Oil City High School - Oil Can Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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Fads And Fashions 10 Music In Oil Country 12 Homecoming ........... 14 Teachers' Strike ..... 16 Pizza Wars ........... 18 Christmas Dance....... 20 Winter Sports Week . 22 Musical .............. 24 Talent Show .......... 26 District Band ........ 28 Swing Out ............ 29 Prom ................. 30 Senior Banquet ....... 32 Commencement ......... 33

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Fads: A Mark In Time 10 The times are recorded by styles and trends. Often these trends are repeated throughout history. In the 40's, it was common to see women wearing rhinestones, flat shoes and skirts with long hems. This picture of a woman in the 1940's is similar to that of women of the 1980's. Flashy jewelry, flats and long hems are all commonly seen in the halls of OCHS today. Wearing layers has become a rage— especially when it comes to wearing plaids with plaids. Another new trend in skirts is the flamingo skirt; it hugs the hips and flares out at the knees. Twister beads seem to go with everything. Shoes have become more colorful in reds and bright colors in addition to black and gray. Hair styles differ in many ways. Spot perms, tails, stripes of color, bleached spots of hair and very short hair on one side with long waves on the other are becoming common sights. Pizza Hut has come out with a new product called Priazzo. It is pizza crust with different meat, sauce and vegetable combinations. Blizzards from Dairy Queen, which are cups of ice cream mixed with bits of candy or cookies, are popular. Emphasis on health and fitness has changed the lives of many people. Aerobics is one of the latest crazes with both men and women. The Oil City Y.M.C.A. opened a Nautilus in August. Nautilus is the use of weight machines in order to isolate muscle groups. All ages have been following studio pro wrestling and Hulk Hogan has be- Reeboks are worn by everyone. Today's hair styles are displayed by Kelly Flasher and Geri Rogers. come one of their idols. Many people are buying video cassette recorders or compact disc players, which are sources of entertainment. Compact disc players are shiny laser discs that look like miniature albums with no grooves to obtain high quality sound. All of these fads and fashions are ever changing. Some will last and others will soon be forgotten. As unimportant as some of these things may seem, they leave a mark in time. As styles and fads may be repeated throughout history, they will never be exactly like they are today. Laced boots is one style that has returned from another fashion era.