Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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the Winning Dream Happen The opening kick-off gave Alliance the advantage of a spint-lifting tackle made by Ron Weekes and T.j Marx, while Bill Boness and Colin Weekes were ready to move in on the tackle 'Let's Do the Twist ', as demonstrated by Kathy Green and her friend Khs Kerr, was one of the various fun games played during the dance Hall decorations, made with balloons and streamers. tacked near the new office, by Juniors Teresa Blaylock, Shelly Shannon, and Jeff Morrison, earned the class a third place award, despite their windy efforts. The AHS Homecoming Royalty and crown bearers to preside over the homecoming activities include Freshmen attendants Scott Dobson and Jenny Saum, Sophomore attendants Mike Kimmel and Caitlin Gallup; Senior second attendants Brent Simpson and Cheryl Bolen. Crown Bearer LaRessa Foy. Queen Jaimi Moravek. King Troy Schnell; Crown Bearer David Schadwinkel. Senior attendants T.J. Marx and Tori Hoxworth, and Junior attendants Brent Blume and Shelly Shannon Homecoming 7

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Homecoming Activities Make After a well-planned week of fun, the Student Council was pleased with the results of their hard work. Homecoming activities included arm wrestling, a baby bottle chugging contest, the jersey auction, hall decorations, a parade, the crowning of royalty and the football game On the first day of the exciting week, such people as Denise Manuei, Dawn Brammer, and Tammy Pierce were seen showing their muscles in right-handed arm wrestling. Michelle Pearson, Shelly Thompson, and Cheryl Bolen pulled for a left-handed victory. Among the boys, Mitch Parascand, |oel Fought, and Chris Allen, gave the crowd a good show with their amazing strength, by straining for almost five minutes straight. Also, on this first day of the homecoming celebration, students were asked to wear sweatshirts. On Thursday, students enjoyed a relaxing day, by wearing their beach outfits; some even included the towel and beach bag. The Thursday lunch activity was the famous jersey auction. The highest price paid for a jersey was by Carey Firestein and Dusty Crawford, who bought lason Tritle's and T.| Marx's jerseys, respectively, for $12 each and wore it for a day. The activity for Friday lunch was the baby bottle chugging contest. Friday's dress up day was to wear jerseys or blue and white. The school was also allowed to hold a parade that proceeded from the high school to Fourth Street on Box Butte Avenue. Parade winners included First Place, Freshmen; Second Place, Seniors and Student Council; Third Place, Juniors. Evening activities of Thursday included the Coronation and Burning of the A . Homecoming Queen and King were Jaimi Moravek and T roy Schnell. The attendants were T.J. Marx, Tori Hoxworth, Brent Simpson, and Cheryl Bolen. Friday night was the dual between Ogallala and Alliance for a football victory, which ended in a 13-7 score, and an Alliance victory. The finale of the week was the Homecoming Dance Approximately 250 people attended the dance in which music was played by 'Complete Music.’ All went as planned for an enjoyable week. The following Monday, Shelly Thompson stated, I'm glad everything went well because we worked hard to succeed. 6 Homecoming

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Signs of the Time Are Present The Iran-Contra Scandal One of the biggest Presidential scandals, the Iran-Contra scandal, occurred in 1987. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was charged with using-profits from U.S. weapons sold secretly to Iran to send military supplies to the Contras who were fighting the Sandanista government of Nicaragua. North claimed that he assumed that the President was aware of what he was doing, and it had been approved through his superiors. North was quoted by Newsweek magazine as saying Using the Ayatullah's resistance... I think it was a nice idea.” Americans were left to form their own judgments. Twins Take World Series The World Series has a tendency to capture and hold the attention of many avid sports fans during the late summer-early fall sports season, and the 1987 World Series was no exception. The battle was fought by the St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Twins, who could hardly be compared with the Twins of 1982 who lost a hundred and two games. The first two games of the series were played in Minnesota, and the Twins were victorious over the Cardinals in both games. The competition was then moved to St. Louis for the next three games, all of which were won by the Cardinals, making the record three to two in favor of the Cardinals. In the final two games, played in Minnesota, the Twins were victorious and won the series four games to three. This was the first time in World Series history where the home team has won every game. Frankie Viola, Minnesota Twins pitcher, was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1987 World Series and had his cap put in the Hall of Fame. Alliance City Council is Recalled An event striking a little closer to home was the Alliance City Council recall. Mayor Dick Zellaha was petitioned successfully for a recall vote held in mid-December, with fellow councilmen Duane Worley and Wendy Firestein's set for lanuary. Worley did not seem bitter about the recall and said It's an example of law and democracy in action for the whole community. It is not a common occur-rance, and however it turns out, it will prove that the system of checks and balances works. He ended the discussion by quoting from the JayCee's Creed, Government is of laws rather than of men. That is why there is a constitution; a successful country or organization needs a set of guidelines to go by. Pope Visits U.S. Pope lohn Paul II made his second journey to the United States in September of 1987. He made his first visit to the United States as the first Polish pope in 1979. Since then, he has become the most traveled, most televised, and most talkative pope in Roman Catholic history. Pope John Paul II was the first pope to tour the South and was pleased overall with the friendly greetings he received all across the United States. U.S. Constitution Celebrates 200 Year Anniversary In September 1987, the United States celebrated the bicentennial anniversary of her Constitution. The Constitution of the United States of America went into effect in 1789 over a country comprised of thirteen Atlantic seaboard states whose main occu- Mayor Dick Zellaha greets councilman Tom Podhaisky as he enters the meeting room. Zellaha, Wendy Feirstien, and Duane Worley were all successfully petitioned to a recall vote to be held in December and lanuary. 8 Current Events