Class of 1987

Senior soundtrack

• Appetite for Destruction — Guns N' Roses
• Bad — Michael Jackson
• The Joshua Tree — U2

Defining songs

• With or Without You — U2
• Faith — George Michael
• I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston

Fads: Slap bracelets · Garbage Pail Kids · Simpsons shorts

Prom night culture

Films, games, and TV that defined 1987 — shareable without chart positions.

Backpack archaeology

• Trapper KeeperMead binders with velcro flap and loud graphics.
• Lisa Frank foldersNeon unicorns on polyethylene pockets.
• Pee-Chee folderGoldenrod sports folders in Midwest schools.
• Composition notebookMarbled black-and-white bound notebooks.
• Spiral notebookWire-bound one-subject books with perforated pages.
• No. 2 pencilYellow Ticonderoga-style test fill-ins.
• Mechanical pencilClick-advance lead without sharpening.
• Pink Pearl eraserRectangular smudge-free eraser classic.
• Crayola 64 boxBuilt-in sharpener crayon milestone set.
• Mr. Sketch scented markersFruit-scented wide markers for posters.
• Elmer's school glueWhite washable glue in squeeze bottles.
• Glue stickTwist-up solid glue for cut-and-paste.

Cafeteria snacks

Snack DB ships in Phase 6 — join is wired and safe on empty.