Bettendorf High School - Beacon (Bettendorf, IA)

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The winter that almost vvasrvt Where last year's winter was white, this year's winter was gray. Last year the question was: Where is all this snow coming from? This year the question was: Where did all the snow go? When will it begin? Last year a shovel was a weapon against enemy snow. This year a shovel was a toy you took to the beach. Snow blower dealers were frantic in 1980. Meteorologists found weather difficult to explain. John Q. Public sighed in relief, and waited quietly in his home wondering if Mother Nature decided to do without skiing and skating this year. But the birds still flew south and winter arrived bringing the many changes of a season. Winter in lowa is terrifying at best. Everyone rushes from place to place trying to keep warm. The ice on the roads makes driving as fun as walking through a field of exploding crops. A strange blanket of peace engulfs the city. People are left alone to think. This in part may account for the mood change. Since one is left alone more often, he finds time with friends more valuable. Winter indoor parties turn into hurricanes of excitement. The winter feeling is: Well, we're all in this together. This winter. don't forget to get out the pictures of your summer vacation. You'll need to use them for visual aids in curing anyone who has frost chew. Frost chew is a disease characterized by a person wearing shorts who refuses to believe that Dairy Queen is closed. even after they've been standing in a non-existant line all night. - Dave Goodrich . ig: Fluctuating temperatures allowed the ice on the Mississippi to melt, often causing ice flows like the one above. ' if fm' f Qunl' Q Q ,, 'WSKQF-lb-4 Even though above normal temperatures were common this winter, it did manage to get cold enough for juniors Phil Baker, and Frank McKinney, to play hockey on the Middle Park Lagoon. Winter. . .

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S she really going Out with him Ol' the liour formal dances held at BHS during the year. Turnabout is the most unique. This year. the weeks belore December I. were liilled with nervous. stuttering girls trying to gather enough courage to ask HIM il' he'd like to go dancing. The economics ol dating became quickly clear to the lcmales lsome ol whom had never beliore considered itl when positions were reversed. and they had to pay lor the llowers. supper. and dance tickets. Many solved the problem by cooking suppers at home and by doubling. thereby' eutting their gas costs in hall, But others dug into pockets and bank accounts and took their dates to .lumer's. The Dock. The Drawbridge. and other restaurants across the river. For an additional 54.50. the couples could remember their evening with Smokey Moses. the band lor the dance. by hating a lormal. color picture taken by Hull's studio. The senior-sponsored dance theme was lsShc Really Cioing Out With llim'7 . and although the crowd was small. those girls that took the plunge and asked. seemed to enjoy the switch, - .lanet Waidelich ,lunior Alan Tudeen is crowned Turabout King by senior Judy Abel. Other members ol' the court were senior Gary' Jipp, sophomore Bob Picchiotti and freshman Mike Bauswell. . . .Turnabout Alter the crow ning. junior Alan Tudeen and freshman Lori King led the court dance. r Sophomore Dawn Ebert autographs the traditional sign in sheet at the west end of the cafeteria. 1