Bernie High School - Cotton Boll Yearbook (Bernie, MO)

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Left. Another technological ad- vancement was achieved when Bob Crippen and John Young success- fully landed the space shuttle Co- lumbia. Below: After nearly 20 years as anchor man of the CBS Evening News.” Walter Cronkite retires. Bottom Left: The mourners of the 23rd child death investiga tion victim show the despair of At- lanta's citizens. Bottom Right: This year also saw the fatal shooting of a former Beatle. John Lennon r

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Happenings That Dominated The Year Death, defeat, victory and exploration: 1980-81 brought these and more. The tumult of the U.S. election, the anguish of the hostages, the deaths of prominent people such as John Lennon and Omar Bradley and the prospect of opening the door to a new era of exploration as the spaceship Columbia performed flawlessly. The year was full of events that helped contribute to the memories of this school year. The outcome of the 1980 election was questionable even up until the morning of Election Day. The campaign that newspapers across the country had headlined Too Close To Call.” turned out to be a landslide. It was evident that the nation favored Ronald Reagan as their next president. Reagan defeated Carter. 489 electoral votes to 49. In the last days of the Carter administration, a swarm of negotiators strived to free 52 Americans held hostage in Iran. After 14 months a breakthrough ending the agonizing crisis was reached. A surge of relief, joy and patriotism swept the nation as the hostages headed home. January 21 was definitely a day to remember as the nation witnessed the swearing in of a new president and the release of the hostages. No cast change in television history created such a stir or promised such large consequences as the retirement of anchorman Walter Cronkite. The nation's people felt a sense of emptiness as they turned on their televisions to see Dan Rather taking Walter's place. The words and that’s the way it is” will be remembered for years to come. Not only will the nation look back on memorable events such as these, but who’s to forget other less important things, as teenage actress Brooke Shields in her too-hot-to handle jean commercials, or the shooting of J.R. Ewing. Excitement was felt around the world as Viewers anxiously awaited the answer to the popular question of Who shot J.R.?” These are just a few of the many memories made in our 1980-81 school year. Above.- This drawing depicts the struggle of the U.S. hostages held in Iran. Middle. Americans elected a new president. Ronald Reagan. Far Right: After one term. Jimmy Carter was defeated in the presi- dential election. Right: America's last Five Star General. Omar Brad- ley. died at the age of 88.

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1981 Was A Good Year The Bernie school and community was filled with excitement this past year. People all around us were winning, losing, taking high honors and giving up important positions. A farmer lost his soybeans, a coach won a title, a basketball team took a trophy home and a club President gave up his office for a higher one. Scholastically and athletically. Bernie students stood out. Some of the area's best athletes were from our school. Beta Club. FFA, FHA. Band: These clubs and more, with the students and faculty that represented them, contributed to this year's memories Top: Wayne Cryts represented the American farmer when he fought for the ownership of his soybeans which were moved from the Ris- tine Grain Elevator to the MFA Grain Elevator at Bernie. Above: Greg Norman, with the help of his fellow Betas, was elected State Beta President at the annual state convention at St. Louis. Middle: BHS’s basketball coach. Morris Karnes, was named Stoddard County Coach of the Year by area coaches. Middle Right: Mr. Stanley Smee began his first year as Bernie Elementary principal. Right. The Bernie varsity basketball team won the Twin Rivers Invita- tional Tournament for the second year in a row. 6