Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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r LINGO Carrie Fehrenbach - HANG OUT 1 1. Beach 2. South Coast Plaza j 3. Barro ' s 4. Edward ' s Cinema 5. McDonald ' s 6. Snow Summit 7. Disneyland 8. Denny ' s 9.TA 10. Jock Pit 1. What ' s up 2. Hey dude 3. That ' s rad 4. See ya 5. Hey bud let ' s party 6. Good answer, good answer 7. No way 8. 85 is alive 9. That ' s life 10. Bogus PUBLIC HGUKb GUYS GIRLS MOST ADMIRED MOST ADMIRED MALES MALES 1. Eddie Murphy 1. Prince 2. Clint Eastwood 2. Mel Gibson 3. Wally George 3. Eddie Murphy 4. James Bond 4. Harrison Ford 5. Al Pacino 5. Rob Lowe 6. Harrison Ford 6. George Michael 7. Woody Allen 7. Matt Dillon 8. Mel Gibson 8. Dudley Moore 9. Prince 9. Clint Eastwood 10. Ronald Reagan 10. Alan Alda FEMALES FEMALES 1. Christie Brinkley 1. Goldie Hawn 2. Heather Thomas 2. Cyndi Lauper 3. Madonna 3. Christie Brinkley 4. Vanessa Williams 4. Mary Lou Retton 5. Elvira 5. Madonna 6. Bo Derek 6. Lady Diana 7. Mary Lou Retton 7. Joan Rivers 8. Brooke Shields 8. Joan Collins 9. Goldie Hawn 9. Jane Seymour 10. Raquel Welch 10. Tina Turner World Wide Photo GOING FOR THE GOLD; Mary Lou Retton oer- (orms al the 1984 Summer Olympics NOT THE SAME PLACE; The opening of Denny ' s restaurant gave students a new place to hang out. SONG 1. Erotic City Prince Sheila E. 2. Obsession Animotion 3. Careless Whisper WHAMI 4. Material Girl Madonna 5. California Girl8 David Lee Roth 6. Tenderness General Public 7. Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 8. I Can ' t Fight This Feeling ' VREO Speedwagon 9. People Are People Depeche Mode 10. Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen 24 Top Ten

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- ELECTIONS Amid a flurry of excitement and anxie- ty, presidential nominee Walter Mon- dale chose a unique running mate — a lawyer, a member of Congress, a Roman Catfiolic, and a woman, Geraldine Fer- raro, to become the vice-presidental nominee for the Democratic party. Because she was the first woman ever to be chosen as running mate, Mon- dale ' s choice of Ferraro created specula- tion on the ability of a woman to cope with the pressure of running for vice-president. Opinions ranged from delight in Mon- dale ' s choice of a female running mate as an advancement of woman ' s place in society, to skepticism and hints that Fer- raro had been chosen to improve Mon- dale ' s chances of being elected. One of the obstacles in Ferraro ' s cam- World Wide Photo THUMBS UP: President Ronald Reagan gives his audience a signal and a smile as he enters his second term in office. paign was the inquiry into her husband ' s finances. Because of the mystery that originally shrouded the financial activities of Ferraro ' s husband, John Zaccaro, Ferraro conducted a press conference in New York near the end of August and the beginning of September. According to TIME magazine (Sept. 3, 1984), after Ferraro ' s press con- ference, Mondale told reporters, I ' m even more confident that I made the right choice. There has been a clear demonstration here of leadership, of strength, of candor, of values that the American people will respond to favorably. Ferraro, who has been a three term congresswoman from the Queens district in New York, has also been a se- cond grade teacher, a housewife, a lawyer and a Queens County assistant district attorney. She has three children: Laura, 18. John Jr., 20, and Donna, 22 I ' m going to be the first Vice- President to enjoy being a woman, said Ferraro optimistically in a July interview with TIfvIE magazine (July 23, 1984 issue) . However, Ferraro ' s prediction was proven wrong when, in an avalanche of electoral votes, Ronald Reagan was re- elected by a historic landslide. Racking in 525 electoral votes to Walter Men- dale ' s 13, Reagan won votes from 49 of the 50 states. Mondale received ten electoral votes from his home state of Minnesota, and three from the District of Columbia. The victory celebration was held in the hotel ballroom of the Century Plaza in Los Angeles, as it was held four years ago in the same room. President Reagan closed his speech that evening with, You ain ' t seen nothin ' yet! Polls taken by NBC showed that Reagan beat Mondale among voters ages 18 to 25 by 55% to 45%. Reagan took 57% of the blue-collar votes and 71 % of the Southern white votes. In ad- dition, even with Geraldine Ferraro, an Italian American, on the Democratic ticket, Reagan won New York ' s Italian vote by a margin of 63 % to 37 % . One tour that Reagan took during his campaign last year covered eleven states and sixteen cities in five days. Crowds chanting, Four more years greeted him in each city. Some believe that it was this hard work that brought Reagan his victory. Others believe that Reagan ' s accomplishments in his 1980- 1984 term caused his overwhelming vic- tory. And there are those that believe that it was Reagan ' s charisma and his in- spiration of optimism and patriotism. I have been emotionally moved by, first of all, the very spirit of optimism and feeling of the country, the