Maryvale High School - Panthorian Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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AAG oulmmaies Class Competition for Homecoming One of the biggest Homecoming Week activities was Almost Anything Goes. One highlight was Skin the Snake, where participants line up, join hands be- tween the legs and try to lay clown. lt this wasn't enough, they then had to attempt to get back up without letting go ot hands. Another was the FrontwardfBackward Race, where two people stand next to each other, facing opposite directions, and compete with others in the same posi- tions to reach the finish line tirst. With other events wuch as The Volkswa- gon Push, the Piggyback Ride, and the Ten-legged Race, it proved to be an exciting evening. Not unlike medevial gladiators, the class members battled tor points in AAG IV. Some ot the events were long and gruel- ing, like the Piggyback Race Clower lett centerj or the Ten Legged Race, Ctop rightl but some ot the events were tests ot skills, like Skin the Snake Ctar lower left, lower right, Sz left centerl. Ot course there were the strategy games, such as The Forward!Backward Race fright Centerl, and the brute strength type, like the Volkswagon push Ctop lettl. But as in all Sports, there is the thrill ot victory, fcenter, bottom ceterl, and the agony ot de-teet Clettl. if 29

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MUSIC Color Hy Numbers, Metal Health , Seven and the Radqed Tiqer , and Py- romania were just a tew ot the year's biqqest albums by new qroups, like Cul- ture Club, Quiet Riot, Duran Duran, and Det Leppard, Qther new trends in music were the new sounds in hits trom old artists. Country stars Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit the top ot the pop charts with their duet Hlslands in the Stream , Super Rockers Van llalen added Synthesizers to their music in their LP, l984 . And last, but not least, was the EnqlishfAustralian led by The Police and Men at Work. But ot course, 1984 could best be de- scribed by the word: THlQllslsEl2 . Thriller was the super-album belonging to the dancin pranciri music kinq ot Gary, lndiaria, Michael lackson. lackson and l'Thriller both broke music records. lackson won eiqht Grammys and an equal number of American Music Awards, and his album sold more copies than any other record in history. FASHION Flashdance did more than iust cyet America to appreciate danf-ino, lt dot them to rip the sleeves and neck out ot their clothes, The Flaslidance shirts , as they became known, were very popular amonq members ot the temine gender in general and to students ot dance in pare ticular. Another trend in tashion also aqreed with the 'ltake it ott theory. This trend was the sleeveless variety ot apparel. This shirt was popularized by the resident t'surters ot Maryvale. They also made an end'ot-the- year push to put parachute pants on the map, but didn't quite qain the attention commanded by the Flashdances, 4 is the .Year T0 N - P 05 yftfk wg- .,. it X ' is i as ,Nr .,.a. t fill! 101' Uffll wwebhg if . 'ft 53585 . 39 X :sg . QQNXQEQKKTQ ttfsjif 111148 Q, Qnaankj UO0E?i RKIHPE