Sandia Preparatory School - Sandglass Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Charge Ahead Unemployment Sways Voter s Decisions the major issue of the '82 election year. With the nation's iobless rate hovering at the IOOA: mark, dissatisfied with Reganomics and the Republican party in general, cast their votes in the opposite direction. Democratic party, which suffered staggering loses in the 1980 election, made strong showings at the polls. upon Republican mistakes and focusing directly on unemployment, the Democrats gained 26 house seats their margin there to lOl seat. ln addition they picked up seven governors. The Senate, however, the same, with the Republicans maintaining a slight edge. Voter turnout was also at its highest since l974 an estimated MM: of the eligible votes going to the polls. Mexico held some close races of its own, Manuel Luian, the Republican, incumbent congressman, ran his closest ever edging challenger Jan Hartke. The governor's race was also close with Democrat Toney Anaya emerging 'over Republican John lrick. The most publicized and heated race though, was the senatorial campaign Republican Harrison Schmitt and Democrat Jeff Bingaman. Schmitt, who held a sizeable lead early in the ampaign, saw it wither away, thanks to a series of ads based upon inaccurate information. These ads, along with ingaman's tenancious campaign contributed to Schmitt's loss. he current state of affairs in the 1982 elections influenced voter decisons and made them turn away from the epublican party, and look for new direction and hope for the future in the Democratic party. if Lisa Schwarz . f I l V lg V Lynn Shontze Amanda Stern f ' 'N gf Qi' M, 5- K, . Ir- F . 5 Molly Stern Lorraine Van As Kyle Williams Mark Woodard l-SA TISFYING A CRA VING FOR CHOCOLATE, 5th grader Sara Krehbiel looks like a big spender. l 5th and 6th Grades-53

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51h and 61h Jennifer Burstein Stephanie Conn Orlando Correa Sasha Cusier Sarah Daub Michelle Draszkiewicz f Elizabeth Farrell Laura Forbis Jonathan Grace Jessica Johnson Sara Krehbiel Kirsien Larsen Lisa Levy Audra McCammon Kiran Manne Laurie Misurek Thomas Meade Adam Moise Joanna Nellos Kaiharine Preston John Savage 52-5th and 61h Grades

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LOWER SCHOOL MOTTO: LEARNING IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION. I-ALABASTER ALIBI, Mr. President fSean Tanningj denies responsibility forthe disap- pearance of Santa Claus in the totally original 7th grade production of THE CASE OF THE KIDNAPPED CLA US. Mr. Dodgers Uay Zaniosj, Coward Bosell fSyd Blocherj, RJ. Pewing fDavid O'BrienQ, and Elf fSara Koplikj await their turns on the witness stand. 2-CARD CA TALOGUING CAPER, 5th grader Molly Stern and 6th grader Sabrina Solomon plunge into a research exercise in a Skills Unit in the Learning Center. 3-A SILLY MILLIMETER LONGER, oth graders Kristen Hinrichs, Susan Stocum and Jacquelyn Hirt calculate lengths in different calibrations for Science class. 4-FEMME FATALE, Heather Kennedy flufters her mongo lashes at the Halloween Hoopla contending for the 7th grade costume prize. was Ill! nu' 15300 uma 'mu A. 3 54-Lower school