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

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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

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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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Everybody loves to dance. That certainly was evi¬ dent by the actions and expressions of this group of dance goers. The “Harvest Hoe Down” dance was the time for Bob Lelonek to go a bit risque in his attire. The Homecoming Dance was the perfect oppor¬ tunity for Dane Hallberg to dance with Roxanne Fields. Posing with Warren DeMartini of the band Ratt puts a smile on Megan Rickey’s face. A senate sp onsored dance was the perfect place for Matt Dietrich to do a little showing off. Concerts-Dances 21