Henderson High School - Lions Den Yearbook (Henderson, TX)

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n large numbers to see George Strait at Maude Cobb Activity Center in ic d Lori Smith, sophomore, patiently await his opening number. APPEARING IN LONGVIEW, George Strait delighted the au- dience with his big hit ‘‘The Chair’’. This popular singer is a favorite with Country and Western fans. STEPHANIE DUNCAN, SOPHOMORE, sports her con- cert shirt the Monday after the weekend event. Students got with friends and piled up in cars to make a convoy-like run to Longview. STRAIGHT OUT OF Branson, Mo., the Baldknobbers enter- tained in their Hee Haw style at the band booster fund raiser at Middle School. The 1100-seat auditorium was packed again for their return performance. Student Life mM 15

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14 WH Jammin’ Jammin’: ROCKIN’TO THE beat, Kevin McDonald and Kim Evans dance to “‘Saving All My Love for You”’ by Whitney Houston. JAMMIN OUT DOESN’T necessarily have to be concerts. Just cruising the town listening to your favorite tapes will do the trick. With Morris Day and Kur- tis Blow, a couple of soul singers, blaring over the speakers, boredom is quickly cured. T-SHIRTS POP UP everywhere after a concert making them the most popular souvenir. Gerald Roy, senior, bought his at a RUSH concert and wears it to Mrs. Lou Ann Standard’s data processing class. The purchase of t-shirts is only a small amount of the thousands of dollars made from concerts. Music provides entertainment — e at home, in cars, at concerts — By Pam Brown “Oak Tree, put you to the test. Oak Tree, when it comes to dancing I’m the best.” Music, who could live without it! It’s as necessary as oxygen to our existence. We have it in our cars, in every room of our house, and we even wire up with our Walkmans. The music of the 80’s has varied from punk to heavy metal to soul and finally to pop. Concerts have been a popular source of musical entertainment this year. From down home George Strait to the jammin’ beat of Zapp, East Texas provides a variety of performances in an increasing number of concert facilities. Even though we cate without music, the cost of this essential element can take a chunk out of the pocketbook. Cassette tape run about $7 to $8 ap while concert tickets average about $15 each. : While Whitney Hoag 0! was asking “How Will © Know?” Dionne and Frienc were saying, “That’s V Friends are For,” while Zap said “It Doesn’t Really } ter,” Morris Day was finall wearing his ‘‘Color a Success.” Teenagers have alway jammed to the beat ie generation with new s ofthetimes.

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16 LIKE MANY TEENAGERS, Travis Simpson crashes after school. Relaxation involves get- ting comfortable, pigging out and getting on the phone. GETTING WRITTEN UP for video movie tickets is a common activity for high schoolers. Brad Hudson, along with many others, have found work in one of the rental agencies that employ many students. Videos have been called the business boom of the 80’s with the average tape costing two bucks. Cheap Thrills IT’S HARD TO believe that this is a class project, but Miss Joe Hudson’s sociology class celebrated its last days in the semester with a slumber party at her house. Getting together to watch movies is a popular activi- ty when the cash flow is low. ee eT SE La