Bishop Hogan High School - Rampage / Prism Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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The year of 1979-80 was a year of numerous crises. In November 1979. Iranian militant students siezed the United States Embassy in Iran, keeping 63 hostages for over 100 days. Russia sent many of it’s troops to Cuba, only 80 miles away from the United States. - Towards the end of the year the Russians invaded Af- ghanistan placing, the Moscow Summer Olympics in jeopardy: the United States was faced with the choice to participate or withdraw from the Summer Olympics. -The inflation rate grew to an incredible high, forcing many middle and lower class people in debt. - Gas prices rose to a record high, putting the price of gasoline over SI.00 a gallon. Instead of seeing only the negative points of the year, wc would like to remember one of our finest moments, when America at her best competed for the gold, pushed for ex- cellence and found harmony with the entire world at the 1980 Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, New York. The theme of the Winter Olympics is parallel in many ways with the goals of the students and staff here at Bishop Hogan High School. The athletes in the Olympics are full of determination and the desire to win. They all want to achieve that special goal, an Olympic medal. The students at Hogan have the same desire as the athletes: however, their goal is to do their best and achieve that special award of a fine education. The five Olympic rings linked together represent friendship and togetherness of all the fine athletes in the world. Here at Hogan we all came from different schools, and backgrounds. To form a whole set of circles all our own. We work towards our goal with the support of our friends. Our spirit at Bishop Hogan shines through our friends, ac- tivities. sports, fundraisers and through our education. School spirit is a part of our school; that spirit is shared by the stu- dents and faculty of Bishop Hogan High School.

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Activities Classes . Faculty . People

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