Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Become Tomorrow's History - • .. ■ • • ....... . • V - - Tory loosi displays an I Shot J.R. T-shirt from TV's Dallas.' Various campaign buttons and momentoes represent the 1980 Presidential candidates and their respective parties. On December 8, the world was shocked to find that one of America's favorite musicians had been needlessly, fatally shot in front of his home in New York City. John Lennon was known by all ages for his wonderful contributions to music. Fifty-two American hostages were released on January 20. The Iranian militants had been holding them since November 4, 1979. Continuing throughout the year was an occasional eruption set off by Mt. Saint Helens volcano in the state of Washington. After 123 years of deceptive inactivity, the volcano erupted on May 18 with a force 5,000 times greater than the Hiroshima A-bomb. One hundred fifty square miles of Douglas fir forests were flattened; 1.5 cubic miles of rock and dirt from the peak became rivers of boiling mud and towering clouds of deadly ash. Sixty-one persons were dead or missing. Everyone seemed to be keeping a close eye on TV's Dallas . Well-known oil baron J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) was conniving, lecherous, and just plain no good. In fact, when he was gunned down, the list of suspects included almost the whole cast. The culprit, J.R.'s ex-mistress, Kristin Shepard (Mary Crosby), was revealed in a November episode that attracted the largest TV audience ever for a regular series. All in all, the 1980-81 school year was filled with many historical events, which will remain in the minds of many for years to come. Current Events 9

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Faces, Places of Today Will Numerous national events have 'highlighted the lives of the students, either directly or indirectly, as the new decade moved forward. The annual World Series was held in late October. The Philadelphia Phillies returned home with a four to three game victory over the Kansas City Royals. Every four years the Presidential elections bring about stories of promises and scandals to every American. The 1980 election was to be one of the closest running races of its time, but to everyone's surprise, Ronald Reagan won by a landslide. Reagan overwhelmed Jimmy Carter by 51 to 49 per cent at the polls, and 483 to 49 electoral votes, and lead a rising Republican Party to control of the Senate for the first time in generations. Tragedy hit Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 21, as the famous MGM Hotel burst into flames. Eighty-four guests were killed and 700 more were injured. The fire was attributed to an electrical short in the kitchen. It was said to be the second largest hotel fire in U.S. history. At 7:36 p.m. on November 23, the Italian earthquake, Europe's worst in 65 years, began. The tremors shuddered from Sicily to the Alps. The quake, reached 6.8 on the Richter Scale, badly damaging historic ruins that had survived the Pompeii, and demolished a nine-story apartment building in Naples. The death toll was expected to climb to more than 10,000. At Pr0r T0 Y0URStLp I V aJAY. 21— • --- ■ y c . . E==E- - YOU DESERVE 11 ututHTroc. pi »BFMCE I-BUEHLEI This symbolic yellow ribbon could be seen in front of the United Methodist Church honoring the return of the hostages. Yoda stars in the hit movie The Empire Strikes Back.' Mount St. Helens remains a threat to the Pacific Northwest. 8 Current Events

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DECA Sponsors First Halloween Dance In the jack-o-lantern contest, Geraldine Snyder took first place, while Rod Geist took second with an orange. The Halloween dance was a new addition to this year's school activities. The dance was sponsored by DECA to raise money to go to the state convention. The band LA provided music for the dance which approximately 450 people attended. Costumes were optional, but students were encouraged to wear them for a possible prize in the costume contest. Senior Jan Averna and her date Mark Roberts won watches for the best couple costumes. Individual prize winners were Freshman Angie Moore, winning a camera, and Freshman Jim Penny, who received an electronic game. Siamese triplets Lavon Krejci, Tammie Kistler and Lorraine Bowman stick together at the dance. A student's personality shows in his costume. Three unidentified ghosts take a break from their haunting. LA, a local band, provided music for the Halloween dance. 10 Halloween Dance