William B Travis High School - Rebel Roundup Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Clearly into the rock-and-roll scene, John Lock- hart displays his T-shirt bought at the Judas Priest concert which came to Austin With a new batch of New Wave punkers at Travis, Harry Wilson is caught in the act wearing a leather bomber |acket and a Sex Pistols T-shirt Hairstyle were an important part in the wardrobe Of many girls Through the use of combs, barrettes and ribbons, fashionable styles were created Rebecca Skinner, with a French braid, demon- strates one of the many ways girls could put up their hair and get it out of the way Fashions — 27

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Class of 1981 Student wear Safety pins, kicker hats, Izod shirts Different strokes for different folks would probably best describe the wide variety of attire during the year. Jeans ranging from Levi ' s to baggies were more than likely the only thing common to the distinct assortment of people at Travis With each clique, there came individual locks. The new wave craze hit the school with flying colors Along with this fad came certain typical fashions Students punked out in ten- nis shoes, concert shirts, buttons, safety pins, and even pixie and eraser-head haircuts. Some students, with help from the charac- ter portrayed by John Travolta in Urban Cowboy, decked out in their western best. Suede cowboy hats, personalized belts, and boots ranging from rattlesnake to elephant skin could easily be seen in Travis ' halls Probably the most widely seen look around campus was the prep look Izods and top- siders were everywhere. Hair ribbons, designer wear and button-down shirts compli- mented the look The prep look hit Travis with a bang Students such as Jeanie Sullivan and Bennie Young (right) could be seen all over the halls in their baggie leans, cardigan sweaters, and topsiders Julianna Converse Londa Coor Johnetta Coutee Debra Crumley Pamela Darby Anthony Cook Tracy Corry Kim Craig Tracey Dake Monica Davila 26 — Seniors

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Class of 1981 m ec [i a WO rld focuses on ' Who shot J. R.? ' Cheryl Daugherty Joann Delgado Robert Diaz Deanne Dossey Scott Duff Robbin De Laney Rory Dismuke Jerry Doherty Teresa Duarte David Dunham Technical developments hold of a new era in effects like those used in Empire Strikes Back were industry toward a new batch of spectacular productions. Movies like Coal Miner ' s Daughter, Airplane and 9 to 5 domi- nated the movie money-making charts. In music, 1980 was the beginning of Punk and New Wave era, the disco of the ' 80s. Blondie headed the charts with her seductive single, Call Me. Television was hit with night-time soap operas. Dallas had all of America wonder- ing who shot J.R. Viewers later found out that Christi was the culprit. The rise in video-recorders marked the passing of the zenith of television ' s power. The best shows were now available on video- cassettes, and better yet, no commercials. Even the time honored Disney series of tel- evision prime-time passed over television for the money-hungry video-cassette industry. brought us to the thres- entertainment. Super-special Flash Gordon and The the first steps of the movie In the movie Flash Gordon, Flash (Sam J. Jones) uses his super strength in a fight against Ming ' s henchmen. On the brink of attempting suicide a second time, teenaged Timothy Hutton (right) talks to his psychi- atrist Judd Hirsch in Ordinary People. Pink BEST SELLING SINGLES 1. Call Me, Blondie 2. Another Brick in the Wall Floyd 3. Magic, Olivia Newton-John 4. Rock With You, Michael Jackson 5. Do That to Me One More Time, Captain Tennille 6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Queen 7. Coming Up, Paul McCartney 8. Funkytown, Lipps Inc. 9. It ' s Still Rock Roll to Me, Billy Joel 10. The Rose, Berte Midler 28 — Seniors