Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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““Oldies but Goodies’”’ This is a big year for dents, both guys and girls, they’re on top of the fash- many new fashions. The display chains, bracelets, ion scene halls are filled with stylish and earrings accented This is a year for trendy students in their modish at- with silver. There’s no new fashions. A typical tire. Not only are the doubt, silver will leave its outfit that can be seen on clothes a fashion state- mark in 1986-87 the girls is an oversized ment, but so are the hair- The banana clip is a hair sweater with shoulder styles, accessories and accessory that addsfunto pads, a pair of tight stirrup jewelry exciting new hairstyles for pants, and ankle high The oldies brought back girls. It is a take-off on the boots new spirit. Many of the old and boring ponytail On an even more casual hairstyles imitate the once Bananaclipscomeinava- note, another past fashion very popular 60’s dos riety of colors and give pi- for the girls is tucking the Guys sport their crew cuts zazz to the usual styles. pants into scrunched down and flat tops while the girls They're very versatile, and socks. Not to be outdone, have gone back to curls anyone with imagination the guys are wearing sus- and long hair and daring can create any penders and baggies from Along with the hairstyles, number of new hair fash- the by-gone days. Blue come the clothes of the ions by simply adding a jean overalls are popular past. On special occasions clip with both guys and girls; girls deck out in their full Tennis shoes are also a they may be oldies, but and fluffy debutante dress- favorite of many students. they’re still goodies es. Sequins and glitter They walk with style in In short the 1986-87 fash- abound to emphasize the shoes having color inserts ion scene is an individual romantic glow of this year’s such as Lottos and Kaep- statement of style. You fashion pas. Fila is an extremely can’t be too comfortable Silver is definitely the col- popular name in shoes, and you can’t be too wild. or of the year. It is ashade too. It’s so popular in fact, worn by many during all that one student was even seasons. Girls are seen seen with Fila shaved in his matching silver purses and haircut. Our cheerleaders shoes, not just withevening keep pace with Lotto, wear, but with skirts and Kaeppa and Fila and dem- even jeans. Several stu- onstrate, as usual, that Elizabeth Bedolla, above, demonstrates one of the more outrageous uses Of banana clips, which have become a must for today’s long-haired beauties while Tony Hughbanks, right, goes to the other ex treme and shows the close-cropped look popular with Ypsi males. Mrs Leggett top right models the glitter and sparkle so fashionable for modern eve ning wear

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iy! Z sports Delight Fans The sports world is recover- ing from the death of Len Bias, first draft pick of the Bos- ton Celtics. His unnecessary and untimely drug related death was the last straw for a sports society already con- cerned about the increased drug abuse of its star ath- letes. In an attempt to erase the stigma of drug use, Own- ers and athletes alike turned to drug testing. But the drug controversy could not destroy the role sports play in the American Dream, or stop millions of fans from turning on their T.V. sets to watch the Celtics beat the Rockets or the Bears defend their title. Who didn‘t cheer as Greg Norman became the first man to win the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA all in one year. After losing the first two games of the World Series at home to the Boston Red Socks, the New York Mets came back to rob the Socks of an apparent World Title. In what some call the most ex- citing series in the history of American baseball, the Socks and Mets delighted fans with exceptional pitching and spectacular defense. The Canadians domininat- ed the Stanley Cup Playoffs which pitted the Montreal Canadians against the Ed- monton Oilers. The playoffs ended in disappointment for the Oilers when the Canadi- ans romped to a 4-| victory. This year marked the Wol- verines’ return to the Rose Bowl to battle Arizona State, and John McEnroe’s failed at- tempt to come back against eighteen year old champ Bo- ris Becker. But probably the happiest note in this year’s sports scene was the recap- turing of the American Cup from the Australians. Mrs. Sanders encourages students at Willow Run High School to ask the cast questions following a skit per formed by Leslie Goerlitz, Lizz Be- dolla and Jana Holly Crack: A Killer One of the biggest dilemmas of this year has been the drug problem. Nationwide and world- wide, people are taking actions to prevent the spread of drug abuse. The most publicized drug of this year is crack. It is a type of cocaine, a very deadly type. There have been many myths and misleading stories about crack, but the truth of the matter is, crack kills, A nationwide media blitz has been launched in hopes of educating students so that they do not unwittingly become victims. Ypsi’s Corner Theatre Troupe is doing their share to eliminate the drug problem by traveling to local schools and putting on skits designed to help students learn to say no to peer pressure. The skits are followed by discus- sions where the actors remain in character and answer the questions asked by the audience. The interaction between the audience and the ac- tors helps students develop strategies for resisting peers who put pressure on them to join in drug use, The most successful team at Ypsilanti High Schoo! in 1985-86, is the Class A State Champion Baseball team shown here riding in the Heritage Festival. Wearing a state champion ring is a feeling the team likes a lot. MAGAZINE I]

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