Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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1. No. this is nor o reject ocr from rhe gong-show, it's jusr rhe hoobos having a good rime as usual. 2 Diane Hammes didn't know she would be model- ing for rhe yearbook, bur she happens ro be wearing her faddish sweatsuit 3. A casual reminder of rhe cowboy craze 4 Cord playing was a favorite pastime during bas- ketball games, before and after school and after lunch Grant Doumonn, Kurr Ledger, IM Czer wmski, and Dorry Ledger engage in a gome of pitch 5 For some with coordination, juggling proved ro be a fun and enjoyable hobby Angie Jackson, Dove Riley and Jim Richmond help reach a doss 13

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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

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 So much happened, ir was definitely an eventful year1 While each one of us was touched by many both good and bad, or the individual level oil of us were reached by mony nortonol and world happenings Ronald Recgon was elected president and shortly thereafter the hostages held in Iron for 444 days were releosed Spring seemed to bring an obundance of headlines os Reagan was wounded in an assinarion attempt. Pope John Pul was also Nr by a bullet in another attempt Several IRA hunger strikers died and what seemed like o plague of hotel fires raced across the U S Our own cheerleaders narrowly escaped one in Des Moines at a wrestling tournament While we could nor ignore the unhappy news of mony situations, our lives were filled with many joyous events such as dances, parries and graduation Though the pressures of the world were eased by many pleasant moments, the serious problem that surrounded us helped ro moke us stronger as we encountered new problems and experiences