Lexington High School - Bearer Yearbook (Lexington, AL)

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SHOWING off the latest fashion fad in rugby shin wear, the Coca-Cola shirts are worn by Robin Shelton, Leigh Ann Beavers, Karla Williams, and Leigh Thompson WEARING a mini-skin by Santa Cruz, Katina Weigan poses on one of the varsity cheerleaders' stands beside the football field. SHOWING plaids are the style, Lome Lash wears a dress sweater and skin. Jeremy Thigpen shows the suspendered look for boys of all ages. ALL DRESSED UP, Laura Stacey shows the classy look in a blue silk dress. Opening-Fashion 9

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8 A N Fad Walking down the mall, I couldn’t believe my eyes. People of all ages were actually wearing shirts advertising Coca-Cola products and Swatch watches. I know what you’re thinking. Big Deal! Right? I mean, you say people wear t-shirts like this all the time. This is where you are wrong. These shirts weren't your average t-shirts. They w'ere dressier. They even had collars and button down necks. I saw people in all places wearing these shirts. They were not only wearing them with blue jeans, but dress pants as well. I even spoke to some merchants in a few major depanment stores and found out these shins were the ’’hottest’’ items on the clothing market for the summer of ’86. Boy, when I heard that I made my purchase and bought one for myself. Coca-Cola shins and Swatch shins were not the only popular clothes wear of the year. Guys wore baggy pleated pants, blue jeans, suspenders, and jazz shoes. The clothing range broadened for girls apparel. Mini-skirts by name brands such as Santa Cruz and Espirit were a high point in the ’dressy look’’ for girls. Both boys and girls alike enjoyed the many bright checks and plaids and geometrical designs. As the times change so does fashion. Mica Balch commented, One day I’ll have an outfit on and before I know it something totally different comes in style. Even some of my mom’s clothing from her teenage years have made a comeback.’’ WEARING baggy pants with sweatshirts and button downs arc one of the latest fashion trends as shown by Brian Tipper and Jimmy Britt. Opening-Fashion

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 The Beginning of an Ending Times have been changing at Lexington High School. The auditorium was tom down along with the classrooms surrounding it. The auditorium was built in the early 1930’s. Its seating capacity was approx- imately 700. It was used for many activities including graduation, plays, assemblies, community meetings, programs, school P.T.O. meetings, class meetings, and movies. Lexington’s auditorium was the last one to be tom down in Lauderdale County. There are no immediate plans as to what will replace the auditorium, but an open cour- tyard will be where the auditorium once stood. Fire drills have always been required every month during the school year. However, on Wednesday October 9 a Fire drill was held on the school buses. Students left their 6th period classes ten minutes early to participate in the Fire drill. Students at L.H.S. returned to school to Find a newly paved parking lot surrounding the south and west ends of the new gym. Money for the students' parking lot was bor- rowed from the bank. The money is to be paid off by special fund raisers assisted by The Alumni Association, Band Boosters, Athletic Boosters, Pee Wee Association, City League Basketball and other club donations. The following paragraph was written by Don Burney as an English assignment in Mrs. Thigpen s class. I am the entrance to the main building of Lexington School, or at least what remains. Countless numbers of students passed through me on their First day of school. Those same students went out through me after their graduation and I welcomed them back anytime they wanted to visit. 10 Opening