Civic Memorial High School - Spectator Yearbook (Bethalto, IL)

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By rhe year 1995 or 2000, some of us will have forgorren about rhe losing or winning seasons, rhe good rimes, rhe bad rimes, and rhe days of our high school years. In addi- tion, we will have perhaps forgorren rhe world in which we lived rhese high school years. The yearbook is a history that purs our high school world inro perspective wirh rhe society in which we live. This year, we asked C.M. srudenrs ro derermine some of rhe most imporranr narional and inter- national events of 1984-1985. Here are some of rhe replies: Determined To Be The Most Significant By C.M. Students Assassination Of Indira Ghandi In Ocrober, rhe Prime Minisrer of India, Indira Ghandi, was killed by two of her Sikh body guards. Olympics In Los Angeles Arhleres compered in rhe Summer Olympics bur felr rhe absence of many top competitors from Sovier Bloc counrries. Daby Fae Baby Fae is rhus far rhe mosr successful ape-ro-human heart rransplanr, living for nineteen days. Her surgery created much controversy. Famine In Frhiopia When drought struck rhis African counrry, as many as 100 people died a day from srarvorion. To aid rhis cause, musicians joined rogerher ro record songs, all procedes going ro Ethiopia. Two such groups ore Band Aid (British pop stars) and U.S.A. for Africa (American orrisrs). Death Of The Sovier Premier The Russian Premier Konsranrin Chernenko died in March of emphysemia. The new Premier is fifry-four year old Mikhail Gorbachev. Subway Vigilante Lasr December, Bernhard Goetz shor four reenagers while aboard a New York City subway because he rhoughr rhey were menacing looking. Contamination In Dhopal, India A leakage of merhyl isocyanate in rhe Union Carbide plant in Bhopal killed 2,500 and maimed up ro 100,000 in rhe worst industrial accident in history. World Events Geraldine Ferraro 1984 was rhe first year a woman hos been a Vice Presidential candidate. Mrs. Ferraro was Democratic Nominee Walter Mondale's running more, bur President Reagan was reelecreed by a landslide victory. McDonald Massacre On July 18 in San Ysidro, Californio, rhe largest death roll taken by a single man in one day occurred. James Huberry, who was later shor himself, killed twenty people and wounded sixteen. 4

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VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT The homelife of on overage Civic Memoriol srudenr is nor a very complicated one. There is always rhe usual load of homework and study- ing to do or home, bur most students moke rhis rheir last priority. Afrer-school hours ore usually filled wirh rest ond relaxation. These hours ore usually spent in front of the Television. Would great grandparents of today's teenagers ever have imagined the variety of entertainment that would be available within one room of rhe overoge household? Wirh rhe popularity of cable T.V., rhe srudenr hos a variety of shows to watch. When a srudenr wonts to listen to music ond to watch it or rhe some rime, he turns on MTV and watches videos. Most videos tell rhe imagined story behind rhe song. The videos that don't hove anything to do wirh rhe song usually show rhe group screaming in its natural habitat of smoke, fire, and leather. These videos hove caused much concern from psychologists ond parents who claim rhor o sense of creativity or imagination is tost in rhe process of watching videos. They appear to be here to stay, however. If rhe srudenr does nor feel like listening to music, he con watch a movie on a movie channel. When there is nothing on these channels to watch, he might be lucky enough to have a VCR. With o VCR he can buy or rent his cassette of music or movies. Video rental stores opened up every- where almost overnight to make ovoilable for home use everything from Disney to rhe bresr CM TIMES Vol. Ill Berhalro, II. Esr. 1983 box office hits. While prices for going to rhe movie approached $5 00, rhe rental seems to be a good solution. Whor was to come next? Satellite discs began popping up in people's yards facing south to corch rhe beams from communication satellites which broadcast a multitude of channels from over rhe equator of rhe eorrh. Although rhe homelife of on over age Civic Memoriol srudenr is nor o very com- plicated one, his technology becomes increas- ingly complex. O.O. Areo Conresr Winners. Seared: Tammy Koerner, F.rsr. Records Managemenr 1-Karhy Hayes, Second, Job Inrerview 2 Second Row: Sherri Higdon. Second. Typing ond Reiared 2-Carhy Hull, Third, Receprionisr- Jody Grovill, Firsr, Typing ond Related 2-Ju!ie Leonord, Firsr, Word Processing. Third Row: Jeonine Olackerrer, Second, Records Monogemenr 1-Theresa Horrison, Firsr, Sreno 2- Susan Shrive, Firsr Word Processing- Cindy Logon, Firsr Records Monogemenr 2- Sandy Sechresr, Firsr, Accounting 1- Rocky Eichcrn, Second, Records Monogemenr 2. Nor obdlable for photo: Kerri Prort, Firsr, General Clerical 2. YEAR OF COMPUTERS 1985 might be remembered os rhe year of rhe computer. High school, and even grade school, students brought home terms such as byte, Apple, boor, or “cursor that rheir parents didn't understand. Parents could no longer help rheir children wirh this home- work. Crash courses on how to use rhis strange looking typewriter wirh on attached T.V. were prevalent. Computers began to be found ev- erywhere — in dossrooms, in rhe guidance office, ond in rhe principal's office. CM's grading system went computer. People somehow knew how much these electronic devices could do, bur weren’r quire sure how to get them to do it. 1985 produced o generation of groduores who were at least confident obour getting rhe computer to work for and wirh them. These students comprehended o tech- nology that rheir parents perhaps only dreamed about. COMMUNITY SPIRIT NEW REQUIREMENTS Even though there were no new classes offered rhis year, rhe freshmen and sopho- mores of 1985 were now required to have twenty ond one half credits to graduate Changes in rhe number of credits and course requirements were mode in o reaction to a government study colled A Nation or Risk, which mode a number of suggestions to im- prove rhe schools of our country. The stare of Illinois began to follow some of these sugges- tions. Counselor Gary Cain feels rhor srudenrs will be carrying a full load of classes and since these will be required classes, students will have to be coreful obour rheir progress through rhe courses. The new requirements ore as follows: 3 credits of English, 2 credits of sodal studies, 2 credits of math, 1 credit of science, 1 credit in arts. 1 2 credit in consumer managemenr or economics, 1 2 in health, 21 2 in P.E., ond drivers' education. NEW SUPERINTENDENT After rhe retirement of Superintendent Don Simpson in March, a new superintendent was appointed. Assistent Superintendent Lewis Houser rook over as rhe new superintendent on July firsr. Mr. Hauser followed Mr. Simpson from teacher to principal to administrator. He begon os o moth reocher ond school principal or Cottage Hills Grade School. Mr. Houser rhen went to Trimpe Junior High and rook over os principal when Mr Simpson left. When Simpson wos appointed superintendent, Hauser be- come assistant superintendent for business af- fairs. Hauser has been in rhe district for twenty nine years. Probably rhe biggest event that hos ever happened to Berhalro is rhe 1984 Civic Memori ol Eogles varsity football ream. At least rhis is whor most CM srudenrs think. This ream be- came the firsr CM ream to ever be Mississippi Volley Conference Champions and rhe firsr CM ream to qualify for store. The players brought rhe fons many exciting games that will always be remembered. Berhalro seemed to be joined together by o common bond. 3

