Pharr San Juan Alamo High School - Bear Memories Yearbook (Alamo, TX)

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Work and Play All work and no play is not much fun. All play and no work isn't very good cither. A little hit of both was probably the best combination for most students. Although unemployment row drastically during the summer, by some miracle many students were able to find a summer job. Uncle Sam didn't help things much a- Reaganomics reached their worst peak yet. Making the bucks to get you where you wanted, of course »« harder than spending. But even so. that didn't seem to slop many students. Summer concerts were banned in the McAllen Mission area. As a result, many of us were forced to travel farther upstate like Corpus Christi. San Antonio or Houston to enjoy the live music. Others traveled outside the country visiting place, like Europe or Mexico and still others stayed within the country. Whether it was fun before work or work before fun. this summer proved to be a little of both. « istwtru. 13

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Uptown on Tenth Ka»t of Tenth, went of Tentli and sometime too far south from Tenth. Either way student liad the nifjht life in them, ('ruining on the Mimetime infamous strip vu» a big part of this nightlife, a many student would hang-out with the lowrider . kickers or hot-rodders that lined the street on Friday and Saturday nights. If hanging-out wasn't your style, perhaps you made the scene at a night club. Whether it wa rock, kicker, or ncw-wavr nite. many of us managed to sneak past the doors and party out. Students alMi enjoyed many feature movies this summer, with a w ide variety of flicks to choose from. If fun was your main thought, well then the midnight show was the place to go. After the movies many students were left with the question of where to munch out. The Hi Cheese, Pizza Hut, and C.W. Jrs., were the answers to many inquiring mind . If you weren't hungry, maybe you preferred to spend your money on video games at a irhelodeon or Ma ic Coin. Hut w hat of the weeknights when one was stuck at home? Well, simple nights spent at home listening to your stereo or a walk to the local 7-1 I for a game of Tempest or Space Invaders was also to be enjoyed. So. whether it was an evening at Eddie's or simple fun. the night life for P.SJ.A. was quite an event.