Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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Ed Griffith UNDER THE STARS: Seniors Mike Honarver and Rebecca Tfiomas dance the night away at the Sweethearts Ball. DANCE TIL YA DROP: Nancy Benedict and Tony Kerry enjoy the music provided by the video DJ. Ed Griffith Sweethearts Ball

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, |-U T73 ( V9v» ' €| ir o - .-c j ) M -yy ' H DV3 -W J , eo -«rXWr OT iA Sweethearts Ball a festive night out o 0 This night was definitely for the guys, tuxedos and leis replaced the traditional tiaras and roses as court costume. Five guys were chosen by the student body to be the King and Princes of Hearts at the 1985 Sweethearts Ball. The king was Remy Rahmatula, and ' ythe princes were Chris Thomas, Mike , y 9 Henigan, Mike Honarvar, and Gig Grif- Y v fith. The guys were escorted by the j ' v 1985 Homecoming court. V C - 0 A I think it ' s good that they had a court - vyv for the guys, said Senior Karen Beery. i . Q The girls have Homecoming and the T r • ' prom is for both, but on this night we y ' aO honor the guys. • ( A The semi-formal ball was held at the B ,£ o Sheraton Hotel in Newport Beach. The v girls invited the boys and the cost was 34 dollars per couple. ' like the girl-ask-guy aspect of this dance, said Junior Andrea Dworzak. A girl doesn ' t have to sit and wait JV ' around for a guy to ask her, and this way O • A you get to go with the guy you want to y yS ' go with. . «Nk(jQ Oris hundred and fifty couples attend r MR AMERICA: Court Member Chris Thomas CCy ' beams with delight at being chosen as a prince, V 4r KING OF HEARTS COURT: Chris Thomas, XA - - sX Dayna Esko. Mike Honarvar, Rebecca Thomas. • ' A« ' Remy Rahmatulla, Alaina Miller, Mike Henigan, C y »V. Karen Beery, Gig Griffith, Pam Orton -fv ed the Sweethearts lost 1,400 dollars. Ball, but the ASB ' ' C 1, ' Jr ' o jSi ' A ,- Aa.pM A P ' U We knew we were going to lose money on the dance, said Activities Director Sherry Phelps. We didn ' t charge the kids as much as the hotel charged us, but we wanted the activity to be available to everyone. We didn ' t lose as much money as usual this year because we didn ' t have the Christmas Dance or many dances after the football games so we could afford it. There was a video D.J. at the dance who provided music and entertainment. The whole dance had a friendly at- mosphere, I liked the video D.J. because it added a variety of music, unlike a band that plays just one style. Also the videos are fun to watch as well as to listen to, said Senior Gig Griffith. One of the reasons for the high cost of the dance is that hors d ' oeuvres were provided. There was a very nice variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to snack on through the night, there was so much food that we really didn ' t need to go out to dinner before hand, said Senior Julie Forward. H — by Michelle Ivey and Tracy Peterson ' Ed Griffith ?. -

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I — STATUE In 1985 a project was underway to raise money throughi private donations to repair the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of America ' s noblest values. Auguste Bartholdi, tfie sculptor who designed her many years ago, was known to say with care and looking after, the monument will last as long as those built by the Ilgyptians. But Bar- tholdi never envisioned the ravages of air pollution and acid rain. Today, Ivls. Liberty is feeling the strain of 99 years of thrusting her lamp into the skies above New York Harbor. Although she cost $400,000 to build, a Franco-American team of architects decided that it will take up to thirty million dollars in private contributions to repair the lady of the harbor in time for her centennial on July 4, 1986. Problems extended from her torch to her toes. Some of the main repairs re- quired the lamp that inspired millions of shipborne immigrants to be taken down and completely rebuilt. The architects also found that the fam- ed 42-foot upraised arm was improperly connected at the shoulder, promising additional hard work. These and other repairs will require the erection of a giant scaffold surrounding the entire monument for the next year. But the National Park Service will keep the statue open for visitors during much of the repairs. When the work is complete, tourists will be able to clamber up the 168 spiral steps to the observation platform in air- conditioned comfort. Saving the Queen is a time and money consuming project, but a cosmetic surgery of three million dollars is worth it when considering the symbolic value it has held tor generations of Americans ■ — by Jennifer Pederson PLASTIC SURGERY: The Statue of Liberty undergoes expensive reconstruction. World Wide Ptioto ETHIOPIA No fear can stand up to hunger, no pa- tience can wear it out. — Joseph Conrad, l-leart of Darkness The 1984-85 year marked events that affected people worldwide: people held their breaths as they watched, transfix- ed, the 1984 Olympic Games; the world witnessed India erupt into a frenzy of grief and violence after the assassination of its prime minister, Indira Gandhi while England rejoiced in the birth of Prince Charles and Princess Diana ' s second son, Harry. But the famine in Africa was the event that pulled the na- tions of the world together, striving to save a drought-stricken continent and in the process, strengthened the bond of unity between nations. According to an article in Newsweek magazine, at least 25 African nations had been severely affected by lack of rain and as many as 150 million Africans were starving or suffering from drought- related diseases in August, 1984. The ar- ticle estimated that by the end of 1984 at least 25 million Africans will have died of starvation. As stories of horror and death in Africa passed from nation to nation, organiza- tions and businesses donated money, medical supplies, food, blankets and other items essential to the needs of Africa. According to an article in Time magazine, the U.S. was the largest single donor to Ethiopia, the African country most devastated by the famine. However, a unique organization, based in England, contributed significant amounts of money to Ethiopia in 1984. In November of 1984, a group of rock artists recorded a single titled Do They Know It ' s Christmas? written by Bob Geidof and Midge Ure who also organized the musicians. The band was labeled Band-Aid and consisted of British rock stars such as Duran Duran, U2, Spandau Ballet, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Culture Club, George Michael of WHAfvll and others for a total of 39 musicians. The single turned out to be one of the best-selling singles of the rock era when over 3 ' ? million copies were sold worldwide. The cooperation and dedication that .went into the single was unbelievable, Geidof told Time magazine. There was no band rivalry at the recording session, they were there as friends and for one single purpose — to save Ethiopia. Band-Aid Inspired musical artists in the U.S., Canada and Australia. USA For Africa, The American equivalent of Band-Aid, recorded a single, We Are the World, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and released in spring of 1985. The band consisted of American musical artists such as Jackson, Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and more Contributions were also made by the United Nations ' Children ' s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Oxford Family (OX- FAM) and other organizations in effort to save the millions of lives people starv- ing in Africa. Besides what is contributed, the ef- fort and the caring that goes in it is in- credible, M. Peter McPherson, ad- ministrator of the Agency for Interna- tional Development, told U.S. News and World Report. The donations won ' t obliterate the famine overnight but very slowly, gradual (positive) changes will appear — and that ' s what makes all the time and effort worth it. ■ — by Tarn Tran 20 Year in Review