Chapman High School - Panorama Yearbook (Inman, SC)

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1983-84 The Major Events The World events of 1983-84 had an effect on everyone, including the students at Chapman. Having the U.S. Marines stationed in Beirut and Grenada became a very controversial issue. Also, the many that were killed in the bombing of a Marine sleeping guarters in Lebanon cre- ated extreme concern. With nuclear arms be- coming a big defense weapon, television broadcasts such as The Day After gave Americans a look at just a small amount of the great tragedy that would come with a nuclear war. Another frightening issue was the downing of the Korean airliner by the Russians. This brought about a big uproar across the nation. Although it does not seem like a major event, the record high temperatures over the summer caused many people to have heat strokes, and damage farmers’ crops. The freezing weather in the early spring also caused the farmers to be depressed because a major part of their peach crops were destroyed. The period of recession was beginning to come to an end as the econo- pr flST BLACK ff | SS A rf Efi lC A f RJ T BUCK 'A 5 astronaut, rmsT r o r ifj 0 '•t A W TfLO AUTj S PACO LA Q A 28 Current Events

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Playing Or Workinq Everyone Enjoys Doing His Own Thing Playing sports is a great way to enjoy yourself, and get away from your usual lifestyle. Many students at Chapman ae in- volved in community sports. One of the most popular sports is bowling. Each year tourna- ments are held, and a lot of students usually enter. An- other great sport is golf. On the spring weekends, many students pass their time at the 2 courses Inman has to offer. These facilities are great for the members of the Chapman Golf Team. Horseback Riding is another sport that can be found around Inman. Some people like to ride, while oth- ers prefer horse shows, or rid- ing contests. During the Spring, the Inmn Mills Base- ball Park is always occupied by the American Legion Base- ball Team of Inman. The team is made up of many students from Chapman who also play on Chapman's Varsity Base- ball team. With all these exciting sports in our community, many great athletes of Inman may some- day be professionals. Alter winning the event. Brad Thacker and Shadow s Wildlire prance around the arena.

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my improved. Blacks were finally being recog- nized through several accomplishments such as the first black Miss America and the first black astronaut. It was approved that there be a na- tional holiday in memory of the late Martin Lu- ther King Jr., the individual who was well known for promoting equal rights. In sports, the champion of the NFL became the Los Angeles Raiders, as they defeated the Washington Reds- kins in Super Bowl XVIII. Presidential cam- paigns were getting off to a good start for the upcoming election. President Reagan an- nounced that he would run again. Several other candidates included Jesse Jackson, Walter Mondale, Fritz Hollings, John Glenn and many more. Thankfully, 1984 had not turned out the way George Orwell had envisioned. A special thanks would like to be expressed to Mr. Hoover and the Contemporary Issues Class for giving their ideas of what the major events in 1983-84 were. Current Events 29