Garrett High School - Aeolian Yearbook (Garrett, IN)

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LEFT—Hmm ... the look of the 80’s? Boy George, rock’s pretty boy girl it phenomena poutily asks, “Do you really want to hurt me?” BELOW — Collectible fads in 1984 were Garfield, rainbow, and unicorn momentos, Care Bears and Cabbage Patch dolls, worded pins (such as ‘‘Leave me alone—I’m having a crisis’), and bizarre earrings. Oh, yeah—and anything, anything to do with Michael Jackson. Fashion Pal

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Fashion finds GHS open to suggestions in 84 Fickle. Unpredictable. Outra- geous. Yes, fashion. Fashion—a word that strikes terror in the hearts of budget- watchers and excitement in the souls of trend-setters. High schools fall prey to many fash- ions, some daring, some clas- sic, some downright comic. Nevertheless, the halls were ablaze with color, originality, and a lot of amazed whispering (‘Did you see what she’s wear- ing?’’) at GHS in 1984. In the winter, students snug: gled into argyle sweaters and layers of sweatshirts to keep ABOVE—Junior Veronica Erwin mod- els a sweatshirt with Japanese lettering as she perches above lockers. RIGHT—Posing for the photographer are Mike Vojtkofsky in a lightweight jacket and a sweatshirt, Kacy Shafer with the Flashdance look, and Molly Wappes as preppy as can be in layered polo shirts with the collars up. FAR RIGHT—Lynn Kobiela laughs un- suspectingly as she, her fashionable earrings, and her pin-stripe jeans are caught on film forever. 20 Fashion themselves warm; multi-lay- ered polo shirts (collars up) also provided a warm fashion. With the success of the movie Flash- dance, ripped-to-order sweat- shirts became fashionable, with tank top T-shirts peeking out as shirts not so innocently slipped off shoulders. Japanese letter- ing began to appear on sweats and T-shirts, and riding on a Duran Duran wave, males jumped into the fashion scene with parachute pants and the New Romantic look (thin ties in- cluded). The ‘“‘punk”’ look car- ried more weight than in past years, and several guys suc: cumbed to a pierced ear and a GARRET? -AILROADERS Sting-type haircut. Leather made a hit in the guise of jack- ets, pants, and mini-skirts. Girls wore huge and bright jewelry. As always, a pair of Levis and a T-shirt provided an easy way out, and many people belted their 501 Blues with a bandana and finished the picture with a pair of Nikes or Adidas sports shoes. Denim jackets were pop- ular for girls. Coliseum-goers collected concert T-shirts and souvenirs, and hunters stood out in the student forrest in their camoflauge and khaki. As spring rolled around, cropped pants and Bermuda shorts showed themselves and rubber shoes helped feet stay cool. Hand-made chopped up sweatshirts kept the tempera- ture down a little, too. Girls painted their fingernails strange (and glow-in -the-dark) colors, and with an effort to bring “punk” and ‘“‘cool’’ together, sunglasses that wrapped visor- like around half of the head were worn. Very few students affected a permanent “‘look’’, preferring to keep versatility in their ward: robes and proving that though fashions come and go, fashion never dies.

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ee Year in Review As school year begins, Soviet It’s 1983 ... Ronald Reagan is the fearless leader of the Unit- ed States. On April 18, a bomb explosion in the U.S. Embassy in Beirut wounds more than 80 people and kills 63. When Hurri- cane Alicia hits Houston, Tex- as, in August six people die. United States and Soviet Union relations are more tense than usual, stemming from an inci- dent in which Soviets shoot down an wandering Korean jet on the first day of September; 30 Americans perish. News- Sentinel (of Fort Wayne, Indi- ana) editorial page editor Ralph Daniel Osborne, his wife, and his 11-year old son are blud- geoned to death in their home. Anorexia Nervosa is at all time high, and singer Karen Carpen- ter dies of the disease. Actors David Niven (73) and Buster Crabbe (75), movie star Gloria Swanson (84), newscaster Frank Reynolds (59), Jessica Savitch (36), and boxing great Jack Dempsey (87) leave fans, friends, and family in mourning. The nation watches The Day After, a nuclear war mes- sage warning. A Chorus Line becomes the longest running musical on Broadway, and Re- turn of the Jedi nets $235 mil- lion by the end of November. Some highly acclaimed movies are The Right Stuff, The Big Chill, Terms of Endearment, The Year of Living Danger- ously, Silkwood, and Risky Business. Gandhi wins the Oscars for Best Picture, Direc: tor, and Actor (Ben Kingsley). Meryl Streep wins Best Actress for Sophie’s Choice, and los ing to Streep, is Jessica Lange (Frances), who picks up an Academy Award anyway fol her supporting role in Tootsie. Louis Gossett, Jr., wins Best Supporting Actor for his por trayal of the drill sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman. Girls swoon when someone mentions Duran Duran. Quiet! Riot, The Police, Prince, and Culture Club also top the charts, but way up on top is the new ‘Prince of Pop,’’ Michael Jackson, with a crowning al bum that breaks best-selling re cords, THRILLER. THE GEFFEN COMPANY Presents ‘A STEVE TISCH-JON AVNET Production “RISKY BUSINESS” TOM CRUISE REBECCA DE MORNAY Produced by JON AVNET and STEVE TISCH R= Written and Directed by PAUL BRICKMAN ee eo onsen mms