Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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8 Student Life

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The swim team had a surprisingly good season. Pam Bello does a back inward pike position dive in a meet against Winchester. Mr. Robert DiGiammarino goes over the attendance list. The addition of a fourth assistant principal allowed each class their own vice-principal. Theme 7

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he style was personal he mood was openness The key word for the year was individuality. Unlike other years, people weren ' t inhibited about showing their true colors. In the past the desire to be accepted by one ' s peer group affected the dress, actions, and beliefs of students. Kids now more willingly accepted others who dressed differently or had different ideas. They were respected as individuals rather than conformists. Music was a unigue way for people to express their individual tastes. It was a form of entertainment which had undergone drastic changes over the years. The growing popularity of Punk Rock, for example, had Ms. Davin discusses a problem with Mr. Sacco, while several typing students are hard at work on their assignments. shone a new light on expressing individuality musically. Not only had it affected the music but it had also affected the way people dressed. It was not unusual to find a punk rocker dressed in leopard- skin pants and safety-pin earrings. The movies people were seeing were much different than those that their parents went to see when they were young. Films dealt with subject s that were uncommon in earlier years. If a movie dealt with teen-age boys and their relationships with older women, it would not have surprised someone of this generation. To someone of an earlier, more conservative generation, it would be shocking. There was a big difference between movies of the past and today ' s movies. This change was as drastic as changes come. Today ' s movies have also brought about changes in fashion. After the movie Flashdance , many teen-age girls began wearing torn and cut-off sweatshirts, as the star of the film had worn. The 1950 ' s era was revived in fashions and in music. Although the clothes were intended to resemble fashions from that period, they would not be recognized easily by someone who grew up during that time. Many areas in entertainment and fashion have taken on a new look. The effect they had on students was evident in all aspects of everyday life.