Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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Rollerskating gained more popularity this year. Scott Millington and Mark Sullivan, freshmen, usually skated 4-6 hours every week. For the first time in years, nice weather prevailed at the PHS track invitational. Enjoy- ing the weather and the events were Sopho- more Kasey Piper and Junior Larry Ludwig. A mild winter led to an early, warm spring. Freshmen physical education classes took advantage of the weather and went outside. Dan Cahalane and David Lesher practice archery. Tammie Luehrs tries her hand at croquet on the lawn of the high school. 21

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PHS Picks Favorites Often our memories are linked by music. Certain songs make us re- member certain people and events in our lives. The same is true for movies and television shows. This year students chose their enter- tainment from a list that included ghosts and Mr. T, Chicago and Ma- donna. One form of entertainment that was very popular this year was the Video Cassette Recorder. VCR’s provided good in-home fun. With a VCR, all a person had to do was to rent a movie from one of the many local businesses. Movies enjoyed this year on VCR or the big screen included “Beverly Hills Cop and Vision Quest.” Oth- er big money makers this year were “Ghostbusters”, “Revenge of the Nerds” and “Porky’s Revenge.” Some new series topped the list of favorite T.V. shows. “Miami Vice,” “The Cosby Show” and “Charles in Charge” were some of these new shows. Old favorites in- cluded “A-Team” “Dynasty” and A good poker face is a valuable asset In life. Seniors Jenny Covert and Jeff Winters hold their cards and wait for the bid. Dances were popular and well attended during the school year. Pictured here are Sherri Simms (senior) and Kevin Caverzagie (junior). “Three’s Company.” Many students could be found with their headphones or “jam boxes.” “Crazy for You” by Ma- donna, “I can’t Fight this Feeling” by Chicago, “You’re the Inspira- tion by Chicago and “Heaven” by Bryan Adams were often heard. “Do they know It’s Christmas” by Band-Aid and “We Are the World by USA for Africa were songs made to help the starving people in Africa by giving them the proceeds from the album. Besides these songs, students enjoyed a mixture of coun- try, hard and soft rock and pop. Music lovers also kept an eye on concert appearances. Appearing in Omaha this year were Dokken, DIO, REO Speedwagon, The FIRM, KRO- KUS and Twisted Sister. All of these groups played mainly hard-rock mu- sic. Trivial Pursuit” was one of the more popular board games. Ac- cording to most players, it was a game guaranteed to make anyone feel stupid. 20

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Weekends Provide Fun It’s 3:25 p.m., Friday afternoon and students across the country are getting anxious. What is it they are waiting for? The weekend, of course! There are several things Platts- mouth students like to do on week- ends. A few of them are cruising, bowling, going to the movies with friends and or a date, or even work- ing. Various students were asked what they like to do over the week- end. Freshmen Caroline Olson said, I like to go out with my friends,” while Junior Becky Toman voted for sleeping and wasting time. Sopho- more Brad Brown and Junior Mark Chudy both like to go out with their favorite girl for dinner, a movie or a cruise. Cruising was probably the favor- ite activity of students. Main Street is a line of cars going up and down and even stopping once in a while to talk to someone hanging out of an- other car. Where do students get the money The band members take time out of the weekend to play for the annual pancake feed. Trying to keep warm at the home football game are Seniors Laura Smith and Debbie Lepert. Ringing up the bill for a customer is Senior Rikki Austin. for these things? They can ask mom and dad or they can get a job. Plattsmouth businesses have been good about hiring students. Busin- esses are looking for hardworking students with a good sense of hu- man relations and students are looking for a part-time job to help out with the high school cash flow. VCR’s, midnight poker games and ‘‘Trivial Pursuit” are top enter- tainment for students who like to stay home. With the popularity of VCRs, many people just rent a cou- ple of good movies, make some popcorn and spend an enjoyable weekend evening. Besides students, teachers also look forward to the weekend. Some of the things teachers like to do are spend time with their families, cook, read, go camping and fishing or do as little as possible. It is 8 p.m. Sunday and students everywhere are rushing to get their homework done before another week of teachers, books and friends. 22