Fairmont High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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 ■ o o o o ♦ o ►o o 4 • o • O ♦ O V ▼ ■ 0 0 40 0 A »0 Celled RISING IN POPULARITY over even GENERAL HOSPITAL, MTV was watched by many, like Sophomore Jennifer Eddy. Music: The Sights and Sounds of the Year Music was such a vital part of our lives that we could be found anywhere, anytime, with some form of music. Student Council carried the Op (Outstanding Pride) theme through the first game by playing beach music over the PA for the North Marion game. The cheerleaders were “Shoppin’ from A to Z” during the pre-game and the band went to “Rio” at halftime. Naturally, East-West Stadium was not the only place music was found. If the piano labs, Chora- liers or Ensemble weren’t per- forming, then someone’s box was. A box, or portable stereo, was not an uncommon sight any- where inside or outside the school. One of the most popular ways to listen to music was through the radio. Fairmont is in a good location as far as that goes, since we pick up Morgan- town, Pittsburgh and even far- ther with a cable hook up. With all those stations, we found our favorites and stuck with them. Freshman David Clark stayed with 102.5 WDVE because it plays the best music there is, like Judas Priest, Van Halen, Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Ronnie James Dio. Black Sabbath . . . heavy metal!’ Videos won’t re- • place radio because you can do other things while listening to the ra- dio, but TV takes your full attention ' But some rock fans required more. We wanted to see the art- ist. So Martha Quinn, Alan Hunt- er, Nina Blackwood, J.J. Jack- son and Mark Goodman were re- gulars in our home with the only 24-hour video channel, MTV. Would videos ever replace ra- dio? Sophomores Ed Ashton and Doug Balser had these conflict- ing opinions: “Videos won’t re- place radio because you can do other things while listening to the radio, but TV takes your full at- tention,” said Ed. “I think they might because with videos, you can hear the group and also see them perform. Although videos are more interesting,” Doug re- marked. So, on that note, this story will come to its finale. A And Now, 1983’s Top Albums According to Rolling Stone magazine, the following albums were the ten most popular for 1983. The list was arranged by the editors of Rolling Stone by assigning point values to the posi- tion held by the albums on the weekly charts listed in the back of the magazine. The top ten albums of 1983: 1. Thriller — Michael Jackson 2. Pyromania — Def Leppard 3. H20 — Hall Oates 4. Business as Usual — Men at Work 5. Kissing to Be Clever — Cul- ture Club 6. Frontiers — Journey 7. Let’s Dance — David Bowie 8. 1999 — Prince 9. Lionel Ritchie — Lionel Rit- chie 10. Soundtrack to Flashdance Now remember that this list is compiled from January through October 1983, so some of the material that hit the charts dur- ing winter didn’t get the chance to be listed on the 1983 chart. That will show up for 1984, so if your favorite group didn’t make it up the rankings, don’t worry. They’ll probably be there in the 1984 list. But by then, who knows what kind of music we’ll be buying. A LOOKING FOR A GOOD BUY. Freshman David Clark receives help from Camelot Employee Mike Lato- cha. A Sound Investment When we were eight, mom brought home the Mickey Mouse record player and all we had to do to hear the Chipmonks was set Mickey’s index finger on the record. So, at eight, we were rockin’. But this didn’t last for long. Our tastes changed and we took interest in the radio. Instead of mom and dad's Stereo 98, we pushed the dials to WCLG, WVAQ and WDVE. This wasn’t only for pleasure. Sophomore Patti Ireland commented, “I can work better with the radio on be- cause it soothes my mind so I can think clearly.” However, we still needed to hear what we wanted, when we wanted, so we began buying our own systems. Some chose an in- home system, while others pre- ferred the portable boxes or Walkmen. Price was a major fac- tor and for a good home system we could expect to pay between $300-$800 for components or about $100 for a Walkman. “It might be a little expensive, but it will last and last and last,” Sophomore Mark Gallucci said. This sort of thing is something that we can have for a long time. An investment? Sure. A sound investment. A THE TOP AND BOTTOM of 1983: THRILLER and FLASHDANCE.

