Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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look who's falkin’ “The failing of the referandum may hurt our education because the school may have to cut certain programs such as band, chorus, and art.’’ Herk Johnessee “It's really hurting the elective classes such as art because now we have to pay for most of our own art supplies.”’ Sherri Shaw ate. 71 Finding prices up, the Iris staff also experienced inflation as yearbook prices went up along with publica- tion costs. A 2 Finding prices high, HHS teacher, Mrs. Plett, her husband and son still find eating out a pleasant exper- lence. 14 opening

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A3 Learning to cook, Carol Knebel and Dawn Kious gain first hand experience which may help them in the future. Changes that happened in '81 didn’t only involve students at HHS. People all over the world found themselves in- volved in the prime time soap operas. “Dallas’’ and ‘“‘Knots Landing’’ were the pace setters for new soaps such as “Dynasty” and “Flamingo Road.” Chil dren also had their favorite TV show, “The Muppet Show” staring Kermit and Miss Piggy. Despite his troubles, which many stu dents and teachers can relate to at HHS, the cartoon character Ziggy be came quite popular. Ziggy dolls, calen- dars, ornaments, cards, books and a va riety of other items showed up all over. Styles seemed to change as the preppy look was introduced to the fash- ion scene. A typical prep outfit seen on many students at HHS was dockside shoes, designer jeans, oxford blouse, and an izod sweater. V4 Tasting new foods, Jim Bugger, Mr. Steve Moore, Brian Korte, Scott Schuepbach, and Erin O'Shea try such foods as bubble and squeak and hoe cake at a Civil War dinner. [ 5 Making her debute, Miss Piggy gains much recognition as being one Of the stars from the Muppet Show. look who's talkin’

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Everyone found themselves hit by infia tion and high prices. As taxes, social secu- rity, and the prime interest rate went up, wages and the value of a dollar likewise went down. Because the tax referendum did not pass, the school board found them- selves faced with a money problem. They had to propose cuts in all areas to meet the budget. Some of these ideas included cutting down on sports, clubs, teachers, and other extra-curricular activities but the question remained, would these cuts be enough? Students also found prices to be a prob lem. The minimum wage rose to $3.35 dol lars an hour, but Egg MacMuffins and Big Macs also rose to $1.15 and Levi jeans to $27, leaving students with little extra mon ey for those after the game munchies or weekend trips to the mountains. TEXAS CITRUS FRUIT a. eal V3 Using the media center, Tim Ross, Suzie Lancey, and Jeff Weber find time to study as well as relax. V4 Trying to raise money, fhe HHS band sold grapefruit and or- anges to help pay for some of their expenses. 15 look who's talkin’