Chaparral High School - Golden Embers Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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A REVIEW OF THE YEAR'S BIG EVENTS 4987 was a year America and Arizona will long remember. The country faced economic and aviational disasters, and Arizona made news across the country. ln the Persian Gulf, Kuawati oil tankers were escorted by the U.S. Navy in hopes of protecting them from attack but to no avail. Mean- while, although seven hostages had been released, the hostage crisis in Lebanon further weakened the United States' relationship with the Middle East. Americans were offered hope, however. as a result of the three- day Summit meeting between President Ronald Reagan and So- viet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev in December, which resulted in a treaty to ban medium range nu- clear missles. ln 4987 Wall Street was devas- tated when on Monday. October 49. the Dow Jones average dropped more than 600 points, worse than the crash that brought on the Great Depression in 4929. At the same time as the Wall Street catastrophe, some of the worst airplane crashes occurred in 4987, one of which affected many people in Arizona. On August 46, Northwest Airlines Flight 225 from Detroit to Phoenix crashed, killing 455 people. 440 of which were from Arizona. A Continental plane crash in Denver and a Pacific Southwest crash in California end- ed the lives of an accumulative 74 people. Perhaps the biggest story of the year was the iran-Contra hearings in the summer. where Lt. Oliver North's testimony proclaimed him a hero by some and a villain by others. One thing for sure did come out of 4987: Sex scandals. When PTL secretary Jessica Hahn exposed her affair with Reverand Jim Bakker, leader of the PTL, it caused many to suspect the in- tegrity of TV evangelists. The Presi- dential race also was tainted when Democrat Gary Hart left the race after a newspaper expose of his relationship with model Donna Rice. He re-entered the Presiden- tial race after seven months. The fear of AlDS also acceler- ated in 4987. as the words safe sex bombarded the media. De- spite the trouble, however. Ameri- cans managed to pull together for some big events. The nation celebrated the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution and welcomed Pope John Paul. ll to the U.S. 5 4987 started off as a big year for Arizona when the ASU Sun Devils went to the Rose Bowl for the first time and beat Michigan State against all odds. Arizona's spot in national news didn't end there. Republican Governor Evan Me- cham made the news time and time again, usually for something he said that riled the more liberal- minded. Ex-Governor Bruce Bab- bitt threw his hat into the ring as a 4988 Presidential hopeful. At Chaparral, the North Central Evaluation committee visited in the fall, principal Evelyn Caskey retired at mid-semester. and con- struction of the new English-library building was underway. -Caryn Sykes . A i ' is Wifi f . Ti 1 E if ir' . fifpstbg W ...ii NZ ursrisii W ' my ,, A ing gg 'ff . ,Q g C J, ill W - K HQ V IIIE g f -.. 5 i,, ' x,,.., 0 ,-' gf - ll.. 5 ' ' 1 'r'- T' . . .ff 's LL, f . .gr 1 4' rrr ., . - ,MM -K ' .,..,. ... ' UQ-1 K 3 1i,.,s. fy.,

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FIFIEBIFID FHMILIE5 HOME AWAY FROM HOME WhaT would iT be like To noT only live wiTh your porenTs, buT also To go To school wiTh Them'? BeTTer yeT, how would iT be To have your moTher or faTher as a Teacher? These quesTions can be answered by quiTe a few sTudenTs presenTly aTTending Chaparral. One of These sTudenT-Teach- er, parenT-child siTuaTions was ThaT of English Teacher Tom Dahl and his daughTers Tami and Cari. The Dahls see aTTend- ing school TogeTher as anoTher way of sTrenghTening family uniTy. For Mr. Dahl iT was also an easy way To keep a close eye on his daughTers' scholasTic progress. AnoTher CHS parenT-children Team was Mrs. Laurel Grider, her son ScoTT and daughTer Shandra, lvlrs. Grider, a secre- Tary downsTairs, could cerTainly keep Tabs on her kids from her vanTage poinT, Among some of The oTher Firebird families are ArT and Tru- dy CuTTing and Their daughTer Tania, senior CHS Track sTar. ln The LRC deparTmenT, Three people had children aTTending school aT Chaparral. One posiTive aspecT of work- ing TogeTher is, of course, shar- ing rides To school. English Teacher VicToria Gookln used To drive her son Bill To school. Now he drives mosT of The Time. Bill, who is a senior, aTTended Chaparral before his moTher became a Teacher here. Keeping school and home acTivlTies all in The family Turns ouT Then To be a posiTive exper- ience for Those aT CHS. -Wayne Foley -Holly lVleTTham lll

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