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

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SCANNING THE TV GUIDE. Fresh- man Heather Manchin reads the soap opera reviews in the weekly “Grapevine” section. ♦ o + ►O 0 O 4 4 o 4 qO • • o ♦ O V ▼ ■ Q 4 D O A • Q 4 • Soaps: A Teenage Addiction GL, GH. DOOL — secret code words? No, abbreviations for the best-liked high school soaps: Guiding Light, Gener- al Hospital and Days of Our Lives. Soaps are an essential part of every day life for most students: they are as natural as brushing teeth and eating junk food. Watching soap operas so much made viewers feel they could even predict characters’ actions, but could they? On Guiding Light, Mindy and Rick fell in love. Mindy was pregnant with Phillip's baby. Bradley tried to kidnap Beth. Phillip and Beth ran away to New York. They got 'married.’’ Leslie Ann tried to commit sui- cide. Nola got pregnant. Brad- ley bribed Alan. “I think Alan Spalding’s sister is out to get him and he will fall after all,” said Freshman Jackie Francis. Now for some big General Hospital happenings. Luke be- came mayor of Port Charles. Laura came back, then left with Luke. Grant was an imposter — a DVX spy after the Prometheus Disk. The real Grant came back, then murdered Dr. Campbell. What might happen next? Freshman Heather Manchin pre- dicts, “The real Grant might suc- ceed in getting rid of the impos- tor and have Celia in his arms at the end of it all.” Finally, on Days of Our Lives, Hope had an eighteenth birthday party. She left with Bo and went to his apartment. Doug found them and had a heart at- tack, so she promised to stay away from Bo. Roman was ac- cused of being the Salem Slash- er. Dressed as Roman, Tony tried to kill Hope, but Larry saved her. “Larry might try to take Bo’s place, but Hope knows in her heart that he never will,” com- mented Freshman Michelle Park- er. Are their predictions right? By now you already know if these events have occured or not. So keep in touch with your soap and hope for the ending that you want. A The Modern Hero: Private Eyes Return Private eyes were back again. Heroes rescued women in the nostal- gic tradition of the past. Recently a flood of new detective shows appeared on the screen. The most popular new show? Without a doubt. Remington Steele captured Tuesday night audiences. Played by Pierce Brosnan, he personified the tall, dark, handsome gentleman with a mysterious past. His on again-off again girl was Laura Holt, the beauty with brains, played charmingly by Stephanie Zimbalist. Remington is the epitome of ‘suave and debonair’. He and Laura have great chemistry,” remarked Junior Kari Robertson. Also making a comeback was the remake of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer. This was a tale in the old time standards of “broads,” small offices and big cities. Mike Hammer (Stacy Keach) always lost the girl he loved, so he remained the solitary private eye living in his grimly hopeful world. Taking a more humorous view of the detective was Riptide, in which two womanizers, Nick (Joe Penny) and Coty (Perry King), solved their mysteries haphazardly with the help of a computer ge- nius and robot, Boz. These investigators lived on their boat, Riptide, and unsuccessfully chased the femal crew of the neighboring boat. Another of their occupations was a contest to see who could get the most broken noses. Another new show was Legmen, in which college students Jack and David became amateur detectives. In Hardcastle and McCor- mick, Hardcastle, an eccentric judge, took McCormick (on probab- tion) under his wing and the two fought continuously as they roared around in a futuristic red car. And who could forget the government agents? Suave, cool Lee (Bruce Boxleitner) and dizzy housewife Amanda (Kate Jackson) made a strange couple in Scarecrow and Mrs. King. Amanda tumbled in and out, helping and hindering Scarecrow in his missions. Airwolf seemed to be modeled after Firefox. Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent), the G.S. agent, flew secret assignments in his helicopter Airwolf, which looked like a shark and flew like a jet. Did you miss Masquerade, where you, an ordinary citizen, were invited to spy with the U.S. government? In this series, people be- came temporary spies as they were recruited to help catch the bad guys. The most successful star was K1TT, the black computerized star of Knight Rider that seemed almost human. Michael Knight drove around the country helping people with the aid of a beautiful mechan- ic and also a mentor. He worked slightly outside the law and was played by David Hasselhoff. For opulence, there was Matt Houston, in a show of the same name. Houston was a millionaire so bored by his 4 Remington is the epitome of suave and debo- nair. He and Laura have great chemistry 9 riches that he solved mysteries for kicks. A strange hobby but enter- taining enough for Houston, who was constantly surrounded by wom- en. Lastly, there were the old favorites. Hart To Hart with Stephanie Powers and Robert Wagner remained popular as the rich Harts chased bad guys and always won. In Simon and Simon, the two Simon brothers, Rick (Gerald McRaney) and A.J. (Jameson Parker), ran a dedicated operation. A.J. was wholesome and clean-cut while Rick was earthy, the beer and football game-type. And Magnum P.I. continued to be successful, season after season. Tom Selleck played Thomas Magnum, the California private investigator. There you have it. Pick your hero. Do you want suave or natural? Young or mature? Short or tall? They are all there, so many in fact that perhaps it is hard to choose. But that is all the better, because you can watch them all. It looks like private eyes are here to stay.

