Chicopee High School - Memini Yearbook (Chicopee, MA)

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A Reason to Celebrate On January 25 , Bernhard H. Goetz was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. He was charged with criminal weapons possession after his attempt to shoot four youths in a Hew York sub- way. He was indicted a sec- ond time in March. The ever-popular Coca- Cola changed its secret for- mula on April 23. The Board of Directors decided to scrap its 99 year old recipe. Up to that point. Coca Cola was considered a symbol of the United States. Coca Cola later real- ized their mistake and on July 10, they decided to bring back the old formula under the name Classic Coke . On July 19, Sharon Christa McAuliffe of Hew Hampshire was named to be the first ordinary citizen to be a passenger in orbit aboard the Space Shuttle in January, On August 26, Samantha Smith died in a plane crash near the Aubum-Lewiston Airport in Maine. She wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov about the fear of nuclear war. This letter received world-wide attention and launched her career as a television actress.

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A Reason to Celebrate i Sophomore year seems to be more familiar to us. Many things from that year will remain in our minds. We will remember the 1984- 1985 school year as a year in which we could cele- brate. In school, we were disap- pointed to find out that our Foreign Language Club was in its final year. The School Committee was unwilling to pay advisors for the club. Even though the advisors seemed to be willing to guide the students without pay, the School Committee would not let the club exist unless the advisors were paid. Our spirits were uplift- ed because the long await- ed sword returned to Comp after its 11 year absence. We then realized the power of school spirit. We were fi- nally able to purchase our rings-the unifying element of the class. Selling M M ' s really got to be a drag. We were still Underclassmen, but we weren ' t Freshmen. Sophomore year, for Sen- iors, was the year for many reasons to celebrate, Tina Turner hit Top 40 again, coming on stronger than ev er. Eddie Murphy was known as The Beverly Hills Cop and Clara Feller was demanding to know where the beef was. The streets were covered with Madonna Wannabees. In September, nestle and Carnation companies merged causing the largest non-oil combination in fi- nancial history. The Space Shuttle Discovery ended its maiden voyage on Septem- ber 5. State agents in Florida were debating on possible outcomes of citrus trees be- lieved to carry the virulent disease of citrus canker. Over in the United King- dom, Prince Charles and Princess Diana had their second son. Prince Henry. The ' 84 Election Debates were set for the month of October. Reagan and Mon- dale were planning on meeting on October 7 and October 21. Bush and Fer- raro were planning on meeting on October 11. On October 5, the Space Shuttle Challenger began its 8 day mission. It carried a crew of 7 during this flight making it the largest crew in Shuttle history. This flight was the sixth flight taken by the Challenger, and the thirteenth taken In the space shuttle fleet. On October 7, the Major League Umpires ended their strike. Peter Ueber- roth, the new baseball com- missioner, agreed to arbi- trate their dispute over post season pay. Fifteen day old Baby Fae ' ' , who was the first re- cipient of a baboon heart, was reported doing fine after her transplant opera- tion on October 26. On Oc- tober 30, the medical sup- port systems were removed as the baby became the longest surviving human re- cipient of an animal heart. On riovember 15, Baby Fae died of complications ap- parently after her body re- jected the heart. On Hovember 7, Reagan was re-elected by an over- whelming marg in. Reagan carried 49 states, all but Minnesota which is Mon- dale ' s home state. He also had 525 electoral votes and 59% of the popular vote. On riovember 25, William J. Schroeder received the second artificial heart. With his operation, many ad- vancements occurred in the field of medicine. Many un- known facts were made clearer to doctors. In Bhopal, India on De- cember 3, a gas leak killed over 2,000 people. A toxic gas was said to have leaked from the Union Carbide in- secticide plant at Bhopal. At Christmastime, musi- cians got together for Band Aid for famine relief in Afri- ca. Band Aid was soon fol- lowed by USA for Africa, northern Lights, and many other groups to serve the same purpose.

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A Reason to Celebrate MEMORIES of Junior Year 1985-1986 Junior Year was just around the comer. Many things happened during the 1985-1986 school year. It seemed to be a year with many disappointments. In school, our spirits were dampened because our Ex- change Rally was cancelled. Due to Hurricane Gloria ' s arrival. Homecoming Week- end was slightly altered. Al- though the rally was can- celled and the dance was postponed, we were victori- ous on Saturday ' s game. Our spirits were also let down the following January when we heard of the tragic ending of the space shuttle. We also lost a good teacher and a dear friend: Mr. Edwin Scagel. We had to look on the brighter side. Our athle- tic teams all did exception- ally well in their respective seasons. Our football team made it to the Super- bowl . Also, next year we would be Seniors. We were now making last minute ef- forts to raise money for Senior Dues through the magazine drive and cheese sale. Outside of school, we were still hoping for lighter times. On September 19, thousands of people died in an earthquake in Mexico. The first quake registered an 8.1 on the Richter scale and destroyed parts of Mexico City and three coastal states. On Septem- ber 20, another quake hit the same area setting res- cue efforts back several days. On September 27, Hurri- cane Gloria struck from north Carolina to Hew Eng- land leaving 1,7 million homes without power. The damage was considered heavy and caused a state emergency, but the final damage was less than ex- pected. On October 7, Palestinian terrorists hijacked an Ital- ian cruise liner off the coast of Egypt. During Hovember 19 and 20, the U.S, and So- viet Union met in Geneva for an important summit meeting. On December 27, Palestinian terrorists at- tacked the airports of Rome and Vienna. Just like Comp, the Hew England Patriots made it to the Superbowl. Just like Comp, the Patriots also lost. d