Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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The theme for this yearbook is “That was Then; This is Now”. This is somewhat appropriate for 1987. In the fifties, there were poodle skirts, bobby socks, the ducktaii, and the fiat top. In the sixties, we had old army clothes and paisley. In the seventies, we had mini skirts, leisure suits, polyester and long hair. But the eighties? What statement has been made in the eighties? Now we have flat tops, army clothes, paisley, mini skirts (some paisley mini skirts) and long hair. People in the eighties seemed to have reached back and taken bits and pieces from the last four decades and fused them together into a familiar, yet unique style. If one were to place a title on this decade, it might be called, “The Decade of Revival.” There have been many remakes of songs such as “Venus, “Walk This Way,” “Twist and Shout,” “Stand By Me,” and “Twenty-five or Six to Four.” The once popular rock group “The Monkees” had a revival concert as did the singing duo of Simon and Garfun- THAT WAS THEN

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In Loving Memory of Richard Rundquist jcvo unido: Soy de I' Our lives consist of two qualities: WHAT WE EXPERIENCE and OUR LASTING MEMORIES of those experiences. In the time of death, It Is the first that we will miss — as friends, students, faculty, and staff, we will miss the everyday physical presence of Rick Rundquist. As his friend and school neighbor for sixteen years, I will miss seeing him standing In his classroom door waiting for the next class to pass; those who shared lunch with him on Fridays will miss the joy of the food that he prepared; students will miss his Interest and talk of fhe music of their generation and his detailed and well prepared dedication to teaching foreign languages. To me, my friend Rick Rundquist will always be: Eating a slice of pepperonl pizza at Papa Del’s Laughing at teachers like ourselves In the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Listening to a rock group I don’t understand Smiling as he told a freshman, “This is no longer Junior high.’’ Recording times at a cross country meet Never passing a bookstore, record shop, or Baskln-Robblns without stopping. As Conrad Aiken said in his poem, “Bread and Music, “We may then come to understand the difference between experience and the memory of that experience. The poet says, Music I heard with you was more than music, And bread I broke with you was more than bread; Now that I am without you, all Is desolate Your hands once touched this table and I have seen your fingers on the glass These things do not remember you beloved — And yet your touch upon them will not pass. For it was In my heart you among them, And blessed them with your hands and with your eyes: And In my heart they will remember always — They knew you once, o beautiful and wise. Today I will mourn you and sob, my friend Rick Rundquist; tomorrow I will remember you and smile. — Excerpt from the eulogy by Fred Guyot Yo me llamo... 3

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kel. The popular sixties movie “The Hustler” was remembered with the sequel “The Color of Money.” Our present decade has become a decade of individualism by mixing fads, fashions, and the music of this time. Homecoming’s Spirit Week was made up of five Spirit Days. Monday was Punk Day, Tuesday was Hats, Shades, Ties, and Buttons Day, Wednesday was Fifties Sixties Day, Thursday was Dress-as-Your-Favorite-Teacher Day, and Friday was Blue-and-Gold Day. Students and teachers alike dressed to show their spirit for all five days. Another Spirit Week activity was the first annual PHS Olympics which was held Monday through Friday during the lunch hours. Olympians competed in such categories as the Ping Pong Free Throw, the Pillowcase Race, and the Three-Legged Race. First place winners were Tim Harrison and Damjan Ron-cevich. THIS is NOW 5