Corona High School - Coronal Yearbook (Corona, CA)

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%t p :,) fA6! rt. To look back, to remember . . , friends, lockers, exams, parties ... the year; like no other. The weather broke records, coming Irom record breaking mid-western heat •raves and draught ol summer to the high surf and floods of ipring . . . the cold of winter claimed hundreds of lives as emperatures reached all-time lows . . . there were more jarthquakes recorded and the Coalinga area continued to 3e jolted alter their devasting spring of 83 ' ... the Colora- do river basin experienced flooding from record snow fall and runoff. As school began the nation was shocked at the Russian downing of the Korean 707; killing all 269 aboard . . . there was talk of banning the Russian atheletes from the lummer Olympics . . . much of the campus felt as Chris ..orton, Politics should not be mixed with sports. and anda Smith ' s wish for an individual effort in competition ing maintained. As government leaders approached nu- lear diarmament talks, ABC aired the controversial The lay After , depicting the effects of a nuclear attack . . . lassroom discussion showed concern as many, such as ohn Lee questioned, could it happen . . . will it? The alks ended with the Russians walking out; and in West 3ermany, Japan and around the world thousands joined arms to protest nuclear build-up by the major powers. Sev- eral campus bumper stickers carried A Nuclear Bomb Can Ruin Your Whole Day. American aid continued in revolu- tion torn El Salvador and Central America and increasing numbers crowded southern California cities. Flags across the nation dropped in the aftermath of the tragic truck bombing of 239 marines on a peace-keeping mission in Beirut . . . President Reagan sent troops into Grenada. For many such as Richard Sprague concern deepened because of the draft, others like Mark Flint felt no physical concern, but hoped for US integrity. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. Ma Bell split vnth AT T. The US Public Health Service declared AIDS a number one priorty. Interior Secretary Watt resigned . . . John DeLorean . . . Cabbage Patch Dolls . . . Wall Walkers. Eddie Murray ' s three homeruns helped Baltimore win the world series. Phil Mahre won the world cup in skiing. John Robinson had his first year with the Rams; and Rookie Anthony Dickerson led the NFL in yards gained. Sports Illustrated named Mary Decker the Sports Women of the Year. The USFL ended its first season with the Chicago Blitz in first. Carl Lewis won three golds at Helsinki in track. Nebraska football held the number one spot the entire season. And Australia took the America Cup to foreign ground for the first time in 132 years. In Riverside Elizabeth Bouvia made a bid for the right to end her life by starvation. Presidental candidate hopeful Jesse Jackson visited Syria in an attempt to help free Airman Goodman. Lech Walesa of Poland was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and Pope Paul visited South America and Poland. Leiha Raney, Corona educator for fifty years died; as did Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys; Ira Gershwin; David Niven; Jack Dempsy; Arthur Godfrey; Lynn Fon- tainne; and ' Bear ' Bryant. Computers . . . Princess Caroline wed again . . . and M and M ' s were the candy of the Olympics, bank of the Olympics, film of the Olympics, orange juice of the Olympics . . . remember.

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? «■ ' ' ' ■■ ■ » T •2? Ss ' P im m .m - n 1 f? , vv V I -IS?;? 4 in Corona construction was up . . . interest rates down. Sunkist closed its Corona plant. Garretson and Ontario streets . . . the police went on strike and re- ceived nation wide coverage . . . Hoover and Young were re-elect- ed to the school board . . . Corona Mall finished . . . flood control channel work continues . . . school district raised GPA for extra-cur- ricular participation . . . car hops return . . . Prado area readies for Olympic archery competition . . . the circle . . . big gulps . . . Cor- ona Raceway . . . with population at approximately 43,000 the free- way fills with commuters . . . Cu- pid ' s neon light . . . skyline drive . . . gas avearges at 1