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

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ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE The Board of Education consists of (seated) Harold Balsters, (standing, left to right) Don Smith, Sharon Rothe. Ray Wesley. Larry Knstoff, Brenda Smith, and Don Eaton. 5 Seated at his desk, the Superintendent of Schools, Lewis Hauser, works diligently. Principal Jerry McCann takes time out of his busy schedule for a picture.

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IN THE NEWS MUSIC AIDS HUNGRY Over the past year, Americans have all heard how their neighbors in other countries were starving. Television programs and magazine ad- vertisements were filled with information on adopting hungry children or donating money to aid people in Africa. The greatest type of relief came through music. In spring 1985, over fifty musicians gath- ered together to sing the benefit song “We Are The World. Profits from record sales were used to feed the hungry. The song raised millions for feeding the hungry at home and abroad. Another similar fund raiser was the 16-hour Live-Aid concert held on July 13,1985. Seventy- two thousand people gathered at Wembley Sta- dium in London and an even greater ninety thousand gathered at John F. Kennedy stadium in Philadelphia. The concert was televised around the world. Over 1,500,000,000 people watched the extravaganza. The two shows gen- erated over $70 million from viewers around the world. Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, and David Bowie are among some of the popular stars that performed at the concert. To aid those people who are producing Ameri- can’s food, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Cougar Mellencamp organized the Farm Aid con- cert. This concert was a little closer to home, at the University of Illinois football stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Entertainers represented musicians from both rock and country music. The September concert raised $10 million. The most extravagant fund raiser happened over Memorial Day weekend 1986. The Hands- Across-America fund raiser was a human chain spanning from Los Angeles to New York. A dona- tion of at least $10 got a place in the 4,000 mile chain for millions of people. Local residents got a chance to be part of the chain since it went through the nearby communities of Alton, God- frey, and Brighton. “United we stand, divided we fall” was the theme of all these benefits. NEW HOLIDAYS fHARGEP Winners of the annual I.H.S.A. music contest include those in Swing Choir. Solos. Duets, and Trios. Those in Swing Choir are indicated by SC. Front row: (1. to r.) Belinda Reno-2nd vocal solo; Mellame Wyers2nd vocal solo (SC): Beth Pelan2nd vocal solo (SC); Vicki Carr 2nd, vocal solo (SC); Laura McGaughey-2nd. vocal solo (SC); Carie Myers- 2nd. vocal solo (SC); and Missy Barker 2nd, vocal solo (SC). Middle row: Diane Pruett 1st, vocal solo; Kathy Kaul-2nd. vocal solo; Traci Strigel-hi. vocal trio; Sherri Baker 2nd. vocal solo; Mary Nasso-ZC; Shelly Little 1st, vocal solo (SC); Rhonda Martm-SC; Julie Frymire (SC); and Kim Chapman-2nd. vocal solo (SC). Back row: Darla Simmons- 1st, piano solo; Kim Druessel-2nd, vocal solo (SC); Eddie Ingram 2nd. instrumental duet; Craig Welch1st, vocal solo; Matt Warren 2nd, vocal solo; Billy Walker2nd, instrumental duet; Misty Neumann-2n6, vocal solo; Tabby Smith-hi, vocal trio; Stephanie George1st, vocal trio; and Tncia Cmde-2nd, vocal solo. Not pictured: Jennifer Bowman-(ZC). HALLEY’S COMET One of the highlights of this year was the reappearance of Halley’s Comet. The luminous body only appears once every 76 years. For a period of seven months, the comet was either visible with binoculars or the naked eye. In November 1985, the comet could be seen with binoculars. By the middle of December, the comet could be seen with the naked eye. During early April the comet moved closest to the earth. It had completely disappeared before school ended. Scientists and astronomers did much re- search into the heavenly body during its appear- ance. Many Halley’s souvenirs including t-shirts, trinkets, and posters were available in area stores. Halley’s will return again around 2062. SHUTTLE EXPLODES On January 28,1986, CM students were dev- astated after hearing about the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Seventy-three seconds after a normal lift-off, the shuttle's solid rocket booster exploded, en- gulfing the shuttle in flames. As the shuttle exploded, so did the new era in space. Aboard were seven astronauts including Christa McAuliffe, who was selected from over ten thousand teachers to go into space to teach students about the space program. Also on board were Francis Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ron- ald McNair, Michael Smith, Ellison Onizuka, and Gregory Jarvis. For the days following the tragedy, flags flew at half-mast in memory of those that gave their lives to explore new frontiers. Starting this year, CM students got two new holidays off school. The first is a state holiday for Casimir Pulaski. Pulaski was a Polish soldier who fought in the American Revolution. Since Illinois has the sec- ond highest Polish population in the world, the state decided to honor him on the first Monday in March since it would be closest to his actual birthday, March 4, 1748. The other holiday is a national holiday for the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. King was an impor- tant leader in the Civil Rights Movement for Blacks. His actions led to passage of Civil Rights amendments to the Constitution. King was as- sassinated outside a Memphis motel in 1968 where he was staying before he headed a march of striking city sanitation workers. The new holi- day occurs on the third Monday in January, which is close to his actual birth date, January 15, 1929. CM students seem very happy to get these extra holidays. “It is a great opportunity to sleep in, catch up on homework, or just have fun!” said junior Richard Cameron. AIRPORT ’85-’86 Nearly 1,500 people were killed over the past year in accidents involving scheduled and char- tered aircraft — the worst record in aviation history. On June 23, 1985, an Air-lndia Boeing 747 apparently exploded over the Atlantic Ocean off Ireland, killing all 329 on board. Callers claiming to be with Sikh extremist groups took credit for planting a bomb. On August 2, 1985, a Delta Air Lines Lock- heed L-1011 crashed while landing in a thunder- storm at Dallas-Fort Worth, killing 137. Ten days later on August 12, a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 hit a mountain killing 520 of 524 aboard. Faulty repair of a rear bulkhead may have been the cause. Finally, on December 12, a chartered Arrow Air DC-8 crashed on takeoff from Gander, New- foundland, killing 256 young servicemen on their way home for Christmas.

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THE FACULTY: OTHERWISE KNOWN . . . . Pat Asaro Counselor Ron Bade Math Cindy Bechtold English Carolyn Beck English Leroy Beck WECEP Carl Behrens Michael Besant Business Counselor Kathy Burnett Science David Cain History Gary Cain Counselor Steve Carey English Ranelle Coates Business ! Bud Conlin Jack Considine Special Ed English Jeff Dyer Health Harold Earnhart Science Kreg Eckert Science