Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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A renewed national faith The year was not a slow news year. The pendulum swung from highs to lows. In sports the year was highlighted by Purdue ' s trip to the final four and by the victory of an underdog U.S. Hockey team in the Winter Olym- pics. But even the joy of the Winter Games was tainted by the fact that it appeared the U.S. would boycott the Summer Games in Moscow because of Russian incursion into Afghani- stan. This combined with Iran ' s kid- napping of 50 Americans led the world to the brink of war. Fortunately the world always springs back in hope. A new and popular Pope, a closer dialogue with the third world, a growing national resolve, and perhaps even a re- newed national faith in our worth, served to encourage our country. Father to son in one of the many moving scenes from the popular movie ' Kramer vs. Kramer. ' The movie was not only popular, it was much discussed. An embattled President pauses for prayer. In a difficult year for the country, President Carter ' s popularity rose as people rallied to the flag. Around The World 23

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Gary Elkins reads about the U.S. hockey team ' s victory over the favored Russians at the winter games in Lake Placid. Iranian revolutionaries parade an American Hostage in front of the American Embassy. The tragedy in Iran dominated the news for months. rtton •t ' k-ss r Pope John Paul waves to the adoring Ameri- can crowd. During his tour of the states the Pope captured the hearts of millions. 22 Around The World

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Saturday Night Alive! David may be a bit grumpy on a Monday. Helen may want to space through second period most every day. Everyone gets sleepy in an English class following lunch. But give ' em a Saturday night and they come alive! Now few, if any, would argue that Blackford County is one of the world ' s great entertainment capi- tals. In fact some would even main- tain it borders on being dull. Still, on a weekend evening it ain ' t all bad. If you ha ven ' t got ahea vy, and the parents haven ' t stuck you with the yard-apes, and the car runs . . . you know it has gas, you head for town. You might go to A Wand to look for guys. You might go bowling and looking for guys. You might go to the Munice Mall to a movie and then go looking for guys. Or you might just go cruisin, . . . for guys. Now guys don ' t get upset that this is written from the girl ' s point of view. We know you aren ' t looking for guys. Just think of all those girls out looking for you. Well, maybe you aren ' t exactly what they had in mind but then they aren ' t always just what you were looking for ei- ther. Maybe down the road at Burger Chef, or later at the Dairy Queen? Sounds like ' Happy Days ' doesn ' t it? Welcome to Saturday Night in Bru- in Country. To celebrate a basketball victory, forwards Dave Dickey, Brett Town- send, Tom Sharp, and center Jeff Stroup share a coke. After A Bruin basketball game, Me- linda Defenbaugh, Anita Dawson. Lisa Brown, Kris Robbinson, and Dan Allen munch on a pizza at Clara ' s. 24 Partying