Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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photo by Klen Dolson Enjoying fhe 25 minutes they get for lunch break. Lori Laird, Heidi Heath, and Leslie Huber socialize after finishing their meal. Doing what comes natural to seventh graders, these students cheer on their team and chat with friends at one of the Leo home gomes. Dancing the Junior high dance, eight graders Chris Cook and Jason Richards take a break from dancing to talk about who to dance with during the next slow song. Seventh grader Scott Mueller practices his breakdancing skills Since the begin- ning of the year, breakdancing has been one of the many junior high lifestyles. Junior High — Life Styles ( g)

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Lifestyles of Junior Higii It was a giant leap from the sixth grade to the sev- enth grade, but a relatively small step from the seventh grade to the eighth grade. In each case, however, changes took place in their life-styles. Lifestyles — Junior High I The seventh grade students met new lifestyles as they came over to the high school. They had to go from being the oldest stu- dents at the elementary school to being the youngest at the high school. When at the high school, many compensations had to be mode in their lifestyles due to restrictions of age. A prime example was driving. Since no seventh grader could drive, this meant little cru- sln ' with the gang or hanging out at the mall. Sure, they could do these things, but only with an adult or older student, and that was not the same. At school, age had its greatest effect. The seventh grade activi- ties, such as sports or practices hod to end by 9:00 P.M. the junior high dances, unlike high school ones, which ran as late as 12:00 A.M., had to be over at 9:00 P.M. as well. photo by Connie Day The eighth graders, unlike the seventh graders, had already been at the high school for a year. They still couldn ' t drive or have late dances, but sme things were different in their lifestyles. They had been at the high school for a year and had the chance to make new friends. Jason Richards stated, It was nice to be able to come back to old friends instead of having to moke new ones. Being an eighth grader also meant something academically. The class of ' 89 was required to earn 38 credits to graduate. Be- cause of this, more time would have to be spent on homework instead of free time. Overall, it was something spe- cial to be a junior high student. They didn ' t have the privileges of the high school students, but the activities they did hove were filled with the same kind of school spirit and pride.

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Out with the Old — In with the New As each year came and went, so did the new trends. Last year was no exception. N Lifestyles — New Trends Neon fashions and brigiit bold letters dominated the quickly fading parachute pants and suede boots. For the girls, big gaudy jewelry and lace ribbons tied in the hair like those worn by Madonna be- came popular. Two-toned jeans and shaker knit sweaters with oversize belts were a common sight. Cropped pants and low pumps were also very fashion- able. For the guys, the typical outfit was pleated pants, oxford shirts, thin ties, and oxford shoes. This was occasionally topped off with a hot. Sweaters with oxfords, boat shoes, and leather gym shoes never seemed to go out of style. Polos were still in, but were worn mainly during the warm months because of the chilly classrooms. Hairstyles also changed along with the accepted slang. Rat tails were popular among the guys, as was the bob with the girls. In speech the slang mega-, and ' Tm sure was replaced by cocky and sarcastic talk. As Gary Larid said when he lost his home- work, ' Tm glad I didn ' t leave all my chemistry and English home- work on top of the car when we drove off. As the year ended, so did the period of gaudy jewelry, floures- cent colors, rot tail haircuts and cropped pants. But even as these trends went out, new ones came in, making the year to fol- low as original as the lost. — Shelly Slentz — Brian Lutgens