Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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US HEADLINES: 1986-87 struck the nation the space shuttle Challenger exploded just after liftoff. Among the crew of seven was teacher Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first private citizen in space. I ELECTION ’86: The Democrats recapture control of the Senate The Democrats scored a sweeping victory in the ’86 senate election, gaining 8 seats and a 55-45 majority. Rehnquist’s Rocky Road After controversy and charges of racism, conservative William Rehnquist became the Chief Justice. Mean Streets in Howard Beach Racism became a national concern after 3 blacks were severly beaten in New York. Locally Arizona Govenor Evan Mecham made national headlines by rescinding the state’s Martin Luther King Holiday. Headlines from Time and Newsweek Magazines. Liberty for a Century In a dazzling July Fourth spectacle, Americans celebrat- ed the 100th birth- day of the Statue of Liberty. Millions flocked to New York to see the refur- bished Statue which had been closed for two years to allow for a $75 million make-over. That evening, Liberty was lit by the world’s largest firework dis- play. Ronald Reagan Hands Across America Maria Arnold U.S. EVENTS N • E • W • S

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Drug abuse was what President Reagan called the nation’s number one problem. In August, Reagan de- clared an all out “War on Drugs,” in an effort to eliminate their presence. According to Newsweek, 24 million had tried cocaine, 5 million were regular users. The anti-drug campaign was spearheaded by First Lady Nancy Reagan, who pushed the point with her “Just Say No” crusade in schools. One controversial solution to the problem was em- ployers testing workers’ urine samples for the pres- ence of substances. Many saw this as unreliable and an invasion of privacy. Just Say No! — In the -------------- SPOTLIGHT: IRANGATE Reagan’s Mistake Since 1984, pro-Iranian terrorists in Lebanon had kidnapped Ameri- cans off the streets of Beirut. Nine Americans were held with no sign of their release. To secure their freedom, Pres. Reagan secretly began dealing with the Iranians. Publicly, however, Reagan said he would never deal with terrorist states such as Iran. Reagan eventually approved a plan by advisor Oliver North to sell arms to Iran in direct exchange for the hostages' release. North then gave the profits from the arms deal to the Contras, rebels fighting the Nicaraguans. Congress had banned such aid. A storm of controversy rocked the nation once the deal became public. Officials resigned; Reagan’s popularity fell. The press and Con- gress tried to discover what actually happened as participants in the deal pled the Fifth Amendment. NEWSLINE VOYAGER: The specially siqned Voyager airplane, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jcana Yeager circled the globe without refueling or landing in 9 days. TAX REFORM: Congress, led ly Dan Rostenkowski. instated massive reform of the code. Though more complied and time-consuming, the laws were designed to be more {air to individuals and the poor, but tougher on industry. HANDS ACROSS AMERICA: On May 25. 5 million Americans across the country '«9«' Hands Across Amertca. The idea was to create a human chain across the nation, in an effort to 7Z money for the nation s hungry and homeless. ILLEGAL ALIENS: Southern of nsTom Mexico and sss portunity- SMOKING: After dire warnings over cigarette smoWngand the revelation of harmfu =2?s»s£ areas. MARR1ED:Singer Diana Ross.o sar ST- rn Scholssberg; TV tegor,er Ma„a Crues Tommy Lee. A1DS:Agu,red.mmuneDehclem Bed ca- - iTZtZt rt GcmereT recommended ?Xg- Vungahou, safe sexual practices. DIED: Ray Bolger (Scarecrow In The Wizard of Oz): Cary Grant ZZ James Cagney (actor) Rick Nelson (The Adventure, afozale and Harriet): Mar),- Perkins (Host. Wild Ktngdom).

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NEWSLINE SCHOLARS: 6 National Merit Semi- Finalists were named in September including John Ballentinc. J«nniier Chase. Scott Gustafson. Tina Kwas- nica. Brian McSpadden and Roger Tang. ROYALTY: Allen Kinnison and Diane Rubio were crowned Home- coming King and Queen, respective- ly- VANDALISM: The three campus Coke machines were vandalized twice. The change catchers were torn out of all three. WRESTLERS VISIT: A squad-of Japanese wrestles stopped at Dotv December. They stayed tallhe homes o( selected Mustang wrestle The climax oi the stopover was he match between the Japanese and the East Valley All Stars. DEATHS: Delores Wictor. English teacher, died in October of cancer. Chill dinner benelil was held before the Homecoming game. The S25UI in proceeds went to the Wictor fam- ily. In March, sophomore Mike Carv cr died from injuries sustained when he was hit while riding his bicycle. TEACHER on JEOPARDY: French teacher Sue Kaesler ap- peared on the TV. game show Jeop- ardy in early February. She came m second and won a refrigerator. ELLIS NOMINATED: Coach Nancy Ellis was nominated for the Arizona Teacher of the Year Award. Mr. Lows was a semi-finalist in the contest last year. TRIP CANCELLED: Because of In- surance reasons, the school board cancelled the official senior trip to California. A group of students, how- ever. planned an unofficial trip to Ma- zatlan. U OF A CUP: Dobson was presented with the University of Arizona Cup in October. This award was given to the Arizona high school enrolling 10-29 freshmen at U of A. who have shown the best preparation and high scholar- ship. ROTC: The Air Force Juntar Re- serve Officers Training Corp (ROIU began. Members wore their uniforms weekly, formed drill teams and staged a military ball. GRADE SYSTEM: Dobson switched to a 4.0 grading scale. On the scale, which was used by most schools, a 4 equalled-A’Mnstead of -- in the --------------- SPOTLIGHT: Speech and Debate All athletic teams compet- ed within a short season. Whether they were spring, fall or winter sports, the sea- sons lasted 2 to 3 months. But one team on campus compet- ed year-round- Speech and Debate. From September to May, Speech and Debate members participated in a dozen tour- naments, and even hosted one in November. Each member performed in certain categories; and wheth- er it was prose, humor or de- bate, the idea was the same: to win. This year’s team, the larg- est ever, was tremendously successful, gaining a statewide reputation of excel- lence. Overall, the team took first place at the Univeristy of Ari- zona and Winter Trophy tour- naments, second at A.S.U., and third at the Patrick Henry meet. Individually, seniors Sara Boucher, Jeremy Grace and Mike Medlin ranked among the top in state in their events. Grace and Medlin be- came the first Dobson stu- dents to reach Nationals, when they qualified as juniors in May of 1986. The Speech and Debate team shows off its many awards. 294