ir wasn't for a certain number of rradirions which even rhe mosr radical srudenrs were wiling ro momrom So often our days were centered on age old rradirions Undoubtedly rhe besr example was homecoming which everyone's rhoughrs were focused on rhe fire engine and rhe pep rally ond of course rhe big game followed by rhe donee of rhe season. However, nor oil of our traditional acriviries were as elaborate as homecoming ond prom Many warm nighrs were spent scooping rhe loope and checking our rhe various other populor t angours For mosr of us pizza was about as cusromary as rhe senior prom was formal.'- Yes. rradirions — some big some smoll played a role in our doily lives ar FHS and we shall certainly remember rhem fondly in rhe many years to come 10

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 A A A sryle all our own- rhor's what our generonon has developed While rhe 60's ore remembered for rhe consranr rebellions of irs long haired youths for one cause or anorher and rhe deco 70 s as a rime ro do your own thing. ” rhe beginning of rhe eighries has been marked by numerous crazes producing an individual style unlike that of any other period post American hero, rhe cowbov, has returned bur with a somewhat new image as movies like The Electric Horseman ar.d Urbcn Cowboy mode their showings ro set off rhe nationwide cowboy craze In oddlnon'ro western boors and vests often worn with designer jeans, fashion trends become somewhat conservative wirh wool skirts, pullover swearers and ribbons ro form rhe so-called preppy look.''.- .. Not all of rhe fads we chose ro indulge in spread from coast ro roast, bur quickly caught on throughout our school The most coordinated of us roots up the orr of juggbng while many of rhe rest of us prefered rhe passive sport of cord- ploying.'' For a few uninhibited students imitating rhe Blue Brc’her become an enjoyable pastime Ah, these ore bur o few of the interests we shored The early eighties; a generation with a new and unique style-one of great variety, yet producing a more serious unified generation — ours 12