Robertsdale High School - Robala Yearbook (Robertsdale, AL)

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Spring ' s Best This snake caused a fc» anxious moments at the reptile shoH in March. Allison Richardson takes a big yawn in her act at Bun- ny ' s Goodtime Hour. ,)i blCitMUu This month, OPEC cut their prices five dollars per barrel for the first price cut in twenty-three years, causing gas prices to go down to less than a dol- lar per gallon. Danny Kaye of the Globe Trotters underwent a quadruple by-pass. The Junior-Senior Prom was held on March the twenty-fifth and also on the twenty-fifth class rings were delivered. Spring break was from March twenty- eighth to the third of April. Bunny ' s Good- time Hour was held the twelfth of this month. In math competition, Robertsdale ' s Geometry, Algebra, and Comprehensive teams places first in district. The Compre- hensive team competed at state level and placed ninth. Popular songs this month were Swinging by John Anderson, Billy Jean by Michael Jackson, and We ' ve Got Tonight by Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton. Favorite movies were The Outsid- ers and Max Dugan Returns. 24— Spring

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The most interesting event of this month was the maiden voyage of the space shuttle Challenger w hich put a satellite into orbit. The astronauts manning the ship con- ducted the first space walk in nine years. Har- old Washington was elected Chicago ' s first black mayor in a close race with Richard Dai- ley. John Louis Evans, age 38, was executed in the electric chair for manslaughter. The Acad- emy Awards named Gandhi movie of the year. Barney Clark died in the first week of April after weeks of treatment. The Robertsdale band participated in State Band Competition which was held at Troy State. Dawn Davis and Tom Childress won the REA Contest. Student Council elections were held this month. Regis- tration for next year ' s classes was held on the twenty-eighth. Top songs were Jeopardy by the Greg Kihn and, Beat It by Michael Jackson, and Could It Be You by Steven Bishop. Popular movies were High Road to China and Curtains. The economy began to pick up on the state and national level as unem- ployment and interest rates continued to drop during the spring months. The release of the third Star Wars movie Return of the Jedi. brought new records in ticket sales. Spring activities includ- ed the senior play, The Clumsy Custard Hor- ror Show, The Sophomore-Senior Reception at Water World, the senior picnic at Gulf Shores, the spring band concert, the varsity athletes sports banquet, and finally concluded the year with final exams. The National Ju- nior Honor Society gave the office personal a lunchion. A new event this year was a banquet held for all the junior high athletes. The ban- quet was held in Bay Minette and Ray Per- kins, coach at Alabama, was the guest speak- er. Popular songs were Separate Ways by Journey and Let ' s Dance by David Bowie. Top movies were Madman and Blue Thunder. Spring— 25