Bowdle High School - Bobcat Cossack Yearbook (Bowdle, SD)

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Wars, Campaigns And Weather Make News 2 As we looked forward to our 1983 summer vacations, people throughout the world were experiencing some of the worst weath- er in 40 years. Violent weather patterns continued through the year with record amounts of snowfall, tornados, and below zero temperatures. Also in June, Sally Ride made history by being the first woman in orbit on the seventh launching of the space shuttle. As the summer continued the pace light- ened with a new fad that spread throughout the world. The movie Flashdance opened in July and introduced breakdancing along with a new style of dress fashioned after the movie. New teachers who joined the faculty this year were Kay Wolff, Carol Scallon, Jon Starkey, Larry Birchem, and Julie Leier. On September 15 Tim Stotz and Teresa Strouckel were crowned Homecoming King and Queen. The world was shocked when a South Kore- an Jetliner, Flight 007, was shot down by a Soviet fighter plane. 269 people were killed. In October, America involvement in Beruit reached its peak when a truck loaded with explosives drove into the U.S. headquarters killing more than 230 Marines. While the U.S. mourned the slaughter of their peace- makers in Lebanon, two days later other U.S. Marines invaded Grenada, a tiny is- land in the Caribbean. The Marines were able to rescue more than 1000 U.S. citizens from a group of ultra-leftist rebels and also found a large cache of Cuban and Soviet weapons. On the local scene the football season ended with a 3-6 record and girls basketball was in full swing. As the world pondered the problems in the Middle East, the nuclear war debate heated up. In November, ABC broadcast The Day After, a movie showing the after-effects of a nuclear war. This movie emerged as a mobi- lizing point for the anti-nuclear movement. Beth and Penny Bieber were named the Senior and Junior Snow Queens and repre- sented Bowdle at the state contest in Aber- 1. Mike Mittwollen is giving Mike Weiszhaar the healing hand. 2. Tim Stotz is busy looking for a fire — or is he? 3. Hang in there; Friday's coming! 4. Pajama Day prevails at BHS during homecoming festivities.

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TIM YEAR TEE Stepping Towards Tomorrow The Bobcat 1983-1984 Presented By The Annual Staff Of Bowdle High School Bowdle, South Dakota 57428 Volume 65 INI RYE AREA

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Marilyn Buechler, Janel Stotz, and Teresa Strouckel are try- ing to escape from float building. 2. The Bowdle School in 1984. 3. Looks like there are more workers in the concession stand than customers. 4. Mary Geier and Darren Stephan seal their wedding vows ' with a kiss. 5. Janel, are Dracula's teeth really made of cheese? ©. We did it, says Don Gross and Darren Stephan after capturing the District VII Crown.