Air Academy High School - Vapor Trails Yearbook (USAF Academy, CO)

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r-'taxa , 118' Q Win-i' Long delayed and widely criticized, Columbia's sec- ond flight in November of 1981 finally put to rest any doubts that there will one day be regular commuter runs to the cosmos. From the instant of Columbia's touchdown, a mo- ment watched by tens of millions of people in the U.S. and millions more around the world, Americans seemed to go into orbit themselves. Senior Todd Praisner felt the excitement of Columbia also, and said, The whole concept of space is amaz- ing. Who knows what could be up there? l'm all for the space shuttlel Americans cheered as Ronald Reo- gon fulfilled a campaign promise by nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. President Reagan described O'Con- nor, sworn in in the fall of 1981, as having unique qualities of tempera- ment, fairness, and intellectual capac- ity. All AP news photos courtesy of the Sun 1 23 Student Life

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122 81 - 82: Cosmic Travel Supreme Decrslons Million Dollar Music Usually at the end of a school year, students are astonished to realize nine months have gone by and they will be passed to another grade, or out into the world. But what actually went on? Students found themselves swamped with digestive systems and quadratic equations, with little time for the real world. So, in response to that ques- tion, here's what happened in the past year . . . President Ronald Reagan celebrated the first anniversary of his inauguration in January. But after a year in office the national economic situation contin- ued to alarm the public as interest rates set record highs with inflation and unemployment rates trailing close be- hind. Students had their own thoughts on some issues that hit closer to home. Junior Melody Harris felt, lt's still hard to tell at this point if what Reagan is doing is right or wrong. Draft registra- tion really worries me, and so does the reduction in student loans, but maybe Reagan's solutions will work. The Rolling Stones' first tour in years led to a series of record-breaking con- certs with thousands of tickets being sold in a matter of hours. The sell-out concerts grossed more than S14 million. Playing in 40 cities across the nation, the Stones gave Americans a reassur- ing look at music in the 80's. Students overwhelmingly approved of the Stones' once again being a ma- jor force in the music industry. Junior Monica Ciletti summed up students' re- actions by saying, l think it's great that they're back. Even though I like some of their olders songs better than their newer ones, I still feel they are one of the few groups who have been able to change with the times and still be successful.

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Outside the confines of a classroom business course several students gained practical knowledge of the workings of a small business through Junior Achievement According to Jenny Harrel president of one local JA company People Feed ers first vice president of the regional conference and a delegate to the na tional conference JA students set up their own company name it and elect officers With that out of the way the company starts the production of what ever products they have chosen to make They learn all the steps of pro duction and figure out the flaws In the product While there is a large shop in where all products are begun the final touches are completed in the compan ies individual rooms Once the com pany has produced a product the stu dents or firm members learn a sales presentation and sell the product from door to door and at such public events as mall bazaars Elected officers help in the manufac turing record keeping and attendance and all firm members attend monthly meetings of the board of directors. JA involves about 21 companies per semester. There are two semesters in a JA year-September to December and February to May ln the end the firm liquidates the company by getting in all the products andfor sales closing the books and if the company has made a profit paying dividends to stockholders. Junior Achievement Make It All Worthwhile lt was a great learning exper :ence it taught me about business and its operations Kevin Wolfgang Vice Pres of Pro duction People should give it a try It was hard work not all fun and games and deserves rec ognition Pres of Finance It was an ex citing and reward ing experience for me l enjoyed par ticipatrng Debbie Rosa Saleswoman The people you meet both young and old are fun to be with they are what real- ly makes it all worthwhile Jenny Harrel Pres 124 O O Th P e eople You Meet 0 ll the Julnior Achievement building . It N u - illh 4