Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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( I ! CASUAL: Ties and high heels were often discarded for relaxed gear. Sweatshirt Friday and wild Hawaiian beachwear being favorites. Rick Gardner hangs out in camouflage and a spirited T. LAYERS: Susie Cork goes over-the-top with layers of chic: Graffiti skirt and oversized shirt tipped with a cobalt scarf and rings of belts. Adding to the look are bright tights and current lace up flats. GQ LOOK: Inspired by the popular male magazine, many “modern men of LHS ventured beyond traditional jeans and buttondowns. Andy Wuertzer displays the subtly striped shirt, contrasting sweater vest and white oxfords of a sharp dressed man. PERSONAL: Carrie Harner combines a variety of looks for personal style. Punked hair, pearls, cardigans and prominent earrings all remained on the fashion plate. GROUND FLOOR: Adidas made way for canvas hightops in ’84. Kathy Morris ties on yellow laces for an added glow to her sneaks. “Elf’ boots, pennyloafers and pumps — in colors from black to pink — were also favored footgear. — LHS Is Vogue 15

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JEANS: A comfortable, casual favorite. Scott Valentine uses the ubiquitous jacket with the upturned collar, dark shades and the newly popular 5 o'clock shadow look to enhance his 501 Blues. FLASHDANCE REVISITED: Flashdancc met neon fora radical look. Tonya Hanson tops off a glowing pink blouse with sliced sweats. Buttons, bracelets and neon laces and to the total look. NEON: 84-85’s biggest, brightest fashion trend was undoubtedly neon, as 60s Day-Glo became 80s chic. Gwen Myers radiates in hot lime green, accented with checks and classic black pumps. LHS Is Fashion is always big news at LHS. This year there was a wide range of fashion for girls as well as for boys. As usual, girls look to jeans, as popular as ever. The cropped and stonewashed look was in, as well as striped, checked, and dotted denim, all in a variety of colors. Also, tee shirts with big messages like “FRANKIK SAY RELAX” or GO GO” were soon throughout the halls; oversized cotton tops were also in. The hottest items this year were the oversized V-neck Limited sweaters; and everywhere there were layers of bright neon colors: pink, green, orange, yellow and blue, glowing on socks, belts, pants, sweats and sweaters. A few passed on the “radical” look and stayed with pearls, cardigans and plaid. And let’s not forget the guys; their fashions also made news. Breakdance styles were popular, with parachute pants, wild breakin’ tops and laced-up high tops. Jean jackets were the usual hit, accompanied by “Risky” Ray Ban shades. Often bypassing rumpled camouflage gear, jeans and buttondowns, guys enjoyed dressing up in pleated pants and slim ties. And striped jeans were not for “girls-only.” All in all, fashions were very fun and exciting this year. 14 LHS Is Vogue

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LHS Is Absolute Beginners! While seniors basked in the knowledge that they’re the “big guys on campus and juniors prided themselves on no longer being sophomores, the sophomores — Class of ’87 — began school suffering the standard pangs of being the “new kid on the block.” They got lost finding Room 338, were misdirected to the cafeteria and never made it to physical education because the gym door was locked, and they didn’t know about the locker room doors. They missed lunch because their lockers wouldn’t open, forgot their emergency data sheets on Friday, got stuffed into a trash can while they tried to cut across Senior Court and they knew it would take them all year to learn their schedules. Whoever heard of modules, anyway! Apart from these typical fears, representative sophomores Kristi Norris and Melissa Culp, both college prep “After all, 6Freshman’ is a dirtier word than ‘SophomoreV’ students, expressed some trepidation about “harder classes” and being in non- graded classrooms with upperclassmen. However, somewhat seasoned over the summer through band camp experiences, these two tenth graders knew that there were some distinct “no-no’s for sophomores. They discovered, for instance, that there are “senior, junior and sophomore buses on band trips.” Knowing that they could get kicked off the wrong bus, according to Melissa, prepared them, for accepting the Senior Court as verboten. Because both girls have older brothers who have gone through LHS (Melissa’s brother is Senior Dwain Culp) they felt a bit more confident in knowing the system. In fact, Melissa expressed the positive side of it all when she quipped, “After all, ‘freshman’ is a dirtier word than ‘sophomore’ , thus elevating the Class of ’87 to that of some status. Top: Mr. Burgess finds himself swamped by those in search of homerooms. Left: Kristi Norris takes her first step in becoming an underclassman. Right: A lost sophomore can count on a senior for directions, though not necessarily the correct ones. 18 LHS Is Absolute Beginners