Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies - Excalibur Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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i • ■ ■ ■ ■ i ' i - ' . Keep your mind on the music Musically, this was a year like no other. The nation ' s students were listening to an un- believably wide range of new sounds, and reviv- ing more than a few old ones. erful comebacks, while fresh faces like Tone Loc hit big on rap and pop charts. Female rap art- ists such as Salt n ' Pepa and JJ Fad produced sell-out albums, and rappers like Ice T gained popularity. Another big musical metal bands like Guns n ' Roses, with lyrics remi- niscent of the Sex Pis- tols. Also, for the first time ever, a metal album Metallica ' s And Jus- tice For AH went top ten without releasing a single. gles. The comebacks came fast and furious, with performers like Mi- chael Jackson and the Bangles vomitting up new LP s. Female sing- ers like Paula Abdul and Pebbles were huge suc- cesses. The youth of the na- status by playing groups like the Untouchables and Fine Young Canni- bals. R.E.M. had a big year with the release of Green and U2 made a spectacular comeback with Rattle and Hum. Oingo Boingo and the Rap performers were a major force this year and proved it by sending many performers up the charts. Such rap groups as Run DMC made pow- style that went ma m- stream this year was heavy metal. All metal stations like KNAC played widely popular As usual, pop music dominated the radio charts. Rock bands such as Def Leppard sold mil- lions of albums and had several number one sin- tion has been slowly learning to appreciate non-conformist rock. Stations like KROQ reached mega-popular Smithereens both re- leased hit LP ' s, while ex- underground bands such as Jane ' s Addiction and the Cowboy Junkies ac- quired popularity. TOP TEN Movies 1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2. Coming to America 3. Big 4. Crocodile Dundee II 5. Die Hard 6. Cocktail 7. Beetlejuice 8. A Fish Called Wanda 9. Willow Albums 1. Faith 2. Kick 3. Hysteria 4. Dirty Dancing 5. Appetite for Destruction 6. Introducing the Hardline 7. Bad 8. Tracy Chapman 9. Tiffany 10. Tunnel of Love TV Shows 1. Cosby Show 2. A Different World 3. Cheers 4. Golden Girls 5. Growing Pains 6. Who ' s the Boss? 7. Night Court 8. 60 Minutes 9. Murder, She Wrote 10. The Wonder Years They still haven ' t found what they ' re looking for — V2 members ihe Edge. Adam Clayton. Larry Mullen Jr., and Bono.

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A victory season The biggest events in the world of sports stood as the center of attention in the year of athletic com- petition. Those events were the Olympic Games and the World Series. The Olympic Games took place in Seoul. Ko- rea, and gathered thou- sands of athletes from countries all over the world including East Germany and the Soviet Union who did not at- tend the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Though the Soviets and East Germans dominated in the final medal stand- ings, the United Slates came in a strong third place winning track, boxing, diving, swim- ming, and other events. Florence Griffith Jovner, .Matt Biandi, Carl Lewis, Janet Ev- ans, and Greg Louganis all won gold medals and set new world records. Although there was some controversy over judging in certain events, the Olympics ran smoothly and the United States again showed its high athletic potential. It was a fantastic year for the Los Angeles Dodgers who with the help of manager, Tom Lasorda, obtained the World Series trophy in major league baseball. The Dodgers, going into the series, were the un- derdogs, playing against the Oakland A s. But the Dodgers clinched the title in only five games. The city of Los Angeles celebrated with a parade and ceremony, just as their Lakers did only several months be- fore. The winning Olympic spirit — Florence Griffith Joyner. better known as ' ' Flojo. was awarded three gold medals and one silver in the Olympic Games held al Seoul. Korea in September. My, oh, my. . . David Letlernmn celebrated with band leader. Paul Schaefer. seven years of fun and laughter on Late Night with David Letterman. Late night laughter While prime time televi- sion belongs to shows like Cosby S h vs , ■ ■ Growing Pains, and A Differ- ent World, late night television was dominat- ed by off beat comed and talk shows. The Tonight Show ' s Johnny Carson celebrat- , ed another anniversar for its many years in ' broadcast but now he has to watch out for a jf new group of competi- tion. David Letterman, with his hilarious, yet strange, brand of com- edy has gathered a crowd of loyal viewers that tune to see such things as stupid pet tricks, viewer mail, and late night top ten. New talk shows that ap- peared this year include The Arsenio Hall Show, Later with Bob Costas, and The Pat Sajak Show, who left the morning show of Wheel of Fortune to start his late night talk program. The sudden barrage of talk shows controlled the late night scene and kept midnight audiences laughing in their sleep. Saturday Night Live continued its long tradi- tion of outlandish com- edy sketches. Come- dians John Lovitz, Dana Carvey, and Dennis Miller made Saturday nights speciaL Sports Television -• i Mini-magazine T 1

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News from The Earth H inners, losers, and newborn — Pictured here: The new president and vice president George Bush and Dan Quayle. the election losers Gov. Michael Dukakis and Sen. Lloyd Bentson. and the Duke ,and Dutchess of York. The kid is their daughter, Beatrice. The 1988-1989 school year en- compassed a massive amount of trag- edy, political happen- ings, and personal tri- umphs. People and place s from all over the globe had their individ- ual places in the spot- light with a mix of disas- ters, scientific achieve- ments, and unusual events. As far as disasters were concerned, this year was an all time high. About 450 people were massacred in four different plane crashes. There were problems with bomb threats, deadly errors at stunt flying shows (the planes hit each other and then an audience), and other assorted aviation acci- dents. Mother nature also played a hand in the carnage, with nightmar- ish earthquakes leveling Armenia and giving southern California more than a few quivers of fright. Yosemite spent several days burn- ing, and the Caribbean was thrashed by Hurri- cane Gilbert. On the happier side of life, the nations of the world united several times for humanitarian purposes. The Olympics were this year, and the United States competed with excellence despite problems with drug abuse. Several countries assisted in the rescue of two humpback whales trapped under Arctic ice, using massive equip- ment to cut breathing holes along a path to safety. Politically we had a year to remember. Our presidential race was perhaps the most down and dirty election in the history of the coun- try. As a nation we pros- pered economically, al- though our debt became almost comically huge. Student walk-out He want our grades!!! — A rash of student walk outs swept southern California during problems between teachers and ad- ministration. Civil Disobedi- ence has alwass been a big part of our country ' s political system, and now it has spread to our high school Campuses. During Feb- ruary of this year, the students of several southern California schools staged a walk out. The reasoning behind these walk outs re- mained haz due to poor communication between students and faculty. The walk outs were a student reaction to the withholding of their grades by faculty mem- bers, which is somewhat ironic because no grades were, in fact, withheld. Many students took this walk out as a reason to miss class and have an excuse to tell their par- ents. Unfortunately, Dr. Brent (and many other principals) turned the tables on many students b suspending them. Students who were ab- sent that day and didn ' t have an absence excuse from a parent were promptly treated to a suspension notice. World local news a Mini-magazine J