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of their way to suit their tastes. Interesting dressing patterns like Red Rage logos, the Valley Girl look, and new wave fashion turned up around campus. Many styles such as mini- skirts and checkered shoes were derived from national magazines and movies, but students created outfits to fit their own personalities. ln speaking, students com- bined and adapted many forms of communication. Terms of the Valley Girl were a big influence on teenagers. Per Shur, barf me totally, like oh ma gosh, like that'sgroce and bag your face echoed in the halls. Derivatives of Hey bud, let's party and O'Tay, 1? Buh-Wheat Work g hp p t f gtth h out, like were seen Pat Patterson and Dina Renken try to develop a cure for testitis! on many party invitations and notes. Surprisingly, education was also in style with advanced cal- culators replac- ing the slide rule and microcom- puters becom- ing more inter- esting and more available. On the lighter side, beach games like hacky-sack were the spring and summer craze as every- one brought their little bean- bagballtoschool and kicked it around. Another sure favorite of students was anything from Pat McGee's Surf Shop in 'Port A . Many fads passed through the doors of VHS, some formed the basis of new ideas, and some linger in the minds of the students who helped create them. As the year progressed, prospective graduates turned their thoughts to dorms and colleges and money and jobs instead of constant party- going. ln graduating from high school, a phase of life had ended, but a new exciting phase of adult life had begun. Adulthood abandons many wonderful aspects of growing up, but it can never take away the memories. As the summer ended and the underclassmen went back to school, the graduates began their new lives. But no matter how many years pass, whenever they see a high school football game or an old prom dress or a yearbook, they remember how it used to be . . . and theycherish.
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every day. The latest styles of half-skirts, mini-skirts, divid- ed skirts, and walking shorts for girls and sleeveless shirts for boys were noticed by teachers. If the clothes did not agree with the dress l Win or lose, group prayer is an important part after a football game. code, the students were sent home to change. Exemption, tardy and absentee rules changed. To be exempt from exams depended on the number of absences, tardies, and the conduct grade. Special Assignment Class CSACJ was visited by some who had severe violations. The drug dog policy was altered somewhat to protect the student's private rights. Instead of searching the in- dividuals, the dogs were only allowed to search the school property consisting of lockers, desks, restrooms and parking lots. During the year, everyone worked to acquire the twenty-one credits which were mandatory for gradua- tion. Passing grades were 60 and above, and credit was given if this criteria was met and if no more than 17 absences were collected. Each semester grade stood on its own until the last several days of school when the school board decided that averaging semester grades together would, in fact, be done as in previous years. Cheering and stomping created quite a rumble in the crowded area of outrageous pep rallies. Never before had the spirit and pride been so high. The birth of the vigorous beat and an exciting routine while Super Sting encouraged the Stings to get involved and yell. ln addition, victory oriented skits were performed by the im- aginative student council. Finally, the school song was sung before and after each half-hour pep rally. These pep rallies were a great display of pride, but there were other ways of express- ing loyalty such as repre- senting the school in con- tests, conventions and ser- vice groups and by wearing a senior jacket or ring. At any high school, fads and expressions develop among the student body to express the uniqueness of the school, and VHS was no ex- ception. Style, dedication, R e d R a g e and the plz- The girl's choir performs at the UIL competition with hopes of receiving a I zaz of the 'Mgt s t u d e n t body form- ed pep rallies which were alive and full of surprises. As always, the band, the Victor- iadores, and the Cheer- leaders were present to en- courage spiritg however, new spirit boosters emerged dur- ing the year. The drummers began each pep rally with a and fun were the overal characteristics projected by students. lt didn't matter if the fad was in clothes or ex- pressions, students went out
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