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

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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.

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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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4 Stepping Towards Tomorrow deen, SD. With a wind chill of 80° below zero on Christmas Eve, many Bowdle peo- ple were wishing for warmer days to fill their Christmas stockings. Back on the national scene the democratic presidential campaign opened with full force in January. Walter Mondale was fa- vored as an easy winner until Gary Hart won the first primary of 1984 in New Hampshire. Former Senator George McGo- vern entered the race but dropped out in early March leaving Mondale, Hart and Jes- se Jackson as the only candidates. In Febru- ary President Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for re-election and the Bow- dle Bobcats captured the District VII Crown. This was the first time in ten years the boys basketball team had won the dis- trict. Other winners were the American Olympians at the Winter Olympics in Sara- jevo, Yugoslavia. Soviet leader Yuri Andro- pov died after a lengthy illness and Pres. Reagan made the decision to pull the Ma- rines out of Beirut, which brought a sign of relief to many Americans. The United States slowly came out of their recession during 1983-84 but South Dakota saw many area farmers selling the family farm or going bankrupt. The WEB water project was and still is a major state issue. The state Board of Regents raised the re- quirements for entry into a state college, causing much controversy in the various levels of education. There were many fads that shaped our lives in 1983-84. Everyone wanted to know Where's the Beef? as we flocked to see movies like Return of the Jedi, Footloose, and Terms of Endearment, which swept the Academy Awards. Joan Rivers kept us laughing and Boy George and Culture Club kept our toes tapping and eyebrows raised. Michael Jackson was the music scene by reaching record-breaking sales on his Thriller album and by winning seven Grammy Awards. As the 1983-84 school year drew to an end, we were thinking of Stepping Towards Tomorrow as we prepared for our futures. 1. Resusci Anne takes a break after a long day of being saved. CPR Classes were taught to grades 7-12 this year. 2. Don Cross and Mrs. Dewald practice for Kung Fu Theater. 3. These students are showing their being cool in school act.