Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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special report Ronald Reagan becomes our 40th president by a landslide Jimmv Carter goes home to Plains Republicans win big and Americans hope tor a new beginning Alter 14 months ol cap- tivity the hostages held by Iran are linally allowed to return home being freed onK minutes alter Reagan is sworn in as President Januar 20. Ronald Wilson Reagan becames presi- dent on the west front of capitol This IS a first in history After a long strike by the TV personalities we finally learn that Kristin shot J R Oakland Raideis defeat the Philadel- phia Eagles in Super Bowl XV Ala- bama IS able to slide by Auburn but can not win another SEC or national championship as the Georgia bulldogs take both crowns John Lennon is shot outside his New York apartment Ali the world morns his death 1940-1980 El Salvador conflict grows hot Some pre- dict It will be the Vietnam ol the 80s . . Reagan begins his New Deal budget plan which is said to help revive our current economic problems Included in the package is cutting of most government agencies, cutting taxes 10%. and increasing defense spending IVtore than 20 black chil- dren are dead or missing in Atlanta People wear symbolic green ribbons across the nation Walter Cronkite retires After two days of delay, space shuttle Columbia flies Brook Shields IS the look of the 80 s Maybe so. but her Calvin Mem commercials are not More and more people are found to be involved in ABSCAM by the FBI John W Hincklev. Jr attempts assassination ol President Reagan March 30 as he is leaving the Wash- ington Hilton Hotel Washington. D C Not evsn ttw young can escape ttte dadksaton of Damocratlc camplagnar, Tare TId-

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Start All about itcries to oat- ■c ' s s .•■-a 6:- g ' a:e ' s ' ea3 you have reac Ihem, no need to heed Just fofi and move again with great soeed ■ ' ■ .1 1.111 Academic Games of Life The basic structure of academics has always tunctiohed around the three Rs — reading, ril- ing, and ' ithmelic These three compnse a core curriculum tor students at O.H S English programs are devised to teach practi- cal application as well as subiect-verb agree- ment In the seventh grade, students read clas- sics such as The vVilch ot Blackbird Pond. The Light in the Forrest, and Cheaper by the Dozen By the twelfth grade, students are ready for Lord oltheFlies. 984. and Tess ol the DUrbervilles. Basic algebra is introduced at an early age. An accelerated program allows students to begin algebra m the eighth grade and complete this program with trigonometry in the eleventh grade The high school science department offers biology, chemistry, and physics Every tenth grader is able to look forward to the collection of fifty bugs, winter gardens, and dissection of a fetal pig Making pure Oj . testing pure fibers in acides. and growing crystals are included in the study ot chemistry. Cooking, sewing, family management, and intenor decorating are taught in the home eco- nomics department. Vocational agriculture classes include forestry, farming, growing of crops, and woodworking. Diversified occupa- tions allows students to hold a |ob and work dur- ing some school hours Five years of history courses are taught in the high school history program beginning with civ- ics and ending with government, economics. and communism Alabama history, world his- tory, and American history are found m between In typing, secretarial practice, and bookkeep- ing, students learn how to type their own term papers, check business invoices, and prepare income tax returns Six plus SIX is the training dnver education stu- dents receive, six week of lecturing and six hours of driving Four different band courses with a wide vari- ety of instrument instructions plus an auditioned ensemble make up the heart of the music pro- gram All work and no play would make for a dull day, however, students always find time in phys- ical education classes, teacher aide periods, and lunch to cram and lam, II is the time stu- dents find away from their studies that makes school fun