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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.

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? 4 o O £◄ ♦ o O O • O a |OlfO o • V • ► O 1 • £ A O ♦ $ A0 0° ♦ A O A « O V • ■ O • • o Preppy To Punk, Izod To Lauren It Was the ‘Year of the Individual’ Mathematics of Fashion: Geometry and Color New and unique combina- tions of color dominated the fall ashions. First, shades of pink and gray ap- peared on sweaters, blouses, cords and even shopping bags. Next, the primary combina- tions of brights and black swal- lowed up the fashion scene; reds, greens, purples, yellows and blues in their darkest and purest colors coupled with black could be seen in every display. Geometry hit high school. Dots were everywhere, from hosiery to bold shirts. Stripes decorated everything and anything. They were on purses, shirts, even ear- rings. Worn very loosely or skin tight, the clothes formed silhou- ettes different from any of the past. Padded shoulders and bag- gy (but not dolman) sleeves cre- ated the new look. Jennifer Beals of the movie Flashdance started the casual fashions in sweatwear by wear- ing the sweatshirts that bared a shoulder. The sweatshirt layers with tank tops created casual and comfortable wear. Lastly, the new textures of lin- ens and cottons formed new looks with natural fibers. Creams and pastels with broad stripes made up the natural look. The year in fashions was a free-for-all. The wide diversity in styles provided something differ- ent for everyone. It was the year of the individual. ± MORE POPULAR THAN EVER, sweat clothes in all colors are stocked by stores. Green, Pink, Black: A Matter of Choice WEARING DARK MAKE-UP as well as chain jewelry for Punk Day. Ju- nior Michelle Satterfield celebrates East-West Week. She’s a prep. His clothes are really punk. We hear these re- marks every day, but what do they really mean? Why don’t we define the two styles. Preppy used to be a craze of green and pink. But that more or less faded away into a “colle- giate” look. As everyone had at least one sweater or even socks of argyle. Wool blazers matched with Shetland wool sweaters and oxfords were a recurring theme. Twill pants, stripes and bows col- ored the “collegiate.” Pumps, and of course topsiders and pen- ny loafers, were a necessity. And lastly, there was the famous add- a-bead necklace. The exact opposite of prep is probably punk. Leather, spike heels and brass studdded belts stereotyped the punk. Black was the favorite color, and hair usual- ly stood straight up. Classed by parents as the costumes of rock stars, a conservative person did not wear punk clothes to school. However, “Punk Day” did give students a chance to be punk without being looked at strange- ly. Some even donned Glad Bags for the occasion. Being conventional or being different is a style chosen by the punk or prep. The only catch is that when your brother or sister chooses the opposite, then you can’t share clothes! A TYPICAL OF THE CASUAL colle- giate style. Freshman Michelle Parker searches through her purse for a pen.