Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Sunglasses at night, in the morning and in the afternoon were popular with many students at Rocky. Debbie Styx shows her preference in sun protection. “Tails ' added a bit of excitement to a short hair¬ cut. Gloria Nache shows off her new style. Punk describes Pam Brandel’s mode of dress. Candle Hmze feels comfortable in her sporty •sweats. Tonya Bibbs calls her look semi-casual. Fads-Fashions 19

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Psychedelic Colors, Plaids And Trivia Fads And Fashions Come And Go Through the years at Rock Island High School there have been many changes, but none so noticeable as the different styles In hair, clothing and accessories. The numerous fashions at Rocky seemed to go back In time this year. Styles from the 50’s and 60’s slowly found their way back Into the hallways of the school. Jean jackets, psychedelic col¬ ors, cropped pants and narrow ties and belts were a few of the returning fads. The most popular wear for girls was still the jeans and sweater combinations. The difference came in lengths and sizes. What was once considered high water pants and embarrassing was in style for 1985. The tight high neck sweaters of the past gave way to large, low cut baggy knits. Rocky men wore heavy sweaters in bold, bright colors and geometrical de¬ signs. To complete any outfit the wearer had to take jewelry and shoes into consider¬ ation also. Large chunky items In all shapes, colors and textures bent many students’ jewelry budgets this season. Sneakers certainly lost favor and the low leather flats, penny loafers and the tradi¬ tional pumps in many colors were musts to complete any fashion conscious stu¬ dent’s wardrobe. Playing trivia games proved to be a source of both fun and learning as Anne Romeo. Mike Cady. Nick Roberts and Jennifer Bills found out. Preppy is the word to use in describing Marcy Hotchkiss’ style of dress. Casual is what Eric Levin’s Levi’s, cotton shirt and tennis shoes say. Fads-Fashions

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20 Concerts-Dances Favorite Scenes And Pasttimes Whannmo! The lights go dead, two yel¬ low florescent light beams roam wreck- lessly over the stage. Smoke rises from below and at center stage, leather clad bodies appear jumping and twisting to the hard-driving beat. Concerts, aside from MTV, offered a chance to see your favorite performers. Several big name groups trudged through the mid-west, making their appearance at the Five Season’s Center, Palmer Audito¬ rium and the Peoria Civic Center. Billy Idol, Chicago, Prince, Twisted Sister and Kiss were just a few giving area concerts. Slow dancing with a special person was still the favorite of high school teens. Roll¬ ing, kicking and sliding across the floor came in second In the form of break dancing. Whether slow dancing or break dancing was your style, the opportunity to Rappin ' and poppln . New York rolled off the hits at a post-game dance sponsored by Office Occupa¬ tion. show off your dancing skill was high at the many different dances. Three major dances were held, starting the year was “Rocking thru-time.” at the homecoming dance. Later in the year girls did the ask¬ ing out and took that special someone to Swirl. The year ended with Prom, the dance many students had dreamed of since they were freshmen. Along with the three major dances, several after-game dances were held by the different school clubs. Music played a major part In student lives whether they were singing along with their favorite group at a concert or danc¬ ing the night away with someone special. Many Rocky students found their way to Palmer Auditorium to see Huey Lewis in concert. Wearing concert T-shirts was always fun, especially if you have seen one live. Loya DePooter and Kelly Dawson show off their Duran Duran shirts. Concerts-Dances