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

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THbYEAR THfc ◄ Stepping Towards Tomorrow With People ► Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Eighth Grade Seventh Grade Grades 6-K. Grade Teachers Grade Candids Personnel School Board «ilTlillU

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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.

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Beth Bieber Darrin Bollinger Seniors Work Washington A year of dreaming and achieving; that was the year of 1984 for 12 Seniors Mary Geier, Marilyn Buechlcr, Janel Stotz, and Beth Bieber are pictured on a dress up day during Homecoming in which Marilyn Buechler Debra Huft Mary Geier Jaci Job .seniors. The year was filled with many fun times while trying to raise about $o000 for their senior trip to Wash- ington D.C. The fund raisers consisted of bake sales, concession stands, various raffles and a slave auction. As they look back on their years of schooling they remember Home- comings, class trips, sharing things with each other and many more un- forgetable activities. As the year drew near to an end, they looked forward to graduation with excitement and sadness, but also with the knowledge of better things to come. 6