pride thai you see now. . . . Now there is a rebirth of patriotism . . . The other thing ... are their (the people ' s) feelings about the economy, that we ' re back, that they can hope again and they can have ambition. I wasn ' t quite prepared for this feeling. I think it began for me at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics; to look down at those volunteers putting on that magnificent show. And from there it has just snowballed, said President Reagan in a TIME interview (Nov. 19, 1984)B| — by Valerie Laurel — STAIWAIS Star Wars was no longer a name reserved solely for the award winning science fiction fantasy film — it was a nickname for the Strategic Defense In- itiative (SDI) as well. Star Wars was a plan created by President Ronald Reagan to construct a shield in outer space in order to defend the United States against nuclear missiles by rendering them impotent and obsolete. The Soviets, who opposed the plan as adamantly as Reagan advocated it, were willing to go to the bargaining table to negotiate on nuclear arms. In late 1983, the Soviets withdrew from the negotia- tions to protest the United States ' deployment of Pershing II and cruise missiles on NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) territory in Western Europe. Although the Soviets vowed not to resume talks until Washington remov- ed the weaponry, they proposed a separate round of discussions centere d around controlling the weapons involved in the space-based defense system. In addition, they planned to reopen the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) and to resume negotiations on Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) . However, Reagan has said publicly, according to TIME (March 11, 1985), that Star Wars issue was not a bargaining chip to be exchanged for pro- gress on other issues that conern both the United States and the Soviet Union. Introduced in 1983, Reagan hoped to banish the threat of nuclear war forever by making the United States impervious to all nuclear attacks. However, at press time, scientists had not yet determined how they would carry out the intricate defense plan. Some have suggested that the system would involve some means of detecting Soviet missiles, relaying infor- mation on the location of the missiles, and destroying them with laser beams. Opinions that the Strategic Defense Initiative might not be technologically feasible are countered by the optimistic belief that the terror of nuclear war could be obliterated by such a scientific breakthrough. Estimates made by TIME (March 11, 1985) state that the Star Wars system would take approximately ten years to H — by Valerie Laurel Year in Review 23

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r- TOP TEN Prince reigns in student body polls 1984-85 was the year of the Prince. He rocked into the country and plagued radios and Walkmans with songs from his top-selling album, Purple Rain. The Prince invasion that hit America did not exclude IHS. Elected by students, Prince reigned in the number one spot under the titles of; Favorite Musical Artist, Favorite Male voted by females, and Erotic City, performed by Prince and Sheila E. was the favorite song. He was also included in the Favorite Movie category with his movie debut in Purple Rain and Favorite Male voted by males. The Top Ten also included musical artists such as WHAMI, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Madonna and actors like Eddie Murphy, Mel Gibson, Har- rison Ford and Goldie Hawn which proved that music and movies were alive and flourishing in 1985. Comedies such as Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, and Sixteen Candles were favorite among students as were other movies like Karate Kid, The Ter- minator, and Breakfast Club. In addition to seeing movies at Ed- wards Cinema, students kept busy at the beach, South Coast Plaza and Barro ' s Pizza, places that ranked as the best hang-outs for the year, respectively. Watching television on a Thursday night was popular because shows like The Cosby Show , Family Ties, and Cheers, highly rated on the Top Ten lists, were on that night. Whether it was listening to the Pur- ple Rain soundtrack album, swimm- ing at the beach or watching TV on a Thursday night, the 1984-85 year was ABLAZE with diverse activities that provided the student body with ex- periences and memories to last a lifetimeH — by Karen Beery and Tarn Tran I — MOVIE 1. Beverly Hills Cop 2. Purple Rain 3. Ghostbusters 4. Sixteen Candles 5. Karate Kid 6. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 7. Scarface 8. Rocky Horror Show 9. The Terminator 10. Breakfast Club TV SHOW 1. The Cosby Show 2. Miami Vice 3. Cheers 4. it ' s Your Move 5. Family Ties 6. Dynasty 7. Hill Street Blues 8. Three ' s Company 9.V 10. Double Trouble — - LJia I — MUSICAL ARTIST 1. Prince 2.U2 3. WHAMI 4. Lionel Richie 5. Billy Idol 6. Duran Duran 7. Bruce Springsteen 8. General Public 9. Madonna 10. Oingo Boingo PIZZA POSING: Jim Miele and Shawn Shafer eat a pizza at Barro ' s, the eatery that ' s been on top ten lists for the past three years. Top Ten 25