Cherry Hill High School East - Eidolon Yearbook (Cherry Hill, NJ)

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Well, we finally made it! Seniors! We were now the ones with options and privileges. We had first choice at parking stickers. The freshmen respected us. Our pictures were on the hall of fame bulletin board. We were edi- tors-in-chief, first chair orchestra members, and varsity players. What a change from freshman year! We had finally made it to senior year and we love it! During the sum- mer, we saw Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and Back to the Future. We also attended, lis- tened to, or watched on television the famine relief concert, Live Aid. Many of our favorite rock stars performed and we suddenly had the 80’s version of Woodstock. The fun times of the summer carried over into September as we were determined to make senior year the best ever. When we gathered into the auditorium on the first day of school, we listened to Mr. Collins and Mr. Cost speak about pride and senior spirit. After the as- sembly, we knew eactly how to demonstrate our energy, talent, and senior supremacy; win Spirit Week. Working with president, Jenny Mitchell; vice president, Mike Hass- man; secretary, David Glass; and treasurer, David Wilcox, we chose M A S H (4086) as our theme. We put forth our best effort by finding hidden cougars, participating in the tug of war, and turning Cafeteria II into a boot camp. However, this Spirit Week was a little different as the festivities were inter- rupted by Hurricane Gloria. When she rolled into the area, we taped our windows, got out our flashlights, and feared the worst. We Copy Continues On To Page 11 't

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newsletter Soph Stuff was transformed into Junior Jive and in December, when it was finally our turn to sell candy canes, we reached an all time East high with 9,000 sales. We witnessed the re-election of Presi- dent Reagan and looked forward to the day when we could have a say in the voting. The fall play was Barefoot in the Park and we were part of the large turnout that the per- formances received. Soon, before we knew it, 1984 and the age of “Big Brother” was over as we proceeded into 1985. We were wel- comed into the new year with freezing weather in January and on one fateful day, new records were set as the temperature reached eight degrees below zero. We contin- ued to be busy as we took (and usually passed) our drivers tests. We also began to think about college and had to struggle through the SAT’s and Achievements. The future after high school was coming closer and we realized that we had to start planning for it. During the spring, we saw Pippin and said a final goodbye to the performing sen- iors. The year’s activities came to an end when one of our most important events final- ly arrived; the Junior Prom. Months of shop- ping for gowns, coordinating tuxes, and se- curing arrangements culminated at the Hy- att in May. The theme was Phil Collins’ “One More Night” and it was the largest prom in East’s history with an attendance of 800 people. With memories of the elegant evening still intact, our year was drawing to a close and we were very excited about the prospect of becoming seniors. 9

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Continued From PG 10 were given a day off because of the storm’s predicted intensity, but there was hardly any damage and Gloria turned out to be nothing but a big rainstorm. When we went back to school the following Monday, we resumed Spirit Week and ultimately won the final contest. Finally, our hard work paid off and we were the champs! Unfortu- nately, our year was not all fun and games. Our new positions in music, drama, and sports brought added re- sponsibilities. We had college essays to write and applica- tions to Fill out. Many of us held part time jobs and worked after school. These factors along with our demanding schedule of homework made us very busy. We often need- ed a break and when there was time, we watched new shows such as Moonlighting and The Twilight Hone. Mi- ami Vice started out as a television program and ended up influencing dress and music. We witnessed the birth of New Coke and Cherry Coke, but some of us preferred the old favorites, Pepsi and Coke Classic. In the Cherry Hill and Echelon Malls, we saw the arrival of the new food courts. Walking through one was a dieter’s nightmare as tacos, ice cream, and burgers appeared everywhere. On the more serious side, world events caught our attention. We mourned the death of hockey hero Pelle Lindburgh and also learned a valuable lesson. Terrorism ran rampant throughout the world and we were shocked and outraged. Many of us were afraid of travelling and thought of ways to solve this international problem. In Mexico, there were two devasting earthquakes in one week and we sent our hearts out to the Mexican people. We also witnessed the spread of the deadly disease AIDS. Many people suc- cumbed to it. We hoped for a cure and a better under- standing to help end the disease. In January, while we were in school, Mr. Cost announced over the loudspeaker that the Space Shuttle Challenger had exploded after take-off. Only after we saw the horrifying event on televi- sion did we fully comprehend the tragedy. We mourned with the nation and the families of the astronauts. Be- cause one of the crew members was the first teacher in space, we hoped that the program would continue and that we would never give up the exploration of space travel. However turbulent the events during ’85 and ’86, we often had to detach ourselves from world news and concentrate on school work. In English, we read Hamlet and Crime and Punishment. We took Calculus, Trig, and Psychol- ogy and panicked over Phys- ics. We practically lived at Guidance while frantically submitting applications and looking into scholarships. In the fall, we laughed with the play Charley’s Aunt and chuckled over the idea of a man dressing up as a woman and fooling the other charac- ters. We listened to the Morning Zoo on WMMR and liked Sting and Wham. The Class of ’86 produced a calen- dar with twelve guys posing for each month and it was an immediate success with the girls. In March, we attended Funny Girl and enjoyed the wonderful singing, dancing, and acting. We loved our benefits such as our own senior cut day and the op-