Grain Valley High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Grain Valley, MO)

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1 MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY Genealogy 81 Local History Branch 317 W. Highway 24 'ndePendenCe'M0 64050 G 3 oooo 1 2791 251 1 X47'iAll1,-,T,A,,,-.-F Improvements Over-the-summer improvements were aimed at helping the over-all look of the Grain Valley R-5 School District. New concrete was replaced on the stairs in front of the school and a sidewalk was placed in between the two front doors of the junior high. A wooden fence was built around the trash dumpster that was before visible. ln the fall, a breakage in a fifty-five year old water line caused a small erup- tion in the asphalt between the two secondary buildings. lnconvience was mandatory until the obstacle was re-paved late in the fall. Five new teachers, Mark Hatfield, Elaine Chapman, Pat Cummings, Merle Bowers, and Gaylene Green, entered the scene. With them came new classes never before offered as part of the curriculum: French, careers, advanced biol- ogy and Missouri History. Dr. Thomas Hightower joined the administration as he was chosen to fill the vacancy spot of superintendent of schools. 41 IMPROVEMENTS

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What Was In... Brand name clothes became a fashionable trend. From top to toes were fashion clothes. lzod shirts and socks sporting the alligator as their emblem be- came very preppie. Calvin's, lordache, Gloria Vanderbilt's and Brittania tags showed up on back pockets of these forty dollar designer jeans. Nike shoes, which were usually priced between thirty and forty dollars, became popular and instigated the production of Nike shirts and shorts. Concert tee-shirts appeared around school from several concerts. Shirts could be purchased at all concerts in town for S10 to 514. Styx, Foreigner 4 and Queen tees were worn often throughout the year. Women's skirt hemlines raised to just below the knee. Knickers came back into fashion often worn with colored tights and ballerina shoes. Country clothes became fashion- able. Wide flounced skirts made of denim and lacy frilly tops with calf boots came in style. Pop singer Olivia Newton-lohn's album, Physical, started a trend toward physical fitness sports clothes, and headbands. The album included the hit pop song, llLet's Get Physical . Mind ticklers were brought onto the market with the Rubik's Cube that was worked by getting 36 squares, 9 of each color to make a solid face of one color. Arcades opened with such games as Pacman and Space Invaders among other video machines. For a quarter, a per- son could fill his mind with electronic lights flashing across the screen to represent missiles attacking and munchkins munching dots. Although there were many changes in the last year, old jeans and t-shirts were still the most comfortable wear of students everywhere. Top songs of 1981 were such smashes as, 'lBetty Davis Eyes , sung by new-comer Kim Carnes. Theme song from the movie, llEndless Love , played a part on the public as Lionel Richie and Diana Ross hit the charts. 'Arthur's Theme , sung by Christopher Cross, from the movie llAr- thur starring Dudley Moore was a No. 1 smash. Punk rock was a hit across the country as groups such as the Go-Gos, Wendy O. Williams, Adam and the Ants, and Devo took a stand in the music world. Part of the punk rock, craze was the image that it left. Streaked hair, leather jackets, 'lbasic black clothes, trash bags,' mohawks and funky glasses played up the punk scene. Such moves as the jerk, pony, and watusi were popular in the llpunkers dance. The movie l'On Golden Pond , starring lane Fonda, Hen- ry Fonda, and Kathryn Hepburn, was nominated for five academy awards. Other popular movies were 'Reds and 'lRaiders of the Lost Ark . l 6fFAsHioN AND PADS