Port St Joe High School - Monument Yearbook (Port St Joe, FL)

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 EARNEST fl MEW DIMENSION OPPOSITE PAGE, Top: While Dennis is dedi- cated to the game, brothers David and Dale are more concerned with the camera. O.P., Bottom Bight: Everyone is omazed when Jon scores the highest on this game. Left: Stumpy is demonstrating to Tina the tech- nique of DEFENDER Below: Trrsh concentrates as she plays a terrific game of CENTIPEDE Be- low Left: POPEYE is Sharon's favorite game, which is featured at ‘Perry's Pizza A Amuse- ments Bottom: A comic strip cut from the Panama City News Herald definitely 'TN with the video trend! x P ?N'T THE LPoM op TMi5, GEnEFAL! T|l-i

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Theme THE WORLD OF WDEO... Would you like to travel back in time, to an old western shootout, or soar millions of light years away from the earth and battle fleets of giant in- sects or alien ships? Or would you rather attempt to save a beautiful lady from an oversized gorrillaP You can do these and many others; it's as simple and as close as your local ga- meroom ... where the video world comes alive! One of America's favorite past-times is that of the video arcade. In the ear- ly 70's, computerized video games were nearly unknown to the U.S., but since has grown rapidly in popularity. Such games as Poc-Man, Space In- vaders, and Donkey Kong were some of the first leading games that began the era. Truly enough, the public went wild over the whole idea, so the demands for these games shot up, not only in arcades, but in stores, res- taurants, bars, and movie theaters as well. Home computers were also in de- mand. These games were designed to hook up to a television set for the family owner's convenience. In an overall survey combining both ar- cade and home video games, the to- tal industry had reached $7 billion in annual sales. (That's $4 billion more than the motion picture industry makes on tickets sold per year!) Oth- er manufacturing companies decid- ed to start gaining profits on this vid- eo-craze, too. Things like t-shirts, candy, toys, bubble gum stickers, etc. were made and sold. Star- cade , a video game show, and a Pac-Man cartoon were aired on tele- vision. There were even songs out about some of the games; Pac-Man Fever , and a Donkey Kong record. The video game industry is strong, and at the rate it's going, it probably will be tor many more years to come. So, game fans everywhere... enjoy! 7» Abort: Tim is undecided os to whether or not he wonts to challenge Midway's GORF

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student Life ponus Points Were Accumulated Port St. Joe Jr.-Sr. High School is more than just a building; it is an institution where there is a student body mode up of individuals who share laughter and tears, victories and defeats, achievement and failure, good times and bad; it is the individuals that make or break a school. . . From the shyest seventh grader to the busiest senior, studying, leading, working, playing, and dreaming all are a part of what makes the school worthy of its character and reputation. Hail alma mater, to thee we ting our praise, through the halls of learning we march ever on. Mysteries of life unfold, veiled in lustrous film of gold revealing paths of truth and love. Never anything to do? That's not the case at this place! Clubs, sports, dances, assemblies, and other activi- ties throughout the school year kept us busy and full of pep. Homework and studies kept us pretty well occu- pied, too. Yes, our school was always involved in something, whether it be Miss Ramsey's English classes work- ing on term papers, the Band of Gold marching at parades and half-time shows, or students attending ban- quets, class parties, and field trips. Whether it seemed good or bad, there was hardly a dull moment at this school, and we certainly have the memories to prove it. Below: Crowning of Kelly Johnson, the 1982-83 Homecoming Queen