Lawrence High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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tY: Students in all three classes had the same choice for a Cy TV show of the year, ▼ Mork and Mindy. The show was popular not only among students at LHS, but it also was rated number one in the nation after only one season on ABC. The show was a comedy about an alien from the planet Ork who came to live on Earth to study lower forms of life. The best movie of the year, accord- ing to the sophomores and juniors, was Halloween. Heaven Can Wait was the seniors' favorite although Deer Hunter received the Academy Award as the movie of the year. The top three TV shows and movies for each class, according to a Red and Black poll, are as is listed below. Best TV Show of the Year Sophomores, juniors and seniors: No. 1 Mork and Mindy No. 2 Saturday Night Live No. 3 Mash Best Movie of the Year Sophomores: No. 1 Halloween No. 2 No. 3 Juniors: No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Seniors: No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Every Which Way but Loose (Tie) Up in Smoke and- Heaven Can Wait Halloween (Tie) Heaven Can Wait and Every Which Way but Loose Up in Smoke Heaven Can Wait Every Which Way but Loose The China Syndrome ,0C 4 A cr b- Music plays a big part in every- one's life. At LHS students had their own preferences as to what kind of music they liked. Av. In an all-school poll. Hot Blood- ed by Foreigner was chosen as the best song of the year and Pieces of Eight by Styx as the best album. By classes the voting varied. The top three songs and albums of each class are as is listed below. Best Song of the Year Sophomores: No. 1 Hot Blooded by For- eigner Mo. 2 Minute by Minute by The Doobie Brothers No. 3 (Tie) Miss You by The Rolling Stones and My Life by Billy Joel Juniors: No. 1 Minute by Minute by The Doobie Brothers No. 2 Hot Blooded by For- eigner No. 3 You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Barbra Streisand and Neil Dia- mond Seniors: No. 1 Hot Blooded by For- eigner No. 2 Minute by Minute by The Doobie Brothers No. 3 (Tie) Hold the Line by Toto and My Life by Billy Joel Best Album of the Year Sophomores: No. 1 Pieces of Eight oy Styx No. 2 52nd Street by Billy Joel No. 3 Don't Look Back by Boston Juniors: No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Seniors: No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Favorite Group Pieces of Eight by Styx Two for the Show (Live) by Kansas Don't Look Back by Boston 52nd Street by Billy Joel Pieces of Eight by Styx Don't Look Back by Boston Sophomores: No. 1 Boston No. 2 The Doobie Brothers No. 3 Styx Juniors: No. 1 Styx No. 2 Boston No. 3 (Tie) Earth, Wind Fire and The Doobie Brothers Seniors: No. 1 Boston No. 2 (Tie) Kansas and Earth Wind Fire No. 3 Styx Favorite Single Artist Sophomores: No. 1 Billy Joel No. 2 Linda Ronstadt No. 3 (Tie) Andy Gibb ar Rod Stewart Juniors: No. 1 Billy Joel No. 2 Linda Ronstadt No. 3 Jackson Browne Seniors: No. 1 Linda Ronstadt No. 3 (Three way tie) Billy Joel, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan Willie Nelson Picturo discs, album photos pressod in vinyl, wore now.

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Controversies begin as decade ends With the end of the decade of the '70s, came the ending of such things as war in the Middle East, at least on paper, 900 American lives in Guyana and the traditional reign of Italian popes. Although it was the end of many things, it also was a beginning for others. In the science field, great steps were taken with the birth of test-tube babies. The United States recognized China's leaders and began open trade with that country. With a de- cline in the economy, Americans felt the most pressure from rising gas prices and the possibility of gas rationing. Because of fewer energy sources, steps were taken to find replace- ments for ojl products. Scientists and architects began exper- imenting with solar housing. The supporters of solar power watched houses with solar panels and one in Lawrence was a disappointment to them. Its heating bill in an unusually cold January surpassed many conventional homes in the area. A harsh winter characterized by record lows and heavy snowfalls, caused power failures and limited travel across the nation. When warmer weather finally arrived, many suffered from damaging floods caused by melting snow. People antici- pated spring only to be threatened by devastating tornadoes. Something even more devastating got world-wide atten- tion. In Pennsylvania, a possible melt-down in the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant bewildered the public while closer to home concerned citizens raised questions about the construction of the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Bur- lington, Kan. While Kansans elected a woman, Nancy Landon Kasse- baum, to the United States Senate for the first time, the British Parliament experienced a drastic change with a vote of confidence for the Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher. In Iran women protested against the traditional Islamic rules of wearing veils and being treated as second- class citizens. In this country, several states withdrew their support of the Equal Rights Amendment, but Congress ex- tended the deadline for ratification to two years. With the rising cost of living, workers striked for higher wages and better benefits. The police strike in New Orleans caused the cancellation of the annual Mardi-Gras Festival, and many Americans were affected by a Trans World Air- lines strike and a Teamsters'strike. Despite all the major controversies around the world, students at LHS still had their favorite sayings, songs and stars. □ HOOL T-shirts aro a good way to let people know what's on your mind. Paul Gowen, Barbie Bay, Shayno Gorrotson, Gina Lawson, Doan Ponny, Rob Yoe, Eric Rogers, Julie Blair, Shelby Hockenbury, Sandy Kolly, Chorios Coloman and Bryan Bloom display thoir favorite T-shirts. This year girls decided to look more fern- inine by wearing big, baggy shirts, vests and i jV» skirts. Popular shoes were ankle-strap sandles or spike-heeled boots and clutch purses took the place of bulkier ones. The guys favored velour shirts, worn vyith khaki slacks or traditional blue jeans. Painter pants, straight-legged blue jeans, T- shirts down vests and jackets, Frye boots and hik- ing boots were the style for everyone. A {V Hey, let's go out and raise some Hell tonight. just can't hang. I got wasted to the max last night. Come on, man, go for it. Don't be such a lightweight. 9 All right, let's party hearty! Excellent! We need to find a couple of foxes and get wild and crazy. For sure. Let's do it! K.A. rock and roll!

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14 ‘Wagon’ cast shares family Because this was a year of many strong male voices, according to Millard Denny, drama teacher and director. Paint Your Wagon, a musical with more parts for males, was performed. Paint Your Wagon deals with Ben Rumson, played by Chuck Mead, who is a widowed prospector chasing a dream and hoping to get Vich. His daugh- ter, Jennifer, played by Andrea Stammler, also is search- ing for her dream, which she finds in a young man named Julio, played by Bill Woodard. The musical was postponed one week because of football playoffs and district choir auditions. Denny said that with nearly 70 people in the cast, crew and orchestra, many of them were in- volved in band and choir. Be- cause the band played at foot- ball games, rehearsing on weekends was next to im- possible. A cast becomes a family and it shares an experience that no one else can understand, and the mem- bers will never forget it, Denny said. Clockwise from above: Ben Rumson, played by Chuck Mead, sings to his daughter Jennifer, played by Andrea Stammler, and wishes his wife v ere still alive to teach her about young love; While Jacob Woodling, played by Eric Scott, counts his blessings, his wives, Sarah and Elizabeth, played by Miokc Aangeenbrug and Wendy Wyatt, arguo about simple matters; Kevin Albert, as Jake Whippany, flashes a disgusted look in response to a slighting remark; Two miners, David Shumway and Josh Waters, as Edgar Crocker and Mike Mooney, try to persuade Rumson to send his daughter back East; Jennifer applios medicine to Julio, played by Bill Woodard, the man she loves.