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The yeorbook sroff wishes ro dedicare rhis book ro rhe communiry of Derholro. Our village hos exponded ond mode mony changes since irs founding in rhe 1800's. In rribure, we hove done some research on Derholro's hisrory. Also, we would like ro acknowledge Superinren- denr Don Simpson. His dedicarion ond hard work hos conrribured much ro rhe educarional developmenr of rhe Derh- olro school disrricr. Thank you Derholro ond Mr. Simpson. Pictured left is Don Simpson in 1945, token from on eorty edition of rhe Specroror. The right is o picture of him rodoy working in his office. Afrer rhirry-one years, Superinrendenr Don Simpson hos announced his reriremenr. Mr. Simpson srorred our in rhe Derholro School Unir os o fifrh grade reocher or Derholro Eosr. Afrer four years, he become principal of Corrage Hills grade school; rhen he become principal of whor is now Wilbur Trimpe Jr. High. He conrinued rising in posirion ro assisranr superinrendenr, and finolly superinrendenr. Mr. Simpson hos seen mony changes in Derholro. He commenrs, Abour rwenry years ogo, rhe disrricr was in financial rrouble. The Doard of Educorion wos faced wirh bod foaHries ond overcrowded classrooms. Over rhe years, rhese problems hove been solved. Mr. Simpson concludes of his life-long career in rhe Derholro Unir 8, Ir hos been on enjoyable rhirry-one years. If I hod ro do ir all over. I'd do ir again! Dedicated To The Dethalto Community And One Outstanding Citizen, Don Simpson Klein's General Store has served Derholro for over 120 years. This is a view of rhe Gerholro business disrricr obour 1900. Where Does Derholro Get Irs Nome? People often wonder where Derholro gor irs name, bur firsr one musr realize rhor ir once hod o different name. The srory goes rhor there wos o church near town named Derhel which hod o large congregarion. The rown occepred rhe name of rhis church os irs own unril ir found rhor there wos another village in Illinois wirh rhe some name. The townspeople agreed on another name wirhour really abandoning rheir original choice. They used rhe firsr four lerrers from Derhel (Derh) and rhe firsr four lerrers from rhe nearest large rown which was Alron (Alro). Derholro was born os a communiry, formally incorporated, in 1870. The rirle rhor rhe serrlers chose was very unique, for Derholro is rhe only rown of rhar name in rhe United Srares. Origin Of The Derholro Homecoming The Homecoming has become a rradirion ro rhe communiry of Derholro, bur mosr do nor know rhe reason ir originated. During World War 1, sixry-eighr boys from rhe Derholro area served under Old Glory. When a cease-fire was called on November 11,1918, rhe homefolk of rhese soldiers began planning a coming home parry. On Labor Day 1919, Derholro had irs firsr Homecoming, held on rhe railroad grounds jusr south of rhe old depor where rhe Derholro Notional Dank now srands. Food and enrerrainmenr were available, and still ore, sixry-six years larer. Derholro Trivia 1. When was rhe firsr edition of rhe Specroror? 2. Whar wos rhe firsr location of rhe public library? 3. The second railroad ro be consrrucred in Madison Counry was rhe one passing Through Derholro. Can you name ir, and rell where rhe only remaining evidence of ir remains? 4. How many coal mines have rhere been in rhe Derholro area? 5. Can you name an early Derholro law concerning parking? 5 ■juesuco s.jsumo em jnoijjjM aajj jo 6ui|!Oj aouaj Auo oj louuiuo jaqjo jo asjog Auo usjsoj pjnoo auo sft g •pooy ojow jo a uro aqj jo ajis s i|j uo pajooq vpod o mou si ajaqi umoj jo qjjou jsnf pajoooj som puo 'uaoi ost roqo paAofdwa ipigM „'su|66 ] P ll03 si snocuoj jsouj am sai u looo Ajjoj icqj ajow 'P mruaxxyv ojpgjag aqj ui pajooq Ajjuasajd 'poojjoy ejnoH ajjai 9 5001 Ml C asnoq japoojq uaspup o u| z 9W6t I :sjaMsuo