Rampart High School - Rampages Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Noisernakers Building blocks cause growing pains Although many people were affected by the growth in Colorado Springs, no one felt the growing pains more than District 5320. Within the past several years, the district has felt the crunch of overcrowding and the need for expan- sion. It began with the construction of Briargate in 1980, which brought the addition of many new students. The rapid growth caused the district to build two new elemen- tary schools, and of course, a new high school, with plans for a junior high in the near future and yet another high school by 1986. The Vifoodmen Valley Shopping Center began the busi- ness boom on the north end of the city, closely followed by the opening of McDonald's. Construction began in 1981 on the Chapel Hills Mall, the biggest shopping com- plex in Colorado Springs, including 94 stores and restau- rants. The mall was 95? leased for its opening and brought an enormous amount of revenue to northenders. usines,

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A reall big show At the time, finals and football games are probably the most important things in many students' lives. But when that long-awaited, last day of school finally rolled around, bringing a three-month reprieve, or better yet, graduation, those things were not what stuck in stu- dents' minds. More likely, they remembered big news events-local, national, or international-that effected their lives today or the lives they will lead in the future. 1982 was an important year in more ways than one, and for more people than just the 249 graduating sen- iors. As Ronald Reagan finished the first half of his term ALIEN MANIA SWEPT the country, and suddenly E.T. stood for ever- ything from Extra Terrestrial to Extraordinary Teacher. Sean Markus, the seven-year-old son of English Teacher Mrs. Sharyn Markus, transfers healing power from an inflatable E.T. to himself. in office, amid chants of Stay the course , state elections were taking place. A prince was born, a princess died, the fourth Colorado Springs Police Officer in the last 25 years lost his life, and product killings baffled officials. Football players became non- players, and although they were striking, construction workers in the Springs were definitely employed as expansion astounded the area. Finally, the AdAmAn club celebrated its 60th anniversary in a shimmering display and filled minds with awe and hearts with hope for the coming days of 1983. ER A PICTURE IS worth a thousand words. President Ronald Reagan's expression is as good an indicator of the economy as the actual figures showing 2.1 million Ameri- cans homeless and 10.896 of the job force unemployed. Along with many Americans, Michigan's Democratic Senator Donald Riegler wondered What kind of course is this? Newsmakers Business 162-163 Politics 164-165 Local 166, 176 National 167,172-173 Births and Obituaries 168 Weather 169 Sports 170-171 Entertainment 174 - 175 Mini-mag division

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With the housing industry continuing to boom, manu- facturers continued to build, and The Plaza at Chapel Hills went up, as a new Burger King was planned. But expansion and prosperity were not nationwide events. With unemployment, bank failures, and inflation reaching their highest levels since the 1940's, consumers began to cut down on luxuries. Rolls Royce was one company that felt the pinch as it laid off well over 500 workers due to underselling. But Colorado Springs residents considered themselves lucky as the city continued to be one of the fastest growing and most prosperous in 1985. IRQ THE COMMONS AREA would be the scene of many noisy lunches and poster-making sessions, but first the floor had to be laid. Construction on Rampart took nearly a year. THE GALA OPENING of Chapel Hills Mall brought many shoppers with pockets full of money. Its completion took much business away from the Citadel and the Mall of the Bluffs, although it was not rented to full capacity. Mini-mag