St Teresas Academy - Avila Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Top left: New releases this year included a solo album by Peter Gabriel titled: So. Top center: Art, as well as fashion and music serves as a reflection of our likes and dislikes. Top right: A sampling of the foot- wear trends of this year. Bottom center: Asiatica Ltd. revamps antique ki- monos for a look that is nouveau-Oriental. Left: Senior. Leslie Ridge models the latest look — bulky, vi- brant sweat- ers. 15

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Fashion and music, music and fash- ion. All of us are highly aware of each. The design or picture on an album cover is often a clue to the type of music being presented. The design and style of a person's dress often re- flects the character within. Both can catch our eye, prompting us to take a second look. What we see may give us a glimpse of the future or remind us of a snapshot from the past. Either way, we know that the styles we wear and the music we hear help us define our pre- sent point in time. This past year has been one of many revivals. Reminiscent of the 50’s was the movie Stand By Me”. After its re- lease, society saw the unearthing of dress and music from this Golden Era”. This rebirth was spurred on by another hit movie, Peggy Sue Got Married”. Combined, these sound- tracks contained such hits as Peggy Sue” by Buddy Holly and Stand By Me” by Ben E. King. Among other hits sprung from these movies were Lolli- pop” and Great Balls of Fire”. Also making waves this year were Don Johnson and Bruce Willis. Both had hit albums, as well as a hit T.V. show: Miami Vice” and Moonlighting” re- spectively. They were also knocked down by the critics for possessing no talent but each skyrocketed up the charts — obviously someone likes them. Due to these various revivals, changes in fashion have ensued. Spe- cific examples of these changes for girls are cuffed jeans, high school letter jackets, bobby socks and penny loaf- ers. For guys, the crew cut (prodded by football hero Brian Bosworth) has made its comeback along with skateboards and high tops. A look at trends within our school revealed the following. Headwear. This year saw BOWS! So inspired by Marilyn Monroe and her eighties counterpart, Madonna. Black seems to be the most popular. Black velvet, black with pearls, black with rhinestones — anything goes. Plaid bows were a big hit, too, especially dur- ing the holiday season. Tops and bottoms: Tops are some- what restricted due to the well en- forced uniform code, though oversized sweaters are often donned in addition to the uniform. Bottoms consist of an- kle length leggings, in some cases even pants or patterned tights. Footwear: Loafers and docksides are still staple items but they no longer dominate the market. The Esprit ankle boot took school by storm as did the black Beatle boot. Flat Chinese slippers personalized with bleach and paint and even several pairs of bowling shoes were flaunted. Fashion and music this year proved that history does in fact repeat itself, with minor modifications and adjust- ments. The changes are simply the di- versity of the people and their capacity to imagine and create. 14

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tanning on the roof. We remember friends and grades, but do we remember our teachers? We have seen them on good days; we have seen them on bad days, as they have seen us. We have seen them as formal lecturers in front of a group, and we have seen them in casual, one-on-one episodes. We have, at times, been angered by our teachers, as they have, at times, been an- gered by us. We have been stirred to ac- tion by the words of our teachers, and, we have stirred our teachers to awe if not action at some of our words! We have learned from our teachers as they have learned from us, and in this sharing, some of the distance between us has disap- peared. In our halls and classrooms, we share openly with friends, and teachers. In our halls and classrooms, our teachers become our friends. On the following pages, we have tried to capture the unique qualities of the teachers here at STA. We have tried to capture their humor, intensity, creativity, and care. So, turn the pages and take a look at our teachers. Then, take a look at yourself, and you may see some of their thoughts or words written indelibly across your mind. Take a look back and remember that what we glean from our teachers is not simply what we write in a notebook, or answer on a test, but, also what we hold in our minds and use in our lives. 16