Boys Town High School - Pylon Yearbook (Boys Town, NE)

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1Ns1G1-1 f83 Rollin' With the Changes - by James Gill 1983 brought many changes, not only to Boys Town High School, but also to the World. Rollin' With the Changesl' is what many people were doing in '83, and many things that happened in the last halfof 1982 and the first half of 1983 were to make a profound effect on our lifestyle in the Unit- ed States and around the world. Who would ever have thought that man would ever be able to travel into space and back, then repeat the trip, using the same vehicle? In late 1982, the SPACE SHUT- TLE COLUMBIA successfully completed its first operational mission, after four test flights. The second of a fleet of shuttles, the CHALLENGER, made its debut in early 83. The void of space had been conveniently parked in our own back yard, ready for what man would create next. Will man soon make space a permanent habitat, living and working just as if he were on Earth? By 1982-83's standard of progress, it would happen sooner than expected. ln 1982 man managed to make a Human Heart out of everyday materials, and im- plant it permanently in a living Human be- ing. Barney Clark was the recipient of the Jarvik-7, which truly could be compared to the first step on the Moon: A small step for man, a giant leap for mankindf, Space and Medical technology increased in leaps and bounds in 1982-83, and now almost nothing is beyond technology's grasp. The Machine of the Year was named the COMPUTER by a national magazine, and how appropriate the decision. The Comput- er has been changing our lifestyle so rapidly that man can almost no longer comprehend it anymore. We saw the Computer soar to mind-boggling heights of capability. Thomas Edison once said, What man's mind can create, man's character must con- trol. He was not too far offthe mark, as we are in a time when technology could over- run basic virtues such as Human feeling and emotion. But 1982-83 saw no threat of that. 1982 was a tragic year in Sports for some, and a glorious one for others. In Boxing, Du Koo Kim lost his life after a fatal blow to the head by Ray 'fBoom-Boom Mancini. The year also saw the retirement of Sugar Ray Leanoard, undoubtedly one of the greatest Boxers ever. The 1982 Football season seemed like one that would be for- gotten quickly, after having being marred by a long players strike and a split season. Super Bowl XVII proved to be the high point of the season, erasing the woes of the early season strike. With the Washington Redskins wiping out the Dallas Cowboys 31-17 in the playoffs, and the Miami Dol- phins swimming to a victoryover the New York Jets 14-O on a very muddy field, Su- per Bowl XVII would pit Miami against Washington in a rematch of Super Bowl VII. In the world of music, the rock group THE WHO bid the world farewell with a winter 82 tour. The final concert for the band was in Toronto, Canada on December 17, 1982, and the show was beamed world-wide to concert halls via closed-circuit Video. The Who's new release at the time of their tour, IT'S HARD , hit the charts with a fury. With all this changing going on in the world, the students of Boys Town did not lose sight of the present. Mid-Term Gradu- ation saw five Seniors complete high school at Boys Town, a larger number of mid- termers than the past few years. Staff changes were also seen, and Staff cutbacks at the field house were a primary concern of students in November and December 1982. Change will never be absent from our soci- ety, but living for the present while not for- getting the future is an ideal way to take it. KEEP ON .ROLLIN', BOYS TOWN! L 1

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Achievement lu ABOVE: Steve and Myra Potter, 657 Flanagan. RIGHT: Dave Kerr and Dave Shanahan, community directors. BELOW: Tom and Claribelle Waller, FT's at 6055 Country Club Rd. l i E 132 ' 'NVQ' Achievement Plus was formed around 3Vz years ago to help the Omaha area Youth return to society. The average stay of the Achievement Plus youth is around one to one and a half years. There are three homes for guys and three homes for girls, four of which of those are on campus. Each home con- sists usually of six youth.