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DURING A WARM SPELL in Hit rbugh 84 winter, student maki their way'to homeroom after seconc period. Marion County pupil col lected six snow days due to colt s f . weather and bad -roads.

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▼ o ♦•■ % °m o • v • ► o j • • t A Q ♦ A O O 0 ♦ A O 1 o V • ■ AO • o Now Playing at the Movie Theaters: The Year’s Biggest Hits War Games: Sci-Fi Vs. Reality As the FBI raided the homes of teenagers across the nation, sev- eral teens were arrested for breaking and entering ... a com- puter? A trend of tampering with others’ computers was started by the hit movie War Games, star- ring Matthew Broderick. In War Games, a young teen- ager accidentally connects with a federal nuclear weapons com- puter. He almost starts World War III, but is then arrested by the FBI. However, the teenager makes a daring escape to find the man who built the computer, and the world is rescued from total annihilation. “It was a spectacular movie with a good story line. The spe- cial effects and acting were also good. Unfortunately, the events described were all too real,” not- ed Sophomore Jeff Poston. Originally, the Defense De- partment gave the screenw- riters cooperation, even letting them see a real war room. After reading the script, however, the Pentagon would not let them use the real locations and mili- tary equipment in the filming. The producers were then forced to build the most expensive sin- gle set ever built at MGM, ac- cording to the March 1984 issue of Video Movies. War Games served to create national controversy over the safety systems of computers. The public questioned that if teenagers could easily break into computers of the Pentagon, what could foreign countries with their advanced technology do to na- tional defense? War Games, by showing the worst, helped to pre- vent it. A 4 It was a spectacular movie with a good story line. The special effects and acting were also good. Unfortunately, the events described were all too real 9 Footloose: Big City Vs. Bible Belt “Footloose, footloose, every- body cut footloose ...” The hit song by Kenny Loggins titled a movie that seemed to be equally as popular. Students went in droves to see the movie starring Kevin Bacon MAKING ITS FAIRMONT DEBUT in February, this story of a big city dancer who tried to reform a Bible Belt town has been called the male FLASHDANCE. as Ren McCormick, a city boy transplanted to a small town. Al- though the plot was weak — boy meets girl — the movie kept at- tention sharply focused on the superior dancing and music. While I was watching it, I want- ed to get up and start dancing in the aisles. Ren is so cute,” ex- claimed Junior Cindy Connor. Let’s Hear It for the Boys was probably the most memo- rable song aside from the title track. The scenes where Ren taught Willard, played by Chris- topher Penn, to dance were the most popular, according to the majority of students. “The best part was at the end, at the dance,” commented Ju- nior Amanda Matthews. Although there were some contradictions, such as the stu- dents being able to moonwalk and breakdance after being de- nied music for five years, who could complain when they were that good? a Return of the Jedi: Rebel Alliance Vs. Empire A green slobber dripped from Jabba the Hut’s mouth. Screams from children and adults alike filled the theater. One of the highlights of sum- mer was the final chapter in the Star Wars epic. The Return of the Jedi. An instant summer hit, it attracted many high school stu- dents to the cinemas during the summer months. People were screaming, clap- ping and even crying as the sus- penseful action took place. I think that ‘Return of the Jedi’ was an excellently compel- ling movie. Besides great special effects, the story line was inter- esting. I think what 1 liked best was the Ewoks,” remarked Ju- nior Fran Rizzo. For those unfortunates who missed it, here is a quick run- down: Hans Solo was rescued. Yoda died. Luke became a Jedi Knight. Leia was Luke’s twin sis- ter. Darth Vader was their father and he killed the Emperor. But Darth Vader died and Luke es- caped just before Lando Calris- sian blew up the Death Star. The Empire was destroyed and the movie ended at the Ewok cele- bration. May the Force be with you. A THE THIRD CHAPTER to the STAR WARS trilogy brought the final vic- tory of the Alliance and the death of Darth Vader.