Fox High School - Ha Ko Yearbook (Arnold, MO)

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Zaxxon is one of the more popular of arcade video games around, Players must maneuver around many obstacles to reach their destina- tion -- ZAXXON III If Il' III LI I, I.. I III If I, U Ll I, L, I l'l I' I' r' , , , ,I l.ll...l..l ... The majority of the United States has used a computer each and everyday for the last year. The computer used varied from a video game to a office computer. Along with video and office computers there are home computers, home video games, and school computers. The video arcade games are by far the most-used computers today. Last year alone they grossed S5 billion dollars in sales. This S5 billion is twice the income of all Nevado casinos and three times more than the gate receipts and television revenue of major league baseball, basketball, and football! While these 20 billion quarters were being spent, 75,000 man hours were consumed playing them. ln the office computer race IBM leads by a slim margin. Apple, Texas Instruments, Atari and Radio Shack follow closely. ln the last 5 years these cor- porations have combined to sell 12 million comput- ers to businesses around the LI.S. They are used to calculate everything from the cost to produce a record to calculating the total income of RCA re- cords for the last 15 years. In home computers there is increasing popular- ity: 2 million have been sold in the last 5 years and the 1981 sales totaled 2 billion dollars. These com- puters have been used to manage home finances and even make heating and air conditioning more energy-efficient. The home video game has just started to make its presence felt in the market of computer technol- ogy. One billion dollars was spent in 1981 for Atari's, lntellevisions, and Colecovisions. It is esti- mated that 1 out of 4 homes will have a home video game by 1990. Finally, 1 out of 3 schools now employ a comput- er in some fashion. Fox is now using a Burrows small business computer. lt has 5 memory banks. Mr. Greaney, head counselor, said it saves us ap- proximatley 7 weeks in hand labor. the computer can make schedule changes, drop slips, and tells how many students are in a class instantly. Fox's other new computers are Apples. They will be used next fall for data processing and simple program- ming in the math and business departments. Now that's input for you! By 1987 it is estimated that every school will be using a computer.

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1 N'- 1 'f I f I . A 1 I I 1 sm 1 LISA BOCKHOFF1121: Most of the kids are so nice here. I think this is the best school I've ever been to. My favorite teacher is Mrs. Balisg she's a very nice person. NORMA MARCEE1111: I don't like the days it rains because you have to dodge buckets to get to class. PAM BURNETT1111: Why do I like school? Because I get to look at all the great-looking guys! TERRY PETERO1121: Air conditioning in the first wing isn't fair to the rest of the school. LISA WEBB1111: My favorite date was when I went out with a guy for the first time and he gave me a rose. MARTHA LESCH1121: I think the smoking lounge needs a roof. KIM MOORE 1101: I like this school year better because l'm a sophomore now and I get a lot more priviledges and have more friends. SHARON WILSON 1121: Boston and Lynyrd Skynyrd are my favorite rock groups because they know how to rock. BILL JAMES 1121: I liked Spirit Week because people look funny when they dress up. LACIRIE BEARD 1111: I don't like school days when it rains. I have to walk a long way to art class and I usually end up soaking wet and my hair goes wild. GENE MESPLA Y1111: I like to listen to the stereo after I get home from school because we can't listen to anything at school except the boring teachers. NEENA ALY1101: I like Mr. Wright's Algebra II class because it's one of the few classes that's fun to learn. BRYAN GIER1111: I feel there's a lot more spirit at Fox this year. BRIAN BASINGER 1101: I liked the South African as- sembly. They were very entertaining. SHAWN BURGAN 1101: I hate the cafeteria food be- cause we have pizza at least twice a week! KIM BROWN1121: I don't think Reagan is very bright: I wish Mr. Kasey would run for President! LOU SCOTT1121: They need a covered walkway to the art building. DOROTHY GRISHAM 1101: Student Council is really fun and exciting to be in. LONNIE SMALLEN1111: I like this school year because it's going by fast. WILBUR KEMP1121: I like accounting class because l'm passing it. MAGGIE SMITH 1121: I like, really enjoyed this year 'cause seniors are really spaz and everything, OK? SHARI TOENNIES1111: On snow days I like to go out in the snow and go four-wheeling. MR. WRIGHT 1math teacher1: Blessed are those who can give without remembering and receive without for- getting. SUE WAL TON1121: Going to Jeffco was the best part of my high school years. There are a lot of good memories that will never be forgotten. MRS. CA YSE1art teacher1: The speed bumps by the art building are great. It slows down the drag racers by my window. 'I7

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The computer show was imaginative. The best part was the sound effects. That was awesome. said junior Tom George. Space ships, spacewars and laser blasts come to life in this artwork by Steve Wells. Busy hands are at work at Fox's small business computer, a Burrows B-80. is Q TTT' TTT ,La-Q rf l ig This beastly orge and scantily-dressed woman glare on as the player tries to defeat them in electronic pinball. 19 JT