Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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Students tune in to Jackson Michael Jackson’s showing was the highest of a good, but not great year for the music industry, a rebound of sorts from 1981 and ‘82. Another giant winner of ‘83 was the Police, who had a triple platinum album. Led by Sting, the Police undertook a massive summer tour of the U.S. The group built the year’s biggest single, “Every Breath you Take”. Advertising this tour was a new cable station entitled Music Television, better known as MTV. Besides showing videos, MTV also presented concerts with many top groups, held contests, such as the MTV Lost Weekend with Van Halen, and had daily bulletins of music news. Another artist who attracted a significant amount of attention was David Bowie. He made a top slot with “Let’s Dance.” Later on, Prince came into sight with the album “1999” and the singles “Little Red Corvette” and “Delirious,” which both became top ten singles. As Prince’s corvette came to a stop, a major turnabout came about as a new sound was heard. Technopop or British style music, began to invade the industry. Culture Club, a British group, made a few top singles before their first album went platinum. The Eurythmics made a number one single with “Sweet Dreams (are made of this).” It wasn’t long, though, until American sounds came back with Def Leppard, whose album “Pyromania,” held high on the charts for most of the year. Another group in the music scene was Quiet Riot, whose single “Cum on Feel the Noise,” came in high near the last of ‘83. Student Life 7

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Chad DeBusk and Scott Hartman stock groceries at a local supermarket. Jobs help pay bills When students are away from home, they are usually going to school, goofing around, or working. Jobs are becoming more common for teenagers, and so is the responsibility of paying bills. Many familiar teenage faces can be seen in just about any store or restaurant uptown. We took a poll to find out how many students at F.C.H.S. work. This showed that 64% of the seniors work, 48% of the juniors have jobs, 42% of the sophomores work, and so do 38% of the freshmen. All in all, 47% of the student body currently have jobs. Many students are planning on having summer jobs, too. 87% of the students said they will try to find jobs, while 5% won’t have summer jobs, and 8% of them might. Some students work not only for the money, but also for something to do after school and on weekends. “It gives me something to do instead of being bored,” said Senior Amy Gentry. Brad Campbell checks the air pressure in a tire at the gas station where he works. 6 Student Life

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A Second Look ... at the people and events of the year 1983-84 8 Student Life