New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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Getting out, letting it loose was a Sunday afternoon of shopping. Buying in the malls seemed to be the in thing to do, but K-Mart bluelight specials were definitely out. The newly remodeled and much larg- er Glenbrook Square drew in most of the New Haven crowd. Many went to the mall for different reasons other than shopping. l like to check-out guys at the mall, admitted sen- ior Laurie Bendele. lt's a good way to kill a Sunday after- noon, commented junior Ed Wilson. l-le also added that he likes to look at the girls. The wasted gas and two hours fighting traf- fic paid off when they could make a new friend or see an old one. Just looking became more common in stores due to the low job rate of the area. Money was spent more wisely as the econom- ic crunch was felt by teenagers. They used practicality in buying clothes. Fad clothes faded away but classics remained. Many stores' business was to appeal to the teens tastes. Clothes stores, record shops and nov- elty shops specialized in pleasing them. Spen- cer Gifts and Stoner's provided the some- times bizarre gag gifts common to their spe- cial occasion giving. Shopping was not just the purchasing of items, the students were also interested in the social aspects of it. Although New Haven does not offer a wide variety of activities, we have been fortunate to have Fort Wayne nearby. Along with mov- ies, bowling, and arcades, an occasional con- cert would appear at the Memorial Coliseum. Since concerts were not as frequent in Fort 1 Wayne as past years, concert-goers were forced to travel to Chicago, Indianapolis, South Bend, Toledo and Detroit to see the more popular groups. Every cent paid for the STROLLING through the mall on a Sunday afternoon, Dianna Sherrill moves on to another store after buying a pair of shoes at Baker's. THE POPULARITY of unicorns boomed as students donned shirts, badges and any- thing else with the ani- mal printed on. Erin Waltemath prices an item. 28-Shopping ZZ' -f1'.fZL fl, ' .ful If !I ,ffl .w 'MTwMNM 'c 1 fr 'A ,J my M,-ah' ,M ,, 'yy ,fr jeff' Vx zz if FN-v A If t,,,mw--f

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l ,eff df? Getting out, letting it loose It was the only day ofthe week anticipated by the students-payday. Whether it was a paycheck or allowance from mom and dad, it did not matter because it was time to SPEND, SPEND, SPEND!!! The money magically worked its way out of purses and billfolds and ended up in the nearest cashier's hand or the closest video game. The money was replaced by one ofthe high school student's Hbare necessities. These included such things as a pair of Jor- dache, the latest Rolling Stones album, a large pizza, a concert ticket or a chance to catch !'Pac-man Fever. Friday was almost always payday and there was usually some type of sporting event, so naturally the common New Haven students cheered the Bulldogs on to another victory. All that cheering seemed to give one a 'KBig Mac Attack or a craving for deep- pan pizza. After all nine people were packed into the Volkswagon, it was off to Pizza Hut or McDonaldls, also known as Mickey D's, These two places were considered as the offi- cial after-game hangouts. On nights without games, the teens drifted apart to movies, bowling alleys and the malls. Much of the preppy populationl' ofthe school preferred to hangout at the Blue Mountain Cafe or the French Cafe at the Holiday Inn. On a Saturday afternoon, many people chose to hangout at video arcades. The elec- tronic amusement devices addicted students as they told themselves, !'Just one more gamef' and '!This will be my last onef' The last game was from the last quarter of the now, non-existent paycheck. The answer to the broke video addict's problem was the Rubik's Cube, which proved to be a challenge tunless patience broke it apart and re-assembled itl. For the strong- willed who detoured the arcades, the reward Hangouts-27

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