Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Anxious Arizonans awaited Pope John Paul ll'S visit on Sep- tember 14, 1987. The Pope visited Arizona to meet with Native He may look like a million bucks, but the Pope rung up a $200,000 bill on his trip to Arizona. Americans, visit the sick, address Catholic health care workers and cele- brate mass at ASU sta- dium in Tempe. Preparations had to be made before the Pope celebrated mass. The word devil in Sun Devil Stadium had to be covered as well as the horned football mas- cot. Organizers thought a devil to be an inap- propriate backdrop. To ensure the safety of the Pope, each person at- tending the mass had to go through a metal de- tector. When the metal detectors failed the lines grew to an estimat- ed two miles. Conse- quently, people be- came impatient as they waited in the Arizona heat. However, for most, the wait was worth it. The surroundings alone were breathtaking. Dominating the mass site was an alter featur- ing an 84 foot wide colorful backdrop with a Phoenix bird rising up from the Arizona moun- tains. Towards the mid- dle of the stadium, a cross of cooper and steel rose 70 feet into the air. The crowd was entertained by dancers and mariachi bands un- til Erma Bombeck intro- duced the Pope. He cir- cled the stadium in his pope-mobile as the crowd cheered John Paul II, we love you . John Paul then gave a moving Homily on the mystery of the victory of the cross and anointed the heads of 25 sick people, one of whom was the Mesa Police Chief paralyzed in a car accident. For the annointed and the spec- tators, Pope John Paul's visit was a spiritual and beautiful experience. People’s Views I think the Pope's visit brought many differ- ent kinds of people to- gether. -Ni- cole Ange- lierei It was a commer- cial circus with a truly spiritual backbone. Dove Robin- son I don't think Ari- zona should have spent as much money on his visit as they did. Heather Reine GAZETTE Crash, Flight 255 The summer of 1987 come to an end, and most returned from their vacations to re- sume their lives. Many, however, were not so fortunate. Flight 255, en route from Detroit to Phoenix on August 16, never got more than 100 feet off the ground. It crashed as a result of a flap malfunction. The aircraft carried 155 people and all but one perished in the crash. The sole survivor, four year-old Cecelia Cichan of Tempe was protected by her par- ents who were blanket- ed over her, preventing any fatal burns. After the initial shock. Northwest Air- lines employees sifted through the wreckage to locate personal items of the victims. Student Life

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Let It Snow. Tucson didn't have to dream of having a White Christmas in 1987. A reported five inches of snow fell, blanketing the city on the morning of Christmas Eve. The rest of the state also experienced an unusually cold win- ter ...................Bruce On The Loose! Former Arizona governor Bruce Babbitt announced candidacy for the Democratic party nomination for Presi- dent. He increased his notoriety by mak- ing a special appearance on NBC's Saturday Night Live ............. . . . Skiers Caught In Snowstorm. Mirac- ulously surviving freezing temperatures for 10 days, Lisa Barzano and Jami Goldman were found January 2nd by vacationing snowmobilers. They lived on a single sweet roll, bag of peanuts and melted snow for water. Luckily, they only suffered severly frost-bitten feet.................The Joshua Tree. On December 19th and 20th, the Irish rock band U2 performed live at Ari- zona State Sun Devil Stadium. The pur- pose of the special concert was to film a documentary detailing their world tour. The tickets, only $5 each, turned out a sell-out crowd at both shows. MECHAM MESS Ever since Gover- nor Evan Mecham was elected in No- vember of 1986 he had been under seige. Mecham was either attacked by the press, the recall campaign, and late- ly, an Arizona grand jury. Even though the odds were against him, he refused to re- sign saying the good people of Arizona would sup- port and back him during a recall elec- tion. King Holiday Fewer than seven days after Evan Me- cham took office, he rescinded the Martin Luther King Jr. state holiday. Mecham de- fended his decision saying he was legally obligated because Governor Bruce Bab- bitt initiated it illegal- ly. Governor Me- cham was also per- sonally opposed. On ABC's Nightline , the governor was quoted as saying Martin Luther King, any way you justify it, is not entitled to a national holiday . 15,000 angered citi- zens marched in pro- test calling for con- vention boycotts of Arizona and the rein- statement of the holi- day. Attempting to please Arizonans, Mecham declared the third Sunday in January as the offi- cial state holiday. The Recall In July, Ed Buck launched the recall campaign. Many didn't care that he was gay, only that someone took the ini- tiative. Mecham was also spoofed in Doonesbury and made fun of in songs. Grand Jury A letter from the governor was sent to 25.000 people na- tionwide asking them to sell their houses and move to Arizona to fight the recall. A few months later at- torney general Bob Corbin released in- formation that Me- cham had failed to report a $350,000 campaign loan on his financial statement that he was required to file by law. By December, the governor's support had dropped sharp- ly. Earlier, Ed Buck delivered nearly 400.000 names on recall petitions when only 217,000 were needed. Signs like these went up all over the state as the recall began to push for petition sig- natures. GOTCHA Peoples Q iews Students decide Mecham's worst: Rescinded King Holiday - 38% His Racist Comments - 17% Ran For Office • 14% Letter and Loan 11% Press Relations - 6% H FOP GOVERNOR sign petition here 42 S tudent Life

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GOTCHA We’re Excellent We are The Champions! To kick off a great year, not one but three sports teams brought home state championship titles. First the Boys and Girl Swim teams captured ti- tles with victories over former champs, Brophy and Xavier. Next, on December 12, A.S.U. stadium roared with Mustang fans as the Varsity football team slaughtered Mt. View.......... .Sun, Surf, and Ski. At the first sign of snow, various ski trips were planned to the slopes of Colorado. Seniors escaped to the beaches of Mazatlan and Hawaii for a year-end blowout........ .........Band Continues Tradi- tion. On October 24th, the marching band travelled to the U of A for its annual band day. For the third year in a row the school received first place and the covet- ed Nunamaker award. Most schools in the state strived to be re- ferred to as excel- lent. One way to earn this title was to recieve the Excellence In Educa- tion award. To recieve this impressive title, a school had to prepare and present a docu- ment to the State De- partment of Education explaining how the school was superior to others in areas such as their drop-out statistics, curriculum, any awards recieved, or any other significant problems that had been solved. After this document had been presented to a committee, the top eight were reviewed and only three were se- lected to recieve the award of excellence. In 1987, the school had the honor of being a re- cipient. Summer was over seemed understanding and it was time again when it said, Current for school. The transi- fashions are permitted tion from beach to class as long as decency is was bad enough with- maintained in any pos- out the new dress code ture . However, the It’s The Pits placing restrictions on code also said, Re- clothing. Summer heat vealing clothing such as and fashion called for bare midriffs, crop tank tops with low-cut tops, etc., are consid- armholes for the guys ered unacceptable for and the girls wore crop school . Rather contra- tops baring their mi- dieting, the new dress driffs. The dress code code created an uproar among the students. Not only were they up- set about the new re- strictions, they were also confused about the code's enforcement. This was because the enforcers were also confused. Some teach- ers strictly enforced the rule, while the majority of them chose to ignore it. However, because of teachers who chose to enforce the code, it stood as read and con- tinued to be semi-en- forced into the spring. People’s Q iews Do teachers really enforce the dress Code? Yes, definately- - 20% Only if extreme - 30% No, not at all - 5096 Blatantly defying the dress code rule, Casey landrcth takes pride in baring his shoulders to all of the school. 44 itudent Life