Bexley High School - Bexleo Yearbook (Bexley, OH)

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 A time of change 3 Kicking back, Ari Schottenstein takes over for Bill Bowden. Bottom left: Alex Rudolph and Shawn White take a break and play in the leaves on the way to school. Jeff Powers smiles at trainer Mel Watrous as Mel wraps his hand before a game. Steve Manring finds its time to move on to bigger and better things such as college.

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The Beat Begins at Bexley High School The space shuttle was getting ready, Bush and Dukakis were running for President, and another year at BHS began. Bexley approached another year, and so did the world. With the arrival of new exchange stu- dents and new sports staff, memories were waiting to be made. Students remembered when the first day of school came and their stomachs, filled with butterflies. Oth- ers remembered working in classes until the bell rang to reach individual goals. The freshmen year came with fears of getting lost, buying an elevator pass, and being late to class. As the sophomore year came along, students began feeling relaxed and fell into their individual patterns. Yet as soon as they adjusted, the junior year brought ques- tions about SAT’s and grade-point averages. Senior year: college applications, credit requirements, and last minute deadlines added to past confusion. Finally, the moment arrived when the work and worry came together. Our individual efforts captured the common goal, graduation. Kelly Katcher Inset: Lisa Fuhrman realizes that times do change. Right: Jeff Feiertag focuses on his days at Bexley High School. 2 A time of change

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Birth of the Beat As the class of ’89 looked forward to the golden sunset of graduation, it seemed that only months be- fore they were freshmen. Everybody remembered their freshman year — feelings of persecution and unimportance gave way to a more active and im- portant role in the life at BHS. But who remembered what it was like in 1970 and ’71; the year that most of the seniors came into existence. The early 1970’s were marked by the rising protest against the Vietnam “Conflict.” In 1970, four Kent State University students were killed by the National Guard in a protest, right after the U.S. strength in Vietnam was reduced to below 400,000 men. In ’71, The New York Times printed the first segments of the “Pentagon Papers,” and the 26th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified , granting the right to vote to 18 year-olds. In 1970, the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission was launched from Cape Kennedy and an unmanned So- viet craft returned with samples of the moon. The next year, Apollo 14 and 15 became the third and fourth manned mission to land on and explore the moon. In the world of sports, Joe Frazier became the of- ficial world heavyweight boxing champion and Bal- timore beat Dallas in Super Bowl IV. When Hank Aaron hit his 600th career home run, there were 231 million t.v sets in use throughout the world. At the same time, the U.S. Census reported the smallest ratio of men (94.8) to women(lOO) in history. Now, George Bush was our President and some of the class of '89 had voted. Times were different now. The sexual reveloution sparked by the ’60’s had been snuffed out by fear of a deadly disease — AIDS. Foot- ball now had instant replay and trips to outerspace were commonplace. To many, 18 years may have seemed like a short time for change, but to some, it was a lifetime. Chris Bauer 4 A look back Josh Radnor, Kim Herndon, and Anwar Abou-Antoun express a happy g lucky spirit unconcerned with the past. Center: Helping one another a Lindsay Copp, Andy Grossman, and Julie Friedman.