Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Disco fades, rock rolls on Being able to relax, have fun, and be with friends after hours plays a major role in the ability to cope with the pres- sures of high school. This year was no different than past years as Howe students entertained themselves with many extracur- ricular activities, including dances, shows and concerts. With disco ' s popularity fading rapidly, many discotheques found it necessary to hire live rock bands to perform in order to bring in the business. The at- tendance at after-game dances and other post-game activities was also down slightly. Music as a whole was just as popular as ever. Rock made a strong comeback after hiding in disco ' s shadow for a year or so. There was a change on the con- cert scene, though. Festival seat- ing was banned and reserved seating was made mandatory for all concerts. This move was made by city officials to prevent any problems caused by excited concert fans. Indianapolis hosted a fair number of good concerts, including headliners Styx, Billy Joel, Aerosmith, the Jacksons, and Parliament. Since the average teenager could become extremely bored sitting around waiting for one of these fantastic concerts to come to town, movies filled the gaps between live shows. Many good movies of a wide variety were re- leased during the year and most were well received. Steve Martin ' s The Jerk was a silly success story appropriate enough for the wild and crazy guy. The Mup- pet Movie followed suit with the nonsense of today ' s comedy. Many who saw it felt it was a waste of money, but this suc- cessful endeavor said much for the creator of the cloth darlings from Sesame Street. With all of this comedy and silliness going on, suspense movies offered a welcome change of pace. When A Stranger Calls made a lot of would-be babysitters think twice as they left the theater with wid- ened eyes and pounding hearts. The Amityville Horror had much the same effect on people, causing a bad case of knee- knocking and nail-biting. For those who read the book, the movie was a slight disappoint- ment, as a few too many changes were made during the course of the film. In keeping with the current science fiction fad, Alien was a huge success. The full-length movie version of Star Trek, one of the most antici- pated sci-fi events, materialized this year and was received with mixed feelings. Despite student apathy toward school, school-sponsored shows and dances fared rather well. However, students were in- formed that this year ' s Brown and Gold dance could have been the last one. Fortunately, enough students wanted this Howe tradition preserved and ticket sales went up at the last minute. For many students, arranging, participating in and attending school performances served as entertainment. They, as well as the professional forms of enter- tainment, provided a desirable outlet for our excess energy and saved us from boredom. (PATTI STANLEY) 141 -hh £ I Hi -rf ™ V Iff K m IB TW 1 ABOVE: Students find dances like the homecoming sockhop a good place to meet and socialize with friends. RIGHT: Sometimes theaters offer conflicting features such as the PG- rated Fish Who Saved Pittsburgh along with two R-rated movies, French Postcards and Starting Over with Burt Reynolds. CINEMA FRENCH POSTCARD S 130330 530 730 930 STARTING OVER E 2 .-— -j4-- j6 Z 10 FISH WHO SAVED PITTSBURG WM 345 545 745 945 28— Entertainment

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THESE EARTHLINGS Ml ST BE REAL NIMM ' LS. WE DID AW U WITH ALL THESE TROUBLESOME EMOTIONS BLEAMS AGO. Emotions can bo fun, Erson. This pressure disease isn I always bad. It makes teenagers earn money to get cars, and work hard to make good grades, i ou are right, though. It does ha o had effects. When high school students here on Earth care too much about something, a strange thing occurs. Thev often lose interest in EVERYTHING they ' re doing, and without pros- sure they end up standing still in space. ISN ' T THERE ANY CURE FOR SUCH AN ILLNESS? Well, some of the more intel- lectual Earthlings, called college professors, are doing research on this subject. There are even counselors to help over-pres- sured students. These advisors suggest everything from deep breathing to yoga. THAT IS THE FIRST SIGN OF LNTELLIGENCE I ' M ' . SEEN IN THIS PRIMITIVE SO- CIETY. IF THEY HAVE LEARNED THE VALUE OF MEDITATION, MAYBE THERE IS SOME HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURE. Yes, sir, I really think there is hope for them. For now, this is Me.rk from Erk signing off. I ntil next year, Na-No, Na-No! With apologies to Mork and Mindy (KAREN MARSHALL) PRF.SSURIZED -27

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LEFT: Jeff Glass gets a pie in the face from Scott Handlon while Gary McPherson announces the next act at the student council Gong Show. BELOW: Patty Dugan boogies at the after-game homecoming sockhop. BOTTOM: Rock groups like Heart offer a wide variety of music, ranging from mellow to hard rock, for every taste. Entertainment— 29