Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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K'VlsWhc ?®H Crac Jesse Jackson remained in the presidential races, despite failed plans to end his life because it was feared he was too close to the presidency. Jessica Hahn bared all in Playboy, claiming I am not a bimbo!”; Jimmy Swaggart was brought low when he admitted to “watching prostitutes. Headlines rocked the nation, exposing such major problems and occurences as AIDS, the Crack epidemic, and the onslought of sex scan- dals. Current Events 23

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The 1987-88 school year was one filled with scandal and surprises in the real world. In September, Tom Selleck married Jil- lie Mack; Def Leppard came out with a new LP; and the Pope toured the U.S. October saw all of Jessica Hahn as she posed for Playboy magazine. George Harrison released a new record entitled “Cloud Nine , and the entire world watched in fascination as Jessica Mc- Clure was rescued from the well in Texas. The bottom of the stock market fell out in November, causing a loss greater than the one that caused the Great Depres- sion. Bruce Willis and Demi Moore were married, and Bruce Springsteen released Tunnel of Love”. In December, rumors flew about the impending divorce of actor Sean Penn and singer Madonna, but they remained together. The Golden Globe awards were hand- ed out in January, giving Cher best ac- tress and Micheal Douglas best actor; “The Last Emperor walked off with best picture. March saw Jimmy Swaggart involved in a sex scandal; and Andy Gibb, former teen heart-throb, died at the age of 30. April was a slow month, but it was a part of the year, and should be included in the list. May, however, was frantic with scan- dal, the biggest of them all being the re- lease of Donald Regan’s book “For The Record”, in which it was revealed that the entire White House schedule is worked around the predictions of astrologer Joan Quigley. The White House has denied those rumors, but it seems we’ll just have to stay “tuned”. Elizabeth Taylor came out with a new per- fume called “Passion ; Andy Gibb died of heart problems; and Cher walked off with a Best Actress Oscar. 22 Current Events Current events filled with many scandals Did This Really Happen?

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 The Rumbles perform at Knights of Columbus Jamie And Caroline Crowned The 1988 Junior Senior Prom was held at the Knights of Columbus in Bellevue on Sat., May 15. The juniors worked hard all year long to raise money for prom. The banquet be- gan at 7 p.m., during which Junior Class President Shelly Toman read the senior class prophecy, and Senior Class Presi- dent Dave Klanecky read several senior wills. After the banquet, the students got down and boogied to the sounds of the live band, “The Rumbles.” Then everyone took a break from danc- ing and watched the prom servers do a dance to “Fantasy” by Aldo Nova and a skit satirizing several seniors. Sophomore prom servers were Tina Cahalane, Heather Hoffman, Shelley Zweibahmer, Charity Abercrombie, Bryna Krauth, Jenny Church, Laurie Bresnahan, Roxanne Wiles, Jeff Henry, Joe Ulrich, Roger Reichart, Kerry Carpenter, John Horn, Jeff Sautter, David Rohan and Ja- mie Hudson. Then came the moment everyone was waiting for, when Jamie Clark and Caro- line Olson were crowned king and queen. Prince and princess were Chad Hart and Therese Farth. Junior attendants were Jim Thompson and Marie Humphrey. Senior king candidates were Troy Fer- dig, Dave Peters and Dave Klanecky. Queen candidates were Kelly Ogle, April Beasley and Roxi Bradway. Junior royalty candidates were Michelle Settje, Tina Beckwith', Shelly Toman, Tina Barkus, Mike Mossey, Niel Nielsen, Jon Heigl, and Steve Fornoff. The theme for the 1988 Junior Senior Prom was “Just Between You and Me by April Wine, and decorations were done in metallic silver, dusty rose and sapphire blue.