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

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CM Times Every four years the world experiences a feeling of patriotism, excitement, and antici- pation. This feeling could be aroused only by one event — the Olympic games. The 1988 winter games were held in Cal- gary, Alberta, in Canada. Hopefuls from countries all over the world gathered to compare their skills with the best around. Traditionally, the United States has not been outstanding in the winter games, but Americans had great hopes for speedskaters Eric Haim and Bonnie Blair, and figure skat- er Debi Thomas. Dan Jansen, a United States speed skater, experienced defeat when he fell twice during competition. Americans were saddened when they learned that, just before his competition, Jansen’s sister died, and Jansen had dedi- cated his efforts in her memory. Spirits were high though, when, a few days later, Brian Boitans, a figure skater, became the first athlete to win a gold medal Memorial to Hill Bethalto was saddened with the loss of Sergeant John D. Hill of the Bethalto Police Department. Hill was a valuable leader and a friend to many. Hill gave nineteen years of his life to the Bethalto Police Department. During that time he served as coordinator of the Explor- er Post Police Scouts. More than thirty scouts completed this program that was founded by Hill. Dealing with school police relationship was another of Hill’s responsibilities. One was likely to see officer Hill patrolling the school parking lot, or on duty at a varsity basketball game. Officer Hill was an impor- tant member of the community, and he will be missed greatly. Olympics ’88 Let the Games Begin for the United States in 1988. The same day, Eric Haim broke the world speed skating record, but received a silver medal when his world record speed was shattered by an- other skater. The winter Olympics have a wide range of sports, including skating, skiing, luging, and hockey. The summer games include gymnas- tics, diving, and track competition. Over nine hundred athletes competed for a place on the U.S. summer Olympic team that com- peted in Seoul, South Korea. Fifteen-year- old Kristie Phillips, holder of the U.S. all- around championship, hoped to follow in the footsteps of 1984 Olympic star Mary Lou Retton. All of the U.S. athletes strove to achieve the gold. Some obtained it; others did not. Needless to say, though, is the fact that all of the Olympians had much spirit and determi- nation. “Mr. Jesus” Hits Charts The rise of a singer to stardom is usually long and tedious, but not with nine-year-old Sharon Batts. In fact, stardom was the far- thest thing from Batt’s mind when she re- corded “Dear Mr. Jesus’’ at the age of six. “Dear Mr. Jesus” is a song that appeals to Jesus to help stop child abuse. This song has drawn thousands of requests to radio sta- tions all across the country. The shocking success of “Dear Mr. Je- sus” was a big surprise to everyone, includ- ing Sharon’s mother Jan, the head of Power Source. Power Source is a Christian based youth group with many talented singers. When “Dear Mr. Jesus” was first released, it re- ceived air play from only a few Christian radio stations. Then, on November 1, a top forty station in Florida gave it a chance on the air, and since that time, things have not been the same. Power Source has recieved many requests for singles of “Dear Mr. Je- sus.” When asked about her feelings for the song, Sharon replied, “When I first sang ’Dear Mr. Jesus’ I was six and didn’t under- stand child abuse. Now 1 know it’s a really terrible thing.” The CM Eagle, A.K.A. senior Jeff Edmiaston, was a famil- iar figure at the varsity football games this year. He knew just how to “keep that Eagle spirit up.”

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Sports page 51 Organizations • page 35 Faculty - page 87 Index - page 161 Advertisements • page 166 Closing • page 190 Sophomores • page 137 Freshmen - page 149 Table of Contents .3

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A United States Army helicopter from Mt. Vernon. Illinois, visited CM this year during its tour of local high schools. Students were welcome during lunchtime to view the chopper” that landed during morning classes. Here senior Kevin On examines the vehicle while speaking to an army representative. Thirteen Vie for Presidency Nineteen eighty-eight has been a big year in the world of politics. This year, thirteen men are debating, campaigning, and antici- pating in hopes of becoming the next Presi- dent of the United States. The presidential candidates are waiting to see just what the future holds. The Republi- cans have six candidates running, while the Democrats have seven. There has been great controversy over the amount of personal privacy a candidate is entitled to. Democratic candidate Gary Hart was reported to have spent the week- end with model Donna Rice. Hart dropped out of the race but reentered less than two months later. Two Republican candidates are also unsa- tisfied with their backgrounds, and each is trying to change his image. Pierre du Pont, former governor of Delaware, does not want to be seen as a multi-millionaire. In an effort to shed his elitist image, he wishes to be called “Pete.” Pat Robertson, former televi- sion evangelist and head of the Christian Broadcast Network, wants Americans to think of him as a Christian leader, not as an evangelist. Illinois’s Democratic senator Paul Simon is famous for his bow ties. Jack Kemp, Demo- cractic representative from New York, has played professional football. One of the better-known candidates, Re- publican George Bush, has good name-rec- ognition simply because of his occupation — he is Vice-President of the United States. Democrat Jesse Jackson is hoping for a large portion of the monirity vote, but would like support from all Americans. Two Democratic candidates have had practical leadership experience as gover- nors. Michael Dukakis currently serves as Governor of Massachusetts, while Bruce Babbitt previously served as Governor of Arizona. Besides Paul Simon, there is one senator from each political party entered in the presidential race. Senator Albert Gore from Tennessee is a Democrat; Senator Robert Dole from Kansas is a Republican. Democrat Richard Gephardt from Missou- ri has been widely criticized as having changed his mind to suit a given situation. Amid these accusations, Gephardt maintains that he is an able leader and cites his many years of experience in Washington. These thirteen Americans will battle for their party’s nomination and vie for votes of the American people, who demand a capa- ble leader. Surrogate Motherhood: Debate Continues Some couples wait a lifetime for one mir- acle that will change their lives — a baby. Some are unable to have a child of their own, so they turn to other means. Adoption and hosting foster children are two routes couples go. The controversial option of sur- rogate motherhood, however, has recently become an option for some couples. William and Elizabeth Stern were one such couple. They opted to try a surrogate mother, a woman who is paid to have an- other couple’s baby. Mary Beth Whitehead was to be the surro- gate mother. The Sterns and Whitehead signed a contract that stated Whitehead would bear a child for the Sterns in ex- change for a designated amount of money. The problem occurred when Whitehead decided that she could not go through with the agreement. She wanted to keep the baby she had carried for nine months. The ques- tion was, just whose baby was it. The Sterns paid a considerable amount of money in advance to cover Whitehead’s ex- penses. The contract clearly stated the agreement and each party signed it in good faith. A decision would have to be made as to whether the contract was valid in these circumstances. The nature of the contract placed it in a gray area of the law. Surrogate motherhood was considered neither legal nor illegal. Only a court’s decision could decide the fate of “Baby M.” The New Jersey Supreme Court handed down a decision that outlined that the con- tract was similar to baby-selling; thus, the contract was invalid. The court decided that “Baby M” would be better off with her adoptive parents, but Mary Beth Whitehead retained visitation rights. Although this case has been resolved, the controversy over surrogate motherhood still remains. With a definitive precedent to fol- low, however, similar cases would most like- ly be resolved in the same fashion. Compiled and written by: Michele Barach CM Times