Morgan County R II Schools - Mirror Yearbook (Versailles, MO)

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The majority of our generation took full advantage of its freedom of choice. Most students would dress preppy one day and the next day come to school dressed in cowboy boots and a western shirt. It was also very common to see girls dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, polyester pants and a sweater, or just a nice dress with high heels and panty hose. 1981-1982 seemed to be a time of inde- pendence and freedom to express one- self however he wanted and still be ac cepted. It was a time of constant change and progress. Our generation adapted to this lifestyle very well. Our ability to adapt to almost any situation will be a great asset after graduation from VHS Fall Student Life 4

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V 1 VJ£v-k I: Senior Chris Whaley, like many stu- dents. took advantage of the newly landscaped schoolyard during lunch period.. in October a fire destroyed our bell and dock systems. Classes were dismissed by intercoms until mid December. 3: Senior Joe Gramke punks out on Punk Rock Day.. 4. Ra- dios. popularly known as boxes” or ghetto blasters”, were an important part of the lunch hour's entertain ment. 1 1 '' ■ Vr; . ••

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Every school year has been different from the one before. The world and our society is constantly changing. These changes affect almost every individual who lives and works within our progres sive nation. In order to be accepted, es- pecially in the U.S. and particularly at Versailles High School there are certain societal outgrowths many individuals feel prompted to follow. Even though our society has always been very fashion-conscious, and the 1981-1982 school year saw many changing attitudes. While students in past years followed a universal pattern, our genera- tion felt free to choose from more than one. Our generation had many fashions to choose from. One very popular trend was the preppy look . Very few completely escaped its influence. A true prepster's common attire con- sisted of Calvin Klein or straight legged Levi jeans with an Izod shirt or an Oxford button-down. Female prepsters loved to wear kilt skirts with Argyle socks and. of course, no preppy outfit was complete without topsiders or penny loafers. Ber- muda shorts and knickers were also the height of preppy fashion. Since Versailles is a rural community there has always been an abundance of farmers and cowboys. In 1981-82 a trend emerged that was very easy for these people to adapt to. Movies like the Ur- ban Cowboy” and Clint Eastwood’s Bronco Billy. Every Which Way But Loose. and Any Which Way You Can' influenced people to start wearing West ern shirts. The drastic change in country music in recent years (from the twangy. hoedown. style of the past to a more pop style that more people seem to enjoy) also had a role in the development of this new cowboy fashion. A more outrageous fashion that was acknowledged, if not accepted at VHS. was punk rock. It was more a trend that the students at VHS enjoyed as a Hallow een costume. Granted, it was accepted in some parts of the world and some people really dressed that way. but the students at VHS seemed to be more conservative. A true punker wore almost anything that looked ridiculous. Anything from dog collars, complete with leashes, to plastic trash bags. He painted all sorts of strange designs on his face and wore a mohawk hairstyle, after dying it pink, purple, green, or a combination of the three. 1981 1982 was truly a year of changing fashions. It was a combination of new and old. making it a time that will be forever imprinted in our memories. I: Mr. Campbell fired us up for Spir- it Week and helped with hall deco- rations. 2. The first annual FHA carnival was held in Sept, with over 100 people attending. 3 and 4: Students took advantage of this fall's Indian Summer and often ate lunch outside. Fall Student Life