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

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On Hawaiian Day during Homecoming Spirit Week. Jason Coonce and Sean Spann talk during Richard Mezger's industrial arts class. Introduction 3

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 ... in 1980 there was a 5-4 season like this year, and in 1981 there was a State play-off team; so hopefully we can follow through. Dan Clark i Differences occur during year Picking a theme for the yearbook was one of the most important but difficult tasks that faced the journalism classes. Editors and staff members were forced to look at the current year and decide what made it unique. Like every year before, we were positive everything was absolutely the same. If we could have picked the theme at the end of the year, it would have been easier. Then students were given an assignment to list all of the things that made the year unique. At first there wasn’t anything. Then we started noticing things. We had two new teachers, Gary Grady taught speech and drama and Carol Moeller taught Spanish II, III, and IV. Noala Fritz, who had previously taught only in the P.E. Department, was also teaching biology. John Svoboda and Mildred Appleoff also had new classes. They taught, besides their high school classes, Middle School band and chorus. Journalism students also listed that both volleyball and football had winning seasons. Volleyball’s winning season was the first in 10 years and football’s the first in 6 years. “We were taught in school that history repeats itself and in 1980 there was a 5-4 season like this year, and in 1981 there was a State play-off team; so hopefully we can follow through,” explained junior Dan Clark. Another difference in the area of fashion was acid-washed jeans. Long skirts, shirts, knee-length skirts, mini skirts, jackets, and, of course, jeans were made of acid washed denim. Speaking especially about the mini skirt length, Julie Cummings, junior, commented, “A lot of the old styles are coming back but they’re more modern now.” When we started to make our list, there seemed like there was nothing different. This year was like every other year. But we started to realize there really were some differences. The more we thought about it, the more ideas we came up with the list got longer and longer as the year continued. Bob Meyer plays his trumpet as John Svoboda directs the band during a pep rally. Grant Svoboda plays a cassette tape during a dance in the old gym as Amy Kerkow watches. Mill 2 Introduction

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And How Fr yj— 0, , , , .f Student Life Enforced curfew policies affect students L-- urfew being enforced ... acid K washed jeans ... ‘Isn’t that special’... Farm Aid ... Red and White basketball game ... heavy metal dying out. The one thing that affected almost everyone in school was that the curfew was enforced. Any teenager under 18 had to be off of the streets by 11 on weeknights and 12 on weekends. Teens thought that if the time was going to be so early, the age should be under 16. Deena Konstantopoulos, a junior, explained, “I think the curfew is very stupid. It should be the parents’ decision when they want their kids home. But if the curfew is going to be here forever they should change the time to 1:30.” Senior Robin Adams also commented on the curfew. “It doesn’t do any good to enforce the law be- cause that makes it even more tempting for teenagers to stay out later. If parents know their kids are staying out until all hours of the morning and they get into trouble, then it is the parents’ problem to take care of them.” Another thing that affected the students was acid washed denim jeans. Along with the jeans there were also long and short skirts, shirts, and jean dresses. Both boys and girls were affected by the new fashion. It was one of the most widely spread styles of the year. The list of new activities, events, fads, and concerns grew longer and longer as the year progressed. It soon became apparent that there were enough new things for something different in Student Life. — By Barb Joy 4 Student Life Divider During Spirit Week senior Aaron Tilton wraps up sophomore Tony Cepuran in the cheerleader-sponsored mummy wrap competition.