Putnam City High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Football games were the ideal way to get togeth- er with friends and display school spirit. Pam Smith, Glenn Simpkins, and Sonja Hall shared a laugh at one of the football games, Sometimes there wasn't enough coffee in the house to keep a student awake during an all- nighter. Glenn Travis lost a heroic battle against the clock. ' tw., N H 4 , Q nw t . 1 , A , 1 6, f ,x 1 l .7 of lammin' at music-filled evenings such as the Dales were a common way to get out and meet Motley Crue Concert, Irwin Gigger enjoyed the new people. Kerry Marshall gets ready for her group's performance. date that night. Night Life-19

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Trips to Baskin Robbins often ended Pirate even- ings at football games or school events. Lisa Hens- ley, Kelley Mogridge, Fran Frantz and Katie Blair shared a Matterhorn. Concert tee-shirts provided proof and memories of the CODCSTI. Kelly Cole models her new Gen- esis tee-shirt for David Kelley. lndividuality Expressed After Hours Money was usually the deciding factor in what students did after hours and the extent they would go for entertainment. It costs about 520.00 for a 'real' date, said Scott Stevenson. You take a girl out to dinner, and et something to eat. But if she's having a gooftime, it doesn't matter how much money I spend. I like to take a girl some place nice, said Kris Karns, but not overly expensive. I don't want the irl to feel guilty about the mone I spend. Wien hungry, students had a ten dollar bill or a freshly cashed payroll check, l.lfs Homemade Ice Cream or Harry Bear's were popular places to grab a bite before movies or concerts. Movies such as Footloose or Risky Busi- ness were attended by students in both mobs and twosomes, as were the Genesis concert, the Lionel RitchiefPointer Sisters show, and other concerts making an appearance at the Myriad or Lloyd Noble Center. You don't have to spend money to have fun, said Barry Walker. I sometimes rent a movie at Sound Warehouse and watch it with friends for about half the price of seeing it at a theater. As students' pockets began to drain, they looked for entertainment that cost little or noth- ing. Parks were frequented by frisbee buffs and afternoon football players. School sporting events were also ways to spend an evening without going broke. All of a sud- den, said Bill Forster, it was really fun to go to the basketball ames, because we kept winning. Other schoolf-s onsored activities such as fash- ion shows and tffe StuCo movies added up to inexpensive entertainment. Although video game addicts were declining, some persisted in the craze. Mark and I play video games, said Robin Henry. I like this one called Q-bert. I got on level three once. We do all kinds of silly things, because we're silly people. N Evenings at home were just as common and entertaining as those spent on the town. Sometimes, said Lisa Marshall, Steve and I just stay home and watch television and I cook dinner for him. Urges to cut footloose couldn't overpower the nagging conscience of some students when faced with an exam. Late nighters or all nighters were pulled by students in an effort to catch up on school work or cram for finals. jobs also took away from free time, Saturday nights usually spent with friends became wor nights as students earned money to pay ex- penses. lndividuality prevailed throughout students' after hours activities. Students' activities were as varied as the students themselves. Katie Blair said, There's almost no point in discussing night life. Everybody does so many dif- ferent things, and it's often the person you're with that makes the difference. Say you go to the park and goof off. That sounds boring but if you're with someone special, it's terrific. 15 'v 3 1 ad uf! 'IB Night Life r

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At the beginning of the year, dances were a way to meet new people. Kevin Roth, Shannon Stockton, Lisa Fontenot, Karla Lee Say, Say, Say Aloha. At dances, students generated spirit to last them all year. Front row: Kelly McGlynn, Kelly Harless, Cathie Bonifield, Traci Wise, Cindy Shannon. Back row: Brandi Stone, Cathy Clark, jenifer Kubiak, and jeff Baxter. Favorite friends with favorite songs added life to post-game dances for jenni Lampton, janna Reeves, Ashley Clark and Stacy johnson. Without Kl103, many of our dances would have been pretty dull. Lynda Hartman and Darla Fielding showed their appreciation for the disc jockeys that made our dances possible. Soul claims floor at dances ' eat remained the most important ele- ment in dance music, with soul music taking control of the P.C. spotlight. Students jammed to the sounds of the Gap Band, Prince during StuCo- sponsored dances such Q. Shalimar, and 1 ,.-,f. ,fd-sfffvw as the Aloha Dance in . i - September and the ggi' A dance following the L - E111 H Putnam City North g game on November 4. K' .'i? ,, . . ij Without a doubt the strongest soul voice heard in the cafeteria was that of Michael jackson. His album Thriller sold more copies nation- wide than any solo album in history, and these sales showed at school dances. The opening bars of Beat It or PYT would rouse cheers from the student body as kids scurried to find ll their friends and improvise jackson- like dances together. jim tEvansJ and l worked out this great routine to 'Beat lt', said Tracey Gillaspy. They played 'Beat lt' at al- most every dance, so we used it a lot. Punk music still held high status on the dance floor. Punk and new wave buffs would wait for an occasional B- 52's song or Whip It by Devo to voice their enthusiasm. They usually didn't have to wait long, though, for Kj-103 kept a steady stream of new wave going through the gymnasium. uiet Riot and Def Leppard were the extent of the metal played by disc jockeys at dances, but apart from an occa- sional grumble, that seemed enough to keep students rocking. Perhaps the least-heard music on the dance scene was country and western. Except for an occasional Alabama or Willie Nelson tune, the country voice was virtually unheard in P.C.'s cafeteria and gymnasium. Whether Thrilled Or Whipped Students jammed To Their Favorites. I 22-Dances