Archbishop Mitty High School - Excalibur Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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ww gifs , . is Wu i 5 f l ,:... f ... . if The winter of our discontent The snow caused more excitement than the United States did the first week of the Winter Olympics at Sarajevo,Yugoslavia. Hungry from their 1980 performance, including an upset victory over the Russi- ans in hockey, the U.S. troops were primed, but were they ready? The hockey team began with an opening loss to Canada and continued downhill from there. And figure skating contender Rosalynn Sumners took second, disap- pointed she did not win gold. Things didn't improve dramatically, but the U.S. did suddenly spurt into the limelight when Bill Johnson and Phil Mahre, followed at second by brother Steve, took unprecedented firsts in down- hill and slalom skiing. Scott Hamilton won gold in men's singles figure skating, and Kitty and Peter Carruthers placed second in pair skating, the best American finish since 1952. The events were also graced with an- other, and highly unusual, first: British dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean rated 6's across the board. The courts and big business First the good news: the supreme court decided against taxing video recorders, the space program conducted its first un- tethered EVA, and Martin Luther King's birthday was made a federal holiday. Now the bad news: since AT8rT broke up, it may cost you more money to talk to your friends about the good news. NASA's Challenger launch was first marred by the inoperation of two multi- million dollar satellites which failed to respond to signals shortly after their launch from the craft. But the mission included a number of unique experiments, including the first unmanned walk through use of an armchair-appearing device known as a manned maneuvering unit. 30 On january 1, local Californians said goodbye to AT8zT and hello to Pacific Bell as the parent company moved from local to strictly long-distance service. Phone users hoped for only a mild crunch as higher rates were expected. In the courts, newscaster Christine Kraft won, then had overturned, her suit against a local station she said fired her because she was too old. Former Califor- nia NOW head Ginny Foat was acquitted of murder in her trial in Louisiana. And, in a precedent-setting decision, the Su- preme Court reversed an appellate court's decision not to grant the estate of Karen Silkwood a monetary suit against the Kerr-McGee nuclear plant. The political arena The stock market said it all: it was the l of times, it was the worst of times. Reflecting the tenor of the country, Dow jones Industrial Average set rec highs last year, but it also plummet dramatically as the market reacted national events. Inflation and unemployment b worked their ways down, but interest rs continued to maintain a stubbornly h level as President Ronald Reagan r posed a budget resulting in record defif with an emphasis on defense spending. Meanwhile, Reagan continued to l members of his staff, the most infam being former Secretary of the Intel James Watt. Watt's resignation follow his response to a question conceming own staff. The Secretary noted that he l one of everything: a black, ajew, a won and a cripple. Public reaction led to Wa departure and the installation of tl National Security Adviser William Cla: November ,elections set a few precedei Martha Layne Collins became nation's first woman governor, ins alled Kentucky. Several blacks won elections including Philadelphia's W. son Goode and Harvey Gantt in lotte, North Carolina. I 1 And in local news. . . Barely five years after his conviction the murder of San Francisco George Moscone and Supervisor Milk, Dan White was paroled and leased in Los Angeles without the kn ledge or consent of that city's fathers. San Francisco station KRON-TV br a nationwide story concerning the harn effects of pesticide EDB, and Betty C1 ker, Duncan Hines and others saw tl products pulled from market shelves. And Marriott's, fighting a gloomy fir cial future, declared itself available to highest bidder. The city of Santa C voted narrowly to make the purchase.

