Carroll High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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A year of trauma. A year of tragedies. The year of 1985-86 was a powerful one in the news world. From Live Aid to Chernobyl, the world liv ed through a hectic year. The night of January 27 set upon Florida. A light frost formed upon the Challenger and the launch pad. Dawn broke across the hori- zon. A silhouette stretched across Cape Ca- naveral; the lift off was near. 10. ..9. ..8 ... We have lift off. The shuttle rose. Ap- proximately five miles after contact the I shuttle exploded killing all seven passen- gers including the first teacher in space, S. Christa McAullife. The people of the U.S. were shocked and dismayed. And NASA became the subject of society ' s criticism and the biggest government investigation in recent history. In the aftermath of this traumatic event, the : U.S. encountered a problem in the Mideast. i The country of Libya had been a thorn in the paw of the U.S. for years. And lately the emergence of dictator Momar Khadafi had caused much unrest in American society The mi litary advancements and the tJ..S withdrawal had caused Libya to realize that they were messing with the wrong country. U.S. students were effected by this occur- ence. Many started talking about the draft. Others jokingly coined the phrase, Spring Break ' 86 Fly to Libya, but the situation was much more serious. Then as summer drew near, the Soviets decided to cause problems. The Nuclear Reactor at Chernobyl caught on fire send- ing radiation out for miles. At first the U.S. treated it as propoganda until the realiza- tion of radiation in the earth ' s atmosphere. The accident took on serious proportions, and the U.S. became involved. Through the year, the papers and television portrayed the terrible situation throughout the world while we here at Carroll worked through it and had a great year. As trauma struck the world, Carroll calmly went on with its neu- tral activities. 1985-86 proved to be a year of trauma as well as success. — Bond, James Bond TWA hijackings, and black riots and mass funer- als in Soutii Africa topped the headlines as well as the shuttle explosion and growing tension in Libya under Col. Momar Khadafi. CURRENT EVENTS 29

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Shuttle S. CHRISTA MCAULIFFE There was never any doubt among Sharon Christa McAuliffe s family, friends and students that she was a contender when she applied for the Teacher In Space Program. Enthusiasm was McAuUffe ' s long suit. She managed to remain excited about the humdrum of economics, historv and law she taught year after year, and she initiated a course on The American Woitian at Concord High School, in New Hampshire Outside of class, the mother of two. known to family and friends as Christa, led a Girl Scout troop. McAuliffe, 37, was chosen from among 1 1 ,000 applic ants to go into space. McAulif fe ' s application spoke of a desire to humanize the technology of the Space ' She ' s the kind of person who could me back and relate it meaningfully to her udents, said her pnncipal. Charles Foley. When she spoke to friends, she com- red going into space to the pioneer men who went west in Conestoga ;otis. er enthusiasum carried her through selection process. Although she joked t chronic carsickness, she survived the t comet, a NASA jet used to create itlessness. I can ' t wait to get back in my class- room ... to show kids how the space pro- 28 CGRRENT EVENTS

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