North Garland High School - Marauder Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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I l Q Y It was Tuesday night and the only thing to watch was old reruns. As a matter of fact, everything seemed to be a rerun: MASH, Moon- lighting, Star Trek, Hill Street Blues, and some- times even the news. What was a poor soul looking for variety to do in such a situation? I watch shows like Laverne and Shirley, the Cosby Show, and holi- day specials. If it has a good part, that means I get to see it again and again, said jennifer Cornett sophomore. Reruns were an idea that was almost as old as the television industry itself. Although seem- ingly useless, reruns served a purpose. If you miss a show that AT VIDEO PICKS, senior Mike Lamb rents a movie from senior Kim Cillett. Rent- ed movies cost about 52.50 a Q The commanding of televisions to sit, roll over, and speak was not a sign of insanity. In- stea , it was a sign of the times. VCR adapt- able games, movies, and DURING A HALLOWEEN REHEARSAL, La Petites jen- ny Miller, Monica Parish, Mi- chelle Michnak, Lisa Rodri- guez, and Debbie McFarland practice a routine. On Hallow- een Day students were allowed to dress to suit their own tastes. Photo by Terry Knighton FF . ' 3- 'AQ . I? I Q .L j 4 67443355 A ,j .aae . , .....- My M . . you wanted to see, you can count on it being on again, said freshman Karen Banham. Retelevising old epi- sodes of a particular show also gave the ac- tors and writers an op- portunity to rest and write new plots for the upcoming season's epi- sodes. This was also the time in which the new shows were filmed. pets were just a few of the technological ad- vances of the video age. We rent movies for our VCR, and I like that better than having to o to a theater all of the time, said Than To, a sophomore. Some manufacturers adapted to the video craze by converting their board games into visual ones recorded on VCR tapes. In the game Clue, for example, play- ers tried to solve a mur- der by analyzing clues. The board games re- quire more imagina- tion, said Seema Bahl, a junior. But, in the game is much more exciting because you can see the I imagine lduring the off seasonj that they are making new shows for our enjoyment. I really like the new shows, but old ones are fun to watch, too. said fresh- man Christie Dereks. The reruns provided enjoyment for avid TV fans, a chance for stars to make new episodes, and a promise of shovsgs to come. suspect in action. For those dog lovers without pets, there was also Video Dog. Video Dog was a cassette of a dog that performed var- ious tricks in a specific order. The owner sim- ply followed Video Dog's instruction book- let, and gave commands in the correct order. Although sales for most VCR items were high, some students question the success of Video Dog. VCRs and home movies are conve- nient, said Paul D'jock, a junior, but I think video pets are a little much. AN AVID RERUN FAN. freshman Theresa Moch watches yet another rerun. STUDENT LIFE MINI-MAG 19

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,av- LY: AS SENIOR STEVE WENTZ KNOWS, the in- creased popularity of game shows boosted the sales of board games. Y Will she trade the ex- ercise set for the prize behind door number one? What if she does, and it's a lifetime supply of tuna fish? What if she doesn't and it's a J SUS I - sportscar? According to Neilson ratings, many people were interested in the answers to these ques- tions and tuned into their favorite game shows to find out. The top three game shows were Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardyl, and The Newlywed Game. I watch Wheel of Fortune because I like anything that concerns gambling, said Hal Wilson, a senior. Also, I can't wait to see what Vanna will wear next. Although game shows existed in the days of black and white, they were fewer in num- Vnta 18 STUDENT LIFE 2 ber and the prizes were generally less glamor- ous. Rather than the free European vacations awarded today, appli- ances were the grand prizes. It seems like win- ning a car on a game show is no big deal to- day. said Wang Khuong, a junior. For some students, watching other people win prizes was the next best thing to being on the show. I feel like jumping into the televi- sion to take the contes- tants' places when I know the answers, said Mai Truong a sopho- more. 8

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Two hundred years ago a group of men in- cluding Thomas letter- son and John Adams burned the midnight oil. Their purpose was to write a basic set of laws for their homeland, the United States of Amer- ica. These laws were list- ed in the Constitution, which has remained The Law of the Land. Learning about the Constitution is one of the most important things in school, said Jeff Thomas, a sopho- more. You have to know what rights you have after you leave school. To plan the celebra- tion of the Constitu- tion's two hundredth birthday, President Rea- gan approved a special commission headed by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger. Part of the cele- bration included an es- say contest for high school students. Since its original form in 1787, the Constitu- tion has experienced lit- tle change. Only twen- ty-three amendments have been added. The Constitution, said senior Kenny Gos- sett, is a brilliant docu- ment and, remarkably, it has withstood the tests of time for so many years. ACADEMIC DECATHLON MEMBERS Trung Nguyen, junior, and Danny Ramsey, senior, study the Constitution. It was the topic of the team's Super Quiz at regional compe- tition. 2.0 sTUDENT LIFE 2