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Truhe sucessfully lifts Yen during uThe Fruge extensive practice Brandy Parris, appeals to Scott Charlie, by singing Could See Charity, Parris, offers her to Andy Vanyo, lbottoml. longer practices were as the opening night drew costumes were provided by the si and the Civic Light Opera. ln order make the sets more pleasing to the e and to intensify the mood of the oduction, certain color schemes were ed throughout the sets and costumes. i'lt was a great relief to have decent stumes. lt added a spectacular fect to the show, commented rolyn Brilla, senior. Those who were not playing major naracters assumed up to six different lies. This posed a problem with the ailabilily of room back stage and the creased number of corresponding Dstumes. With only three weeks until the open- ing night, the infamous uhell week be- gan. During that time the cast, crew, and band came to school at eight o'clock in the morning and did not leave before ten o'clock that evening. At promptly three o'clock practice be- gan, and for six hours the final touches were made on costumes, dances were practiced until they were perfect, and every scene was rehearsed until cues, lines, and actions ran smoothly. Most people don't realize that many nights we were here until two o'clock in the morning, explained senior Brandy Parris, alias Sweet Charity. Parris spent longer hours than most, but the rest of the cast felt pressured. What to do when it is one week from the opening night and people are feel- ing that they might not do well? The nat- ural reaction is to panic, but MTA de- cided to organize a retreat. The retreat enabled students to unify themselves for the sake of Sweet Char- ity. During this time the cast decided that they were going to do the best they could and not let all the long hours of practices go to waste. Monday, however, marked the uphill climb that the cast still had to endure. But finally, all three performances went well. How does one do it with two hours of sleep a night, a supplementary seven course meal of junk food and home- work on top of that? As more than one cast member noted, lt wasn't easy. - Tina Johnson - Mark Leary, Daddy Brubeck takes the Rhythm of Life Church very seriously fleftj Don Vendrell and Dan Norbutas tum Brandy Parris Charity, upside down to get the water out lbelowl

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ove and divorce is no rest for the social. While events wound exorably to their the rich, the famous and the moved to different drummers. Humming the Wedding March, singers and Paul Simon tied their knots. English-bom john mar- German-bred Renata Blauel while of Simon Sz Garfunkel married Wars' Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher. Further along in her marriage, Princess announced a second royal import, Britons offered odds of 10 to 11 on a and even odds on a boy. And even along in his marriage, Johnny arson found himself the recipient of ivorce papers from wife Joanna. Though e claimed she needed 3250,000 a month maintain her lifestyle, she settled for a m considerably, though undisclosed, ss. And Miss America altered her image ' Vanessa Williams, 20, became first black woman to win the title. Marines police the globe Theodore Roosevelt's big stick was re- placed by President Reagan's Rangers and Marines as the United States involved Reporters were excluded from first-hand coverage. Finally, the failings itself deeper in world affairs. Supplanting an international peace force, U.S. Marines moved into Lebanon last year but failed to attract widespread public response until more than 230 sol- diers were killed at headquarters when a dynamite-laden truck rammed the main gate. More than 80 others were wounded in the blast. The September incident was followed by the invasion of Grenada in November. Marines and Rangers flooded the Carib- bean island on an early Tuesday moming and removed American students matricu- lating at an island medical school. of the Gemayel govemment in Lebanon in February resulted in the withdrawal of Marines, a task accomplished by the end of the month. As Marines with drew, battle ship U.S.S. New jersey continued to shell the countryside that surrounds Beirut. Farewell to auld acquaintances Golden lads and gzrls all must Lzhe chimney sweepers come to dust - Wzlliam Shakespeare- The year was not without its losses. A few, famous and otherwise, left legacies. Supermen and powers Time picked President Ronald and Soviet Premier Yuri Andro- as its men of the year indicated the the superpowers played this year. The downing of Korean Air Lines Flight chilled an already frozen 269 passengers were lost in plane claimed violated their air Konstantin Chernenko succeeded An- ropov following the latter's death in ebruary. Meanwhile, he Soviet efforts in Poland proved nettle- ome again when former Solidarity leader h Walesa was awarded the Nobel eace Prize. Entertainment said goodbye to a few mainstays and rock music lost a beach boy. Broadway belter Ethel Merman achieved fame through her vocal deliveries of such standards as You re The Top, Theres No Business Like Show Business, and Every- thingis Coming Up Roses. One-time pink panther David Niven passed away late last year. And in December, Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, long plagued by alcoholism, drowned in a swimming inci- dent in southem California. The newcasting industry lost three on- air personalities. A veteran of tv's early years, john Cameron Swasey died in mid-1983. ABC News anchor Frank Re- ynolds died of cancer last fall. And up-and-coming newcaster Jessica Savitch died suddenly in a car accident. Golden arches entrepreneur Ray Kroc died in january. Kroc's expansion of a southern Califomia hamburger stand run by two brothers named McDonald revolu- tionized the fast-food industry in the 60's. 3I