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

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C . . | Surviving ‘No Dough Blues’ heap Thrills ' WELL, NOTHING TO do on the weekends? A com- mon alternative to this problem is Larry G’s. On Friday and Saturday nights Larry G’s is swamped By Renee Ross “Hey whatcha want to do this weekend?” “Well, the cash flow is low, so it’s gotta be cheap. I’m broke.” These times come along for most teenagers often when it’s close to payday, allowance time, or time for the parents to deposit some cash in the checking account. How do you survive these “No Dough Blues’? One popular solution is renting videos. This provides good entertainment at a reasonable price with each movie costing only two bucks. For the guys whose money is scarce, Video Unlimited, GRUBBING OUT ON pizza, Michael Boss, Eric Churchill, Tommy Sharp, juniors; and Steven Goode, senior are splurg- ing on the weekend. Pizza Inn is a popular place to meet friends or just hang out. with people either parked out in front or inside shooting pool and playing video games. Texas Video and other video places come in handy for “‘‘at home” dates. When cash is tight, other students like to spend hour after hour at their favorite hangouts. After school and on some weekends, the park- ing lots at K-Mart and Larry G’s are filled with students parked and talking to their friends, jammin’ their music systems, or just cruisin’. ‘‘All of my friends go there, so I just meet them up there,” said Heather Porter. Another freebie pastime of teenagers is talking on the phone. “Most of my best friends live out of town, that’s the easiest way to keep in touch,” said Rashunda Brown. Hours and hours can slip by just talking to friends, boyfriends or passing the time away. When the cost of entertain- ment becomes too demand- ing, there are always some ex- citing and “cheap” options for the imaginative teenager. Student Life a 17

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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

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Teenagers just like to have fun et’s Party By Pam Brown Whether it’s a special event to get all dressed up for, or an informal get-together at the lake on a sunny afternoon, or just regular weekend enter- tainment at the skating rink or Greenville Avenue, teenagers like to PARTY! The weekends usually find Henderson teenagers out of town at Greenville Avenue, a popular teenage club, or at the Warehouse, a local club that opened this fall. Also another local “hot spot” is the Skating Rink. The Skating Rink has always drawn large crowds, but 18 Let’ Party recently it has been offering special entertainment such as the DJ from K-104, Dr. Rock and Moon Dog from K-TUX 99. These DJs attracted not only the local crowd, but peo- ple from as far away as Dallas and Houston. Lake parties are always looked forward to and well at- tended. At these parties there’s usually dancing, visiting with friends, swim- ming, water skiing; and the highlight of the occasion is cooking out on the grill after a big day. Although many think there JUNIORS JEFFERY HENSON, Kevin Price, Tina Williams and sophomore Tim Medford take a break from the dance floor to get refreshed for the next song. is not much to do here, there are a few big happenings that are school-related and draw big crowds. The Prom is by far the most popular. It’s a time to get all dressed up and really step out on the town. Also there is the Homecoming Dance in the fall. These events are big nights, but the partying really does not start until afterward when people go home, get changed into something more comfortable, go out to eat, over to someone’s house to a party, or again, to the lake for dancing and a good time. 4 Senior Sue Williams and junior Tony Foreman do a popular danc € called the Gucci at a dance at the Community Center.