MacArthur High School - Crest Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Kellie Denny Duane Dobbels Todd Doherty Leah Drake Michele Earl i Russia and her stay in a Soviet hospital. Even though tiere was definitely a language problem during the» vents that led to Riggs being hospitalized, the Soviet eople were extremely caring. pAo o byMelinda Price Rhonda Fenley John Fergeson Katharine Field Leroy Edwards • Eric Michelle Eliza Joy Melodic Laura Eiland Enrique Espinoza Faber Faires Farmer Rachel Fish ' 1 can ' t believe Fm a Senior. It ' s incredible that all doors are open to what I want to do ' from here on out Jennifer Hosea, % Senior photo by Teddye Privitt seniors lisa riggs 129

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Senior Sees Red at Media Blitz Kathy Sergeant Getting off a plane surrounded by a babbling media ended quite a dangerous experience for Senior Lisa Riggs during the summer of 1986. After Riggs suffered a severe asthma attack in the Soviet Union, news hungry reporters rush- ed to the airport to catch her arrival home. Riggs visited Russia on a faculty sponsored trip. After sightseeing in the USSR for about a week, at- tended a small circus in Moscow. Experiencing some difficulty breathing, Riggs left during in- termission to take her allergy medicine As the attack progressed, Riggs ' breathing totally stopped. Making the Russians understcind what had happened seemed impossible. A cir- cus performer first administered CPR while everyone else stood around helpless. He saved ' her life, explained Salter. Waking up in a hospital bed the next morn- ing, Awful as it seemed, lack of communication didn ' t turn out to be our worst problem, Riggs remarked with a grimace. Further complications arose in her father ' s attempts to obtain a visa. Publication of this incident soon solved the problem. Although hospitalized for five days, Riggs was released upon her father ' s arrival. 128 seniors lisa riggs While displaying Soviet souvenier, Seni Lisa Riggs explait again, about her trip

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Government Classes Hold Court Sandra Clutts Eunice Gilchrist ' s government classes once again participated in mock trials. An alleged murder and a high school robbery set the scenes, as students acted out the judicial system. They dressed up, assuming fictitious names and roles as lawyers, witnesses, jury members, bailiffs, and judges. For a week, witnesses and lawyers learned their parts and prepared to testify or present their cases. Based on evidence obtained in the trial, jury members determined whether to acquit the defendants or find them guilty. Since trial scripts were designed to have no right or wrong answer, classes had no limits on their approach to the case. Jury member Mel Lemane commented, Mock trials helped us understand what court was like. It gave us a chance to learn about our judicial system as well. State tournaments were prepared for a little differently. At this competition the student lawyer had to be prepared to defend either side of a case. Participants who competed in the state contest attended a workshop December 13 at the Dallas County. For the first time, MacArthur competed against Irving, with the winner advan- cing to regionals. Craig Fleischman Jeff Flemmons Treena Foster Barbara Furlanetto % Bailiff P.K. Smith swears in witness Steve Millen( as Leslie MuUins plays judge during a mock trial is easy to tell when the mock trials are m progr in the government classes. The male students w. the halls decked out in coat and tie. The girls w- Kelly Furnas Tammy Gable Wendy Gablehouse Scotty Gage Kenneth Galla Kevin Galla 130 Gary Armando Garrison Garza seniors mock trials Ben Gaston Joyce George Khris Germany Nathalie Gil