Menchville High School - Crown Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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.KN N4 Proper time management is essential for Repairing and maintaining a motorcycle being involved with after school activities. can be as much fun as riding. Mike Davis Mark Royal, fourth in the district in goif, spends hours, often into the night, to keep takes time to perfect his skill after school. his bike in good working condition. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 5200. An afternoon game of Monop' oly entertains Mike Fulpo and Josh Kenney. C! fp, nfs -WD Nh TK Robert Goodall lr

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i Many students who havefafterkschooljobs find that managing their time can be diffi- cult. After coming home from work, Steve' -Conicey-finishes the last of his homework, IFS better to getcyouf homework done after school, sol you ddfft have i0 WOYYY about ir later. Darren Lauder completes ariassignment before. going to see a movie, s i S 'qi CD 3, ts., 's r A VSUQCHOEUJS CYCLE Time and your mind are terrible things to waste, but sometimes you just don't feel like studying any more lt's eight o'c This guy l've lock. What do I do? been dying to date finally asked me out. l've also got a major English test tomorrow. I really ought to many this was study, but . . . For a familiar dilemma. Spacing homework, jobs, dates, clubs, friends, and family was a stressful situation. lt would be and sleep, but so nice to go home there is so much to do in the afternoon, explained senior Kim Jones. Senior Nicki Hinson agreed, Having to budget time between Show Choir, church, and homework is hard, but I have to do it because grades are so important in getting into college. Senior Diana Vaughan added, People wonder why the lights are still on in my house at 3:00 AM. lf they knew what I had to do, they would wonder why they weren't on until 5:00 AM. My job takes most of my time, commented Tina Hankins. Sometimes it all doesn't get done. Something always has to go, homework, a meeting, a phone call . . . something. Senior Victor Albea had help from his parents: My parents don't let me go out on week nights until my home- work is finished. They pretty much budget my time for me. Survival in high school seemed to be directly related to budgeting time for most students. Tired jun- ior Sharon Cole exclaimed, lt al- ways seems there is so much to do. I can never get it done. But, sitting down and making myself achieve one assignment at a time helps me to finish more quickly. - Karla Ricks V- 49 ' K HM O n rs rs ,-I . f , 1 .r '-,I 1 SIN-',.. 1 rf Qffxilo xXwQ.,i i1j' ,: , PM G' ' ' 4: an -' fi 'FJ HI qxigz, -. -i -5 Eg ri ' -r si -gg ' ' X . ' '- ' digit -s , . , . , 7 ' '. . I 20 Nights

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SI USH S A DS What's hot: what's not? Suweys show conformity is a Conformity: white bobby sox, pony tails, tie-dyed T-shirts, hip- hugger jeans style used to mean looking like everyone else. The mood was set. There was no fashion statement - what was in was all people wore. This is probably why it is so easy to clas- sify decades according to style. The 5O's, 6O's, and 70's all give an immediate picture - a statement about fashion. The 80's bring a new light to the subject of style. Being unique or one of a kind is now in style. Conformity is increasingly a thing of the pastg there is no uniform of the 8O's. Many trends stem from old styles. What is in style? A fash- ion survey conducted among ten English classes revealed several answers. Most students seem to have a set opinion about fashion of the past. The 1950's gave most stu- dents the Happy Days picture. White bobby sox, poodle skirts, leather jackets, crinolines, duck tails, white T-shirts, letter sweat- ers, flat tops, saddle oxfords, po- nytails, and high-tide pants are the impressions most have of the Skirts and layered tops are the solution to cool autumn mornings for juniors Valerie Portewig and Christine Lumpkin and for sophomore Michelle Kucia. The classic look and the beach look found their places in the diversity of Menchville students. The preppy look is always in style, as shown by senior Victor Albea. He sports the classic Khaki pants, turtleneck, plaid shirt, and argyle socks. 22 Style 195O's. lt is labeled as conservative, The 1960's brought the Grate- ful Dead look to mind. Bee-hive hairdos, flower clothes, tie-dyed T-shirts, love beads, and short skirts show the transition between the 50's and 70's. A unanimous feeling is expressed by students referring to the 197O's. Most call it the decade of ugly clothes. Long hair, afros, bell bottoms, platform shoes, love beads, tight jeans, polyester, leisure suits, and bandanas are on the list of the things not to be caught dead wearing. Maureen Kelley noted in her survey answer, . . . a lot of the older clothes are making their comeback. Some of the clothes we wear were once hanging in our parents' closets Walking through the hall on any given day would prove at least a few of these fashions are still in style. So What IS in style? Be- cause of such diversity among students, the answers vary. Acid washed jeans, Dexters, gold chains, cropped pants, over-sized sweaters, Adidas, tie-dyed T- Diana Vaughan , N.,- mil'- .,... ...Iiellllilfllll shirts, high-top sneakers, Outback Red, Gotcha, short skirts, no socks, Rugby shirts, and surfing apparel are just a few of the fash- ions considered in style. 208 stu- dents feel they are in style, as op- posed to 44 who feel they are not. 97 students surveyed feel they buy advertised clothing, while 98 feel they have their own style. Laura Kallio, a junior, comment- ed, I think l'm in style, but that doesn't mean anyone else does. Perhaps this is the key: person- ality, friends, and self-esteem play a role in the process of selecting and purchasing clothing. One stu- dent said, l consider myself a per- son who doesn't care about style - only what l look good in. Oth- er classmates agreed: I buy what l like and feel is comfortable. May- be l'm not something out of Vogue orGQ, but l like the way l dress. l don't put anyone else down for what they wear . . . This in it- self is a unique aspect of attend- ing a public school. The need to be different is as common as the de- sire to conform, both are accepted. A few students, however, refut- style of the past ed this notiong one insisted, l tr to be an individual and not wea 17th Street Surf Shop stuff and a that surfing garbage. The results of the survey ind cated that the in styles toda really depend on your persona ity and the appearance you try t make. Others summarized b saying . . . sometimes the style are just too hard to swallow, There is a big difference betwee fad and fashion! and l have look l consider my own, anyo else would be crazy to dress lilvd me . . . Students seem to be aware what their parents wore, what w in style, and what they feel is no in style. The 1980's provide 1 sands of opportunities to ci a look or a fashion. Co mity is as hard to define as cal. Almost everyone ag what you wear makes a statei about who you are. There is course, one exception: l just whatever my girlfriend likes she will shut-up! Hutchinson Diana . l .42 , ' t . - 'iff'