Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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World, local news, help create Memorable Year Wby Jennie True orld News for the year brought tears of happiness, and sorrow. On the positive side, one ma- jor change was the excites ment of a new President, who aimed to lead us into being a gentler, kinder na- tion. Another positive as- pect was the success of the space shuttle Discovery. However, the year also ' had its negative points. Some of these tragedies in- cluded natural disasters such as Hurricane Gilbert and the extreme flooding in the Louisville area. Some of the not-so-natu- ral disasters included the numerous airline crashes, the Air Show Crash, Exxon Oil Spill, Carrolton Bus Crash, the Joel Steinberg Casell and locally the lay- offs at the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant. These were all impor- tant events throughout the year, whether good or bad. And each helped to make this a memorable year. PARTY TIME! President and Mrs. George Bush celebrate the victory of the Republican party in the 1988 Presidential Election. Tragedy. Five children, ages 6-9, were killed in the Cleveland Elemen- tary School school yard, in Stockton, California. Patrick Purdy, 26, stepped out of his car with a Chinese-made semiautomatic AK-47 rifle loaded with 75 bullets, and began shooting.

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wnw Wt e x ! A LAST GOODBYE. President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan bid their staff a tearful farewell. -, THE DEFEATED. Campaigning for the Democratic Party in the 1988 Presidential Election is Mi- chael Dukakis. THREE . . . TWO . . . ONE . . . BLAST OFF! The success of the gleaming white space shuttle Discovery, put hope back in the minds of Americans, after the tragic failure of the Challenger. CRASHES. Nine passengers were killed as United Airlines Flight 81 1, carrying 336 passengers, was downed over the Pacific. HAD TO BE THERE ! '93

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HAD TO BE THERE ! Showing pride, spirit, Students compete for First Place Honors x by Jennie True K piritH was given new meaning during Foot- ball and Basketball Home- coming weeks. Each class became more involved in the challenge of being the best. Although only one class could win, they all worked hard in try- ing to out-do each other. However, the Senior class proved their school spirit and pride, by winning both weeks of dress-up days, and the float contest. Senior Troy Case stat- ed, llSpirit week is one of the many ways a student can show his school spirit. It can also help build the excitement for the game. Showing spirit can be fun, but at times it can be kind of embarrassing. For in- FRESHMAN SPIRIT. The Freshmen Powder Puff team shows excite- ment during the Homecoming Parade. The team went on to win the game against the Sophomore girls. Photo by Matt Porterj stance, when you go to the extremes of face and body painting, that me and fel- low Senior Craig Gerdes participated in. More stu- dents should get involved in spirit week. It not only shows your spirit for your school, but your pride in your school, community, and the city of Charles- town? SENIOR PRIDE! Seniors David Moore and Larry Stone get excited during the Homecoming Parade. Larry and David were both coaches for the Senior Powder Puff team.