Walla Walla High School - Royal Blue Yearbook (Walla Walla, WA)

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1986 - 87 . . % Did you ever find yourseif look ing in your closet this year and worklering what in the world to wear? Well, according to the gener al opinion, put on anything 1986 87 was the year that anything goes! In fact, when asked what he considered fashionable, one stu dent replied, ' Anything that doesn ' t match. But we re here to give you just a few examplea of what was hot and what was not The true blue American look of denim was definitely the super look of the year. Denim has that all-season appeal that carried many of us through the first stuffy weeks of school, an icy cold winter and the sunny spring days. And while there were other popular brands. Levis were still the jeans to be in (brand new, bleached out, or with holes). Denim jackets were worn with everything from skirts, jeans and slacks. Speaking of slacks. guys seemed to be more interested In fashion this year with their looks rar ir g from Don Johnson wanna¬ be ' s to CQ copycats. Yet, the ma¬ jority of the men favored 50 Ts as the best pants to be In. After all. what girl can resist a man in his 501 blues. Students of the male persuasion weren ' t the only ones sporting their fadeds to school. The females had their fair share. Clothes from every era came back as girls sported everythif g from miniskirts to midcalf full skirts. Big was best and many dads, brothers, and boyfrierKls found their extra large sweaters mysteriously disappearing. Boots were super stylish this winter in either the cowboy style or in black leather with buckles. Fashion was also influenced a great deal by the music industry. Expecially with the arrival of MTV to the Walla Walla Valley, we could see what our favorite entertair ers were wearing. Magazines also played an important role in keep ing us up on the latest and great est. It was a great year to show your creativity with your clothes. Selrahc ettenig. Katie Telstad display her personal fashion tastes as she prepares to go to class. Todd Tucker, Joe Kent, and Angela Bossini, mO ' del the look, A prep with his peepers, Rory Herrera, focuses In on the lunch scene

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. IN miBW Walla Wallans were treated to a heavy dose of movies this year as there were eight screens and two driveins to choose from. Movies showing fell into a variety of cate¬ gories. Top Gun and Platoon, two of the biggest hits of the year, were mili¬ tary adventure-dramas. The former; starring teen heart-throb Tom Cruise, was the account of one man s struggle to make it through the nation s top naval academy. The latter shockingly depicted the star¬ tling reality of the Vietnam War and was the most controversial film of the year. The blood and guts approach also materialized in the ever present hor¬ ror genre. One of the surprising criti¬ cal and commercial successes was the gory remake of the 50 s classic The Fly. ’ Freddie Krueger fans Vkleos remained a popylar source of erttertaio A local movie theater awaits the soon to arrive men I and kept many video stores in business. evening crowds. were also treated to his reappear ance in INightmare on Elm Street Part MV The greatest triumph of the year, though, was undoubtedly Sig- nourny Weaver’s return to her most famous role. As Ripley, in Aliens, she became this year ' s favorite hero¬ ine. For those who couldn’t stomach the graphic diaplays in the afore¬ mentioned films, there were plenty comed y and drama flicks to choose from. ‘Outrageous Fortune ' Crocodile Dundee and Ferris Bueller ' s Day Off left the audience rolling in the aisles. And Star Trek IV took science fiction to new heights. On the more serious side, Stand By Me ' and Light of Day were real-life portrayals of people and their problems. The latter presented a different side to one of America ' s hottest stars, Michael J, Fox. On to television. Fox, despite his expanding motion picture career, maintained his role as Alex P. Kea¬ ton on the 2 show in the nation. Family Ties. The top-ranked show was still the hilarious Cosby Show. And the chicest hour on the network was unquestionably Moonlighting, starring Cybil Shepard and Bruce Willis as the suavest private detec¬ tives around. Television selections didn ' t end with the network programs. VCR ' s and cable provided hours of enter¬ tain men t and were the central focus of many get-togethers. As always, images provided enter¬ tainment and eacape from the trials and tribulations from everyday life. Big fat hairy deal.

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IN £I £W The big news stories of the year were not particularly new. The dol !ar was still unstable on world mar- ketSf and Middle East was still in chaos and the U,S. Soviet relations remained apathetic at best. Yet the fact that many of the events seemed familiar did not lessen their impact on our lives. In October, Ronald Reagan met with Mikhail Gorbachev in Reyjavik, Iceland, The Iceland Summit pro¬ vided a meeting ground for the two sup er powers to discuss varioua isaues. The most important topic at hand was arms reduction. Neither side was willing to negotiate and nothing was accomplished. This provided a model of what not to do at a summit. This did not help with Reagan ' s popularity. Ronnie got himself into deeper trouble this winter with the Iran arms scam. Apparently, Reagan had authorized the sale of weapons to Iran in exchange for goodwill and hostages. This was all done without public knowledge. When it was un¬ covered. the furor it caused led to the resignation of many public offi¬ cials and the spotlight was left on Reagan. At presstime, this had not yet been resolved. On the lighter side of the news we had America ' s new found love of Australia. With such publicity as Crocodile Dundee and the Amer ica Cup, Australia became the place for American tourists. One reason was that it was safe for travellers unlike many European and Middle East countries. In fact, Mr. Bill McCorkle plans on taking a group of students to Australia this summer. These are just a few of the top stories this year. There were of course many other stories both lo¬ cally and nationally which affected our daily lives. Events 21