For the first time ever, the computer snaked its way into high school classrooms in the 1980s. And although you couldn't even use it to play Miniclip games, schools made more of an effort to teach programming & logic than they do now.
Here are 20 photos of what high school looked like in the 1980s.
1
Arguing For Fun
High school 1980s.
2
Mads Mikkelsen
High school graduation photo, 1980s.
3
Tupac and Jada Pinkett
At high school in Baltimore Maryland, 1980s.
4
High School Life
New York 1980s.
5
High School Cafeteria
Messing around, 1980s.
6
Elliott Smith
In high school, 1980s.
7
“My Tio and Tia”
Running the track at their high school in Southern California, 1980.
8
Cameron Diaz
Late 1980s as a high school cheerleader.
9
Computer Skills Class
Elwood High School, Melbourne, Australia. Late 1980s.
10
High School Cheerleaders
California 1980s.
11
Girls
Cruising around in a classic Mustang, late 1980s.
12
High School Basketball Team
1980, Massachusetts.
13
“My Mama in 1980”
In high school class.
14
Boring Class
Late 1980s.
15
Students Outside Neptune High School
Neptune, NJ, early 1980s. Photo by Ted Polhemus.
16
George Washington High School
In Philadelphia during the 1982-83 school year.
17
Typing Class
George Washington High School continued, photos made for yearbook.
18
George Washington High School Continued
Might as well be a modern science class.
19
George Washington High School continued
Guys in the hallway.
20
George Washington High School continued
Free period.
