Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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PAW PRINT CONTENTS Making the Headlines. The 1983-84 school year contained feature events G of highs and lows that affected almost everyone. Looking back through the school year, numerous events filled the halls of HHS. Paw Print tries to get (2 it all straight. Bits Preces. All those moments that weren't captured any- where else in the book, are captured in a collage of pictures. It Shocked the Would Whether it happened in America, a foreign country or in space, the students at HHS felt the impact. From the Seutord... : | A collection of wisdom and other gems from 2 z members of the class of 1984. Zp. Mini Mag 2

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Many crazes come and go, but only a few find their home at HHS. Brilliant colors, breakdancing, and bandanas; cabbage patch kids and curly hair; movies and Michael Jackson. What do all these things have in common? These are only a fraction of the new crazes which swept the halls of HHS and the corridors of the country during the 1983-84 school year. Walking bodies of bright pastels and outstanding black painted HHS. Polos with collars turned up, oxford shirts with skinny ties, wool sweaters, and loafers con- tributed to the “prep” look. On the contrary, cropped jeans, fishnet stockings, colored panty hose, and high-heeled pumps gave a “punk” look. Then there is al- Mini Mag 4 ways the casual “jean and t’shirt” look. Curly hair dominated the looks at HHS. Perms were in; straight was out. Some people chose to wear their hair in a popular style where the hair is cut around the ears, the top and the sides are chopped, and the back is left long. The box office was filled with popular movies which teens of HHS flocked to see. The Lori theatre had a full house during the times they showed popular movies such as “Return of the Jedi,”’ “‘Tootsie,’’ “Footloose,” “Christine,” and “Children of the Corn.” Some HHS students chose Goofing around, a few girls wear the latest in fashion crazes seen in Highland. to go to Collinsville or Edwardsville to see those movies which were sold out in Highland. Michael Jackson dominated the music scene when he swept all of the Grammy Awards. Right behind him stood Lionel Richie, Van Halen, Boy George, Quiet Riot, and Journey. Popular music was accompanied by a new dance style. Teens and younger kids threw their bodies onto the ground and went into strange gy- rations. They called this new dance style breakdancing. Whether the new crazes are yours or not, there is always some new thing that will catch your eye.