Deerfield High School - O YAD Yearbook (Deerfield, IL)

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S Q Al .ws My , .its uni 5431 Taking a break to smile at the camera, seniors Brad Beauchamp, Marilyn Merkle, Kevin Baladad, Sue Van Dyke, and Dan Weiss show how much fun they are having at the Homecoming dance, Smiling proudly, senior Homecoming chairman Joanne Frankel takes special joy in seeing all her hard work coming to a successful conclusion. Continuing the class tradition, the senior war- riors proudly display their winning float as the fresh- men push their stalled float in the background. Wrapped In each others' arms, freshmen Peter Staubitz and Dyan Naslund get a taste of their first Homecoming dance. Homecoming Student Life

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Marching in perfect order, the 1984 Deerfield Marching Band follows drum majors Christina Metz and Joey Schwarz through the streets of Deerfield during the Homecoming parade. As the parade marches down Waukegan Road, the pom pon and cheerleading squads help to raise the spirits of the crowd. A freshman and his homecoming date eagerly await the judging of the homecoming floats. K0 nf x .4 fa? 4For4 Once again, the Class of '85 captured the first place ribbon in the homecoming float contest. After a week and a half of late night preparations, the Seniors' float was completed. Guided by Senior Class President Michelle Langas, Susan Maas, and veteran float builder Mrs. Hender- son, over twenty proud Seniors con- structed an incredible float. The victory marked the fourth straight year the Class of '85 has won the title. The Class of '85 was proud to set a precedent that no other class could duplicate. Torch in hand, Cary Berman wears a warrior mask and adds the finishing touch to the senior float. 1 5 00 p .gfiggg-f Q90 6 Homecoming Student Life

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I I l....... .... ... . Four More Years President Ronald Reagan was once again re-elected, with a record of 525 electoral I votes to 13 for Walter F. Mondale. Mondale had won the Democratic nomination after a trying primary cam- paign in which he went up against Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson. Mondale made his- tory by choosing Geraldine A. Ferraro as his running mate. Many mistakes were made in their campaign, Mondale declared he would raise taxes, questions were asked about Ferrarois fi- nances, and Mondale wanted to talk of topics other than the deficit. On the other hand, Reagan's over whelm- ing landslide came as no T shock. Reagan took every category of voters - the young, middle aged, elderly, professional, blue collar, and, yes, the women. What- ever else happened in the election may take a long time to assess. It had been said that Reagan made people happy and people like to be happy. Mondale, however, did bow to overwhelming de- feat with dignity and grace. He was happy to have been endorsed by most of the ma- jor unions. In 1984 many new items were pressing up from underneath that the ortho- dox political issues were to blur in the interminable Democratic primaries. Mon- dale had to appeal to or- ganized labor and a multi- tude of special interest groups. When Reagan was soothing and cheering Americans, Mondale tried to puncture their complacency with warnings of doom and taxes. Both candidates were defining themselves as repre- sentatives of a new America. There was much controversy over Mondale's selection of Geraldine Ferraro for his running rnate. Ferraro brought a great deal of atten- tion to a Vice-Presidency candidacy throughout the campaign. Unfortunately, within a month of her nomi- nation questions arose about her husband's tax returns. She was further burdened by skepticism about her exper- ience and attacks by the Catholic Church for her views on abortion. The true measure of her impact lay elsewhere. She changed the political future for women, though her own future re- mained uncertain. Ferraro was defeated, but in 1984 women conquered. as ,a. 4 ti . 11.0. H -gf? '- ' M ,, . .. jf Wi Winner Reagan smiles as the rain falls on Demo- cratic candidates Mondale and Ferraro. than war India 's Disasters 1984 was the year that the city of Chica- go finally took some type of action against gangs in Chicago. lt wasn't until 97 lives between the ages of 11 and 20 were lost on the streets. People were not safe in gangs l or out of gangs. The public really became aware of this problem when Ben Wilson was fatally shot. Ben Wilson, 17 years old, was one of the best and most promising basketball players in the country. Ben Wil- son was only one of the many innocent l victims cut down in his prime. The list goes on and on in the number of people accidentally caught in the line of fire. Citizens across the country began to fight back against crime hard Goetz, the New York subway vigilante, was a hero for standing up to the gangs. Also, people set up neighborhood .- , watches, in which 1' both residents and the police were no- tified about any -, lil if ,, suspicious, gang- f , VZ -,Q i ' 'S 1 . like behavior. i l T on the streets. Bern- . is llvhfl fm ' ' realm ' ' ll 'ki r we , i N Current Events Student Life lndia was a trouble nation in I984. lt was plagued by two major incidents, both of which had a disastrous effect on the country. The problems started off with the assasination of their beloved rul- er, lndira Gandhi. Mrs. Gandhi. daughter of the former ruler Neh- ru, was shot by a security guard who also was a part of the Sikh faction in India. Gandi's assasina- lion brought about much political turmoil, as the conflicts between the Sikhs and the Hindus became almost out of control. Gandhi's son Rajiv succeeded lndira. and he established temporary peace in India. The second and more frighten- ing disaster that occurred in lndia was the Llnion Carbide chemical leak. A tank containing 45 tons of methyl isocyanate. a deadly chemical used to make pesticides. developed a faulty valve. The gas escaped into the air. and it formed a dense cloud over the Indian city of Bhopal. Thousands of people were inhaling the poi- son as they slept. By the end of the week of this disaster. more than 2.500 people were dead. At least l,00O more were expected to die from the lin- gering fumes. and 3.000 re- mained critically ill. The disaster struck hardest at children and old people. who were either too young or too feeble to withstand the poison. ln all. l50.000 people were treated because of the worst in- dustrial disaster the world has known. The disaster raised many issues in the United States. Citizens who lived near industrial chemical plants wondered about their own safety. And many questioned the wisdom of American industry's efforts to bring third world na- tions. like India. into the 20th century.