Alverno High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Sierra Madre, CA)

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Dances Take A New Twist In efforts to bring more excite- ment, higher profits and in- creased attendance into the dances, a new idea brought the Student Councils of both La Salle and Alverno together working for a common suc- cess. This goal required innova- tive planning, hard work, coo-' peration and active participa- tion by many students. ln order to raise Funds to fi- nance the Troubadour, the first dance of the year was sponsored by the yearbook staff. The band Dealer wel- comed students back to school the evening of Septem- ber 49, 4980. Friends, old and new, danced and talked, bringing the exciting news ofa short vacation onto the ter- race and into the enchant- ment of the night. The annual Sadie Hawkins Dance held on Saturday, No- vember 22, 'iwas one of the highlights of the year com- mented one student. The Stu- dent Council discussed many ideas to renovate the special evening. Students converted the cafeteria into a barn. Mu- rals, hay bales, a saloon and sawdust on the floor provided an authentic western atmo- sphere for the couples who had paid their 85.00 to get through the barn door. A stu- dent's personnal connections with members of the band Tryx arranged to have them play for the occasion, as cou- ples danced the night away from 8-'li p.m. Tricia Van Koetsveld who had attended the annual dance for the sec- ond year in a row commented, lt was terrific, the band was good, and everything was better than the previous year. For 57.00, a professional photographer captured last- ing memories of the couples who dressed in casual western attire. Peggy Kinney, ASB So- cial Chairperson, was really ex- dance. The Sadie Hawkins turned out great, everyone seemed to have a really fun time. Originally offered by La Salle only, the Snow Ball was co- sponsored by both La Salle and Alverno for the first time. This new action enabled the girls to ask their own friends to the semi-formal if they didn't have friends at La Salle. The stu- dents went all out selling tick- ets at 88.00 a bid, rented 25 round tables, purchased a Christmas tree and decorated St. Rita's Hall the day of the dance, Friday, December 49, after noon dismissal. As to be expected, students enjoyed themselves at the dances, however, Anne Howells, who attended both the Snow Ball and the Sadie Hawkins, preferred the latter for its rustic, fun-loving, good ol' memories. Cited with The results of the 1 Jane Fuller, Mary Lees and her doll of a date mug for the photographer at the Sadie Hawkins. A few girls crashed the party bringing other girls, little brothers and puppets as their dates, which added to the fun of the evening, Snow Ballfsadie Hawkins 25

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26 World Events , Feature story by Desiree Tulleners ln addition to the daily routine of school, world events were also on the minds of students as we made the transition into the 80's. 4980 was an election year. Candidates Reagan, Carter and Anderson were involved in the strategies of political cam- paigning, while the world kept moving: inflation, recession, unemployment, riots and ter- rorism all took their toll. In a landslide victory, Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the United States. Only two months into his term, an assassination attempt was made on the President's life by John Hinkley, a 25 year old Colorado man. In excellent shape, the 70 year old Presi- dent recovered quickly from the gunshot wound and re- sumed performing the duties of his office. After AAA days, the 52 Ameri- can hostages, held captive by Iranian militants, came home. The story of their ordeal read like a spy novel: Canada sneaking six Americans out of Iran in the first days following the embassy take-over, threats of Iranian spy trials for the hostages, a secret rescue attempt in April of 4980 by U.S. military commandos ending in a fiery crash and eight dead and on-again off-again nego- tiations for the captives' re- lease. The hostages finally re- turned home to an ecstatic welcome of symbolic yellow ribbons and ticker-tape pa- rades as the U.S. received' them with open arms. A sudden invasion of Afghani- stan by Soviet soldiers trig- gered fresh fears throughout the world. In protest, President Carter dropped his advocacy of SALT ll and announced ab- ruptly that the U.S. athletes should boycott Moscow's Sum- mer Olympics. The Summer Olympics were boycotted. However, the .Nho Shot J.R.'? IVlt. St. Helens Erupts U.S. Hockey T f ff' ,ss bww l ,552