North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Trends Story by: Joel Brecount Clothing and recreational activi- ties reveal what styles and pastime activities we enjoyed. Video games, like Iron, Defender, and ZaxJODn, became more and more pop- ular. Biese games developed as a vit- al part of a student ' s free time. The result was a hl er degree of com- plication, vAiich excited the fantasy and raLni of a daring star-raider. Music was another form of student enjoyment. Some of the Redskin popu- lation enjoyed basic rock, while oth- ers listened to country- western or r 0ii wave. The introduction of nesa wave misic changed the way many students looked. Often, an uncountable nunber of stu- dents couH be seen anbling down the hall with a pair of punk shades on. Karen Rohrig, an exchange student from Germany, conmented, The thing I like about the apparel of teen-agers here is how casually they dress. The focus was on clothing that was com- fortable but still stylish and func- tional. The dominant object in every Redskin ' s wardrobe was still the be- loved pair of blue jeans. The differ- ent types of jeans became more wide- spread, bringing baggies, straight legs, and pin-striped. Other nacom- ers to the fashion vrorM were knick- ers, mini and prarie skirts, and ruf- led blouses. Seniors Jon Woods and Bill Habig points of their fall wardrobe. Geoff Mather and Lisa Schlickman ' parade onto the track. Among the more popular jeans were Lees, Wranglers, and Calvin Kleins. Trends 15

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Newsmakers affect North England laade neadlines twice during the i98z-t)3 year, first with the dis- pute over the Falkland Islands, and second with the birth of Prince Wil- liam Arthur Philip Louis of Wales. The son of Prince ( harles and Prin- cess QLana was Dorn on June 22, 1982, at 9:u3 p.m. London time. He is the second in line to the British tlirone. In August 1982, Lawton Pool closed its doors. The pool had been in ex- istence for 40 years, and there had never been a drowning. People who swam at Lawton Pool will be swinnring at North Side Park swinming pool in the 1983 suDiner. The ejqaansion of the State Street bridge was finally begun in August. For Redskins who drove or walked to school there were a fa minor changes in the usual routine. No right turns off of Spy Run onto State or left turns from State onto North Side Drive were pemiLtted. The noise from the equipment also caused distrac- tions in the classroom. By: Rhonda Overmyer, Harvester ' s Leaving, was the ton- day, Septenber 27, 1982, headline in the Na?s-Sentinel. The long-awaited answer to Fort Wayne ' s concern fin- ally came. Harvester chose to keep the Springfield, Ohio, plant open rather than the one in Fort Wayne be- cause Springfield had a more modem faciKty. In October, Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules became a health hazard in- stead of a pain reliever. The cap sules were tainted with cyanide. The poisonous capsules were thought to be only around the Chicago area, but the Food and Drug MiiiLnistration advised all consumers not to use any of this pain reliever. Many people died. In SepteD± er, Princess Girace of ibnaco, the former American actress (kace Kelley, died in a tragic auto- mobile accident. Her seventeen year old dau ter. Princess Stephanie, was also in the car and suffered paral) sis. 14 In the News

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