Class of 1989

Senior soundtrack

• Paul's Boutique — Beastie Boys
• Full Moon Fever — Tom Petty
• Cosmic Thing — The B-52's

Defining songs

• Like a Prayer — Madonna
• Right Here Waiting — Richard Marx
• Don't Wanna Lose You — Gloria Estefan

Fads: Batmania · Saved by the Bell pilot era · Hypercolor shirts

Prom night culture

Films, games, and TV that defined 1989 — 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.