Bonita Vista High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Chula Vista, CA)

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EACHERS' ON THE FOR BETTER EDUCATION l 1 lil Another local event which held great sway over the Bonita ..L Local In mid-February, a gunman opened fire in Chula Vista's Mountain View Mobile home Park. At the end of his ram- page of terror three people were dead, two others injured, and several hundred had been involved in some way. Alys McNair, a retired, reserved, resident of the trailer park was taken into custody and charged with the slayings. His shooting spree was caused by an argument with a non- English speaking neighbor whose dogs aggravated McNair. The SWAT team faced great difficulty with the incident because of crowd control and traffic problems in the area and because of the dangerous nature of the mobilehome park layout. Several trailers were punctured by gunfire and many residents were trapped in their homes during the shooting spree. At Bonita Vista High, tragedy struck in the form of fire. Vista campus was the threatened strike of Sweetwater Dis- trict teachers. In early March the problem erupted when the teacheras union called for a strike without an official vote. The District was forced to hire over 700 substitutes but when the teachers did not strike, under the premonition that a vote was not taken, the substitutes were sent home at a loss to the District of close to Sl00,000. The teacher's union voted to set up a fact-finding panel along with the District to examine if money was available to give teachers a raise. This quelled the situation but the vola- tileness of the issure remained exceedingly high as the year concluded. Entertainment The year in television found a soap opera craze sweeping the country. GENERAL HOSPITAL was termed TV's hot- test', show as the adventures of Luke and Laura fbefore she disappeared,'J, kept the interest of many high school and college students as well as the soap's more traditional older viewers. The soap opera genre crossed over to prime time in the mega-hit DALLAS. Elsewhere in prime time, M 'A S H producers announced that the show would end after an ab- breviated season next year and the CBS newsmagazine 60 MINUTES remained at the top of the ratings charts all Early in the morning hours of December l, 1981, the audio- visual room of the library was set afire by an arsonist. After accounting, several projectors, films, as well as close to 550,000 worth of books were destroyed. The final overall damage estimate neared 570,000 Bonita Vista's own Dean of Student Activities, Greg Cox was elected Mayor of the City of Chula Vista in November Cox, who had served as a city councilman for five years, won in a huge landslide over three opponents. He garnered an astounding seventy-one per cent of the votes cast. The entertainment industry was rocked by several tragic deaths this year. On March 5, 1982, former SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE comedian John Belushi was found dead in Los Angeles, the victim of a drug overdose. Earlier in the year actress Natalie Wood drowned off of Catalina Island in a freak and unusual boating accident and Academy Award- winning actor William Holden was found dead in his L.A. home. Holden died from a blow to the head caused by his falling while in a drunken stupor. SC3.SOIl. 1 Popular movies of the year included the profitable ON GOLDEN POND, REDS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, and SUPERMAN II. Overall, however, movie attendance was down due in large part to the growing popularity of pay-TV and video cassette movies. The Quest for . . . Information The News 243

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,ight The Wa As We Set Forth As the l982 school year came to a close, all students started to make plans for the summer. For most, it wasjust a break from the routine at Bonita Vista High, but for the others the summer was the beginning of a new chapter in the book of life. Regard- less of what the new years were to bring, the students shared one common trait . . . that is they all had a quest to fulfill. The prospect of turning the page to the next chapter was exciting to most, but to some it was also a little frightening. The memories that the Classes of '82, '83, and '84 have shared will always be a special part of their lives. Although high school is the best years of one's life, it is the view of many Barons that life begins after high school. Whatever one's viewpoint, the years at BVH will never be forgotten. Making up these years were difficult and kick-back classes, dedicated and not-so-dedicated teachers, vital grades whose value declined immensely after graduation, but most im- portant, the years were made enjoyable by friends. The memories of friendships made and good times shared will always linger in the minds of BVH alumni. Tears of joy and sorrow will become one as the years become simply memories. Unfortunately, even the best of friends can drift apart, only to be reunited once again at their alma mater. Our days at Bonita Vista High will never be left behind as the decades bring more class reunions. The past few years have seen a renewed excitement about the ten year class re- union. lnstead of Good-bye many seniors are heard on graduation day saying, See you in ten years, at least! This has made the class reunion almost as important as the Senior Prom. As class reunion time rolls around each year, the students enrolled in high school will hear more news about the alumni of their school. As each graduate sets foot into the real world, he or she sets out upon a quest. Whatever that quest may be, the background in knowledge and survival which Bonita Vista High provided will as- sist all graduates in fulfilling their individ- ual quests. tClockwise from topj Mr. Griego enjoys all aspects of his job as counselor. although it often means a load of paperwork. Working in the ASB office is not always easy. On a slow day, Bill Mayhew catches up on home- work assignments from other classes. The shop classes are often the most enjoyable classes in a student's day because they allow the student to use his own creativ- ity. Chuck Jenson is pondering his next project. tBe- low: photo by John Martini Everyone has one quest to fulfill and that is to live his life to the fullest . . .and we will succeed in doing so. Y ! Z I-in 3 'B FD FD Ch FF