Ambridge Area High School - Bridger Yearbook (Ambridge, PA)

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-,,.,-f SEN 0165 7 MAKE fe Z7!-ff? f' 231995 KEN 5 i..-f ,,,'- p,,,,,.-- Today we Think of Tomorrow, Tomorrow we Think of Today. Our lives seem To pass Too quickly, For The Things we wish To say. BUT as our fuTure approaches, We face iT wiTh joy and fear. We have so many expecTaTions, Of The Times ThaT are drawing near. And yeT The pasT holds so many Things We do noT wish To forgeT. Friends ThaT we love, Things ThaT we've done, And all ThaT hasn'T come yeT. These memories are parT of our lives. lT will always be The samei YesTerday gone, we have only Tomorrow 'TBrighT before us like a flame. 8X Seniors

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l FSP f F jf i Al 7 was it T x N K Vg ly! X xg lf 1. s! ,lk SHN A Bpx lu i fi ff fly S I' X I my . August was the A0th anniversary of the United States Hydrogen bombing of Hlroshlma. Japan surrendered end- ing WW ll. Peace-loving Samantha Smith was killed along with five other people in a plane crash. A widespread search for mlsslng children was launched last year. Pic- tures and other vital information was placed on milk cartons hoping vast exposure would help locate millions of missing children. The SS. Tltanlc, the supposed unsinkable ocean- liner that sank 73 years ago was located two and one-half miles below the surface near Newfoundland. There are un- told millions in wealth buried with the vessel belonging to the 'l5'l3 people who perished and the 700 who survived. This year, the number 'l soft drink, Coke, made a big mistake. lt changed its secret formula. Protests rang out across the country. Coke admitted its error by making available the New Coke and Classic Coke. Also new this year from Cam- eron is Cherry Coke. Wrestlemania swept the country. Studio wrestling was immensely popular in '85. Hulk Hogan is the World Wrestling Federation champ. Locally, a movie Gung Ho, directed by Ron Howard was filmed in Beaver. The movie starred Coraopolis' own Michael Keaton. For the film, Beaver was reconstructed to a Ath of July celebration in August and renamed l-ladleyville. Pittsburgh was named the most livable city in America. The Prince and Princess ot Wales graced 'Violent America with a visit. During their three day tour of the U.S. they touted their own water and Diana dazzled us with her fashions. Halley's comet raced through the sky on its first trip in 76 years. As of late, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 76 seconds into flight killing all members including teacher Christa lllcAulltfe who was a guest. ln music news much happened. This year would have been Elvis Presley, fthe king of Rock-n- Roll'sj 50th birthday. Bruce Springsteen played Great Britain and the U.S. on his Born in the U.S.A. tour along with the E Street Band. They rocked Three Rivers Stadium which was filled to capaci- ty- over 64,000 people. Rock queen Madonna married actor Sean Penn in a secret ceremony. Madonna made famous her neon jelly bracelets. Girls and guys sported black, white and any color imaginable ones on wrists, ankles, and fingers. Thirty-one bands got together in a heart-warm- lng attempt to raise money for starving Africans. Llve-Aid consisted of musicians collaborating from three continents. For seventeen hours of nonstop music millions of dollars were made for African relief. Rick Nelson, 4950's and 4960's rock hero was killed on New Year's Eve in the last fatal plane crash of the year. The American Music Awards gave the most to Huey Lewis and the News and to Whitney Houstan. Current Eve,-WSX7

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