Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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I i, ! Say Money! DECA members Dana Bus- History. YUCK! Fresh. Kristin Foster sey, Jill Haymaker, Carol Duncan, reads about yesterday's world news. Gayle Lawson, 8 Kelly Caudill in the pirate Cove. Oh, I hate needles! Soph. David Moore donates blood to the Bloodmobile.

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A Ithough many students from CHS didn't keep up . on many of the world 33 events and news. many will still i: probably remember the Iranian 1 Arms for Hostage Deals. To many r3: people. the fact that American weapons were going to Contra- rebels didn't cause much con- cern. But when President Regan denied any prior knowledge and was proven different by an offi- cial investigation, many people were shocked by the fact they had been deceived. In congress many senators were seriously thinking of impeachment. AlthOugh Iranian Arms deals re- ceived a lot of the headlines, an- other scandal was discovered in I986-87 on a lower level. When Get that seatbelt on! Mr. larry Dean teaches good driving habits. Marines in charge of guarding the American Embassy in Russia, al- lowed Russian spies into grounds, it came as a surprise to many Americans. What came as an even bigger shock was that the Marines also allowed the spies to plant cameras and microphones inside the embassy and to photo- graph top secret information. With anti-aparthied movements sweeping South Africa and fam- ine ravaging Ethiopia and many other African nations, Ameri- can's economy wasn't helped very much. While Africa was having a rough time of it. the medical world was making good speed. The fear of bread gasoline phone call school books car wash Money Graph World News Blasting away Charlestown woes AIDS struck many people. But the Red Cross and other blood banks had the worst time of all. Since many people were afraid of con- tracting AIDS through needles. many just didn't donate blood at all. Also, in l986 the third Jarvick 7 heart patient was admitted to Hu- mana Hospital in Louisville. On a smaller scale, safety belt laws went into effect in Indiana in l986 and congress was debating whether to raise the speed limit to 65 mph. Also. in l986, NASA technical discovered the reason for the space shuttle disaster was in the seals on the booster rock- ets. And a 7 year old boy was the youngest person ever charged with murder when he shot his best friend with his fathers gun. $ .87 per loaf S .79 per gallon S .25 local $l50.m average 5 .50

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CHS's competitors rocketed into their seasons with high hopes, high spirits, and high expectations. Together with their coaches, the athletes proved their ambi- tions could be met, not only to themseives -but the opponents and fans as well. A-..- Adel.-....u------i-.---- e... - .... .- CHS swimmer Carey Ehringer makes her way to a fabulous finish. Our athletes joined together to become a whole and sacrificed themselves for their teams in hopes of successful seasons. Cooperation and aspiration gave the Pi- rates the boost they needed to reach for the stars! Section designed by Melissa Rhoten, section editor. and Dawn Laughlin.