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

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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

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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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Noisemakers Political Action While Ronald Reagan was completing the first half of his term in office, other politicians were just beginning theirs. And there were plenty of issues to keep officials busy. Unemployment was a top concern of people all across the nation, not just for the ten million unem- ployed and additional ten million who feared losing their jobs. While the effects of Reaganomics were still unclear, the results of the 1982 general election seemed to indicate that Americans were in favor of staying the course and hoping for the best. However, some found hope hard to come by. The economic stituation hit close to home as the Presidents own son, dancer Ron Reagan, found himself in the unemployment line. No one was sure of the answer, as Treasury Secretary Ronald Regan readily admitted, We are always open to a better plan. The nuclear-freeze issue was also high on the list of Politics the nation's concerns. While most people were in favor of a freeze, the fear of falling behind militarily made freezing a sticky situation. At an antinuclear rally in New York City, a banner read Don't blow it - good planets are hard to find. This was a sentiment everyone agreed with. At home, the issues were not as big but were no less important to residents. It was a year for incumbents as Democratic Governor Richard Lamm and Congressmen Ken Kramer and Ray Kogovsek recorded victories. The wine initiative was one of the biggest ballot issues as voters decided in favor of the small business- man in refusing to allow wine to be sold in grocery stores. Besides allowing liquor stores to retain their monopoly on alcoholic beverages, opponents of the proposal hoped their no votes would cut down on the availability of liquor to underage consumers. U.S. Congress, 5th 'Mary Dambman Tom Cronin B. Horchner 'Ken Kramer House District 22 U.S. Congress, 3rd Ernest Chrisrison 'Ray Kogovsek 'john Herzog Tom Wiens House District 44 Govenor 'Bob Kirscht john Fuhr Leo jenkins 'Richard Lamm House District 61 Secretary of State 'Robert Shoemaker 'Natalie Meyer Philip Prosser Betty Orten No. 1: Property Tax State Treasurer Yes William Hughes No. 2: Denial of bail 'Ray Romer Yes Attorney General No. 3: judicial Discipline Gail Klapper Yes 'Duane Woodard No. 4: Govenor's Call Senate District 11 Yes Bob Traer No. 5: Bottle deposit 'jeff Wells No House District 17 No. 6: Rocky Flats 'jean Larson No Alfonso Martinez No. 7: Sale of wine House District 19 No Burl Kreps County sales tax 'Peter Minihan No House District 20