Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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High Students' Daily Lives James Watt Resigns Secretary of Interior James Watt retired from his position in October of 1983. William Clark replaced him. Korean Jet Shot Down By Russians In September, a Korean jet was shot down by a Russian fighter plane and plunged into the Sea of Japan. Following this event, much controversy was aroused as to how the U.S. should react. After brief Russian explanation, the U.S. decided not to interfere. Cornhuskers Go To Orange Bowl The United States of America, Italy, and France sent peace-keeping forces to Lebanon where the Druse-Moslems and Christians were fighting each other. They were also fighting the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization), a group which was recently terrorizing the country. Current Events 9 American Troops Stationed in Lebanon Robby Robot entertains the crowd as one of the many acts in a show by Up With People in the summer of 1983. This group is made up of people from all over the world. (Times Herald photo) Ranked the number one team in the nation, the Nebraska Cornhuskers went on to play against Miami in the Orange Bowl in January. The Huskers were defeated by the Hurricanes, 30-31. Olympics in L.A. Countries gathered in Los Angeles, California, where the 1984 summer Olympics were held.

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World Happenings Influence Alliance As 1983 state champions, the Alliance Spartan baseball team celebrates its victory. Summer 1983 is the first time this Alliance team, coached by Rick Renteria and Claire Conley, has ever won the class B state title. Cabbage Patch Craze Hits the U.S. As holiday seasons approached, Christmas shopping became a priority on everyone's list. This past year the soft sculptured Cabbage Patch dolls were number one on several Christmas lists. The dolls sold like wildfire. Every day, stores across America ordered hundreds upon hundreds of these dolls and every day most of the stores sold out their entire stock. The factories were open day and night manufacturing the dolls; the factory workers went into overtime, and still there were not enough for the demanding consumers. Fights broke out in stores because so many people were trying to buy what was left of the sought after dolls. What was it about these dolls that caused such trouble? Was it their cute smiles that attracted so much attention, or was it the fact that each little doll was an original with a birth certificate? Well, whatever the reason, these little dolls will definitely go down in history as being the only vegetable that every child loved. 8 Current Events

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School Spirit Soars at AHS If one was to take an inside look at AHS, one thing that would not go unnoticed was the overflowing amount of pride and spirit that seems to be present everywhere. Of course various clubs made it a point to express their school spirit, but the pride was traced deeper than that. The spirit was traced to each individual. Attending the games, music concerts, and plays proved that Alliance High students were proud of their school. WHAT WE BELIEVE. WE CAN J ACHIEVE Showing that true blue spirit, Mel Pebley and Tony Berry try hard to read their band music on Punk Rock day. Giving great inspiration, signs like these made by the cheerleaders really boost the enthusiasm of the team and their faithful supporters. During every pep rally, the cheerleaders present a spirit award for the class who yells the loudest. Here, the class of 86 is presented with their award. Toddlers day brings the child out in everyone. Kim Rask, refusing to lay Raggedy Andy down, tries to dial the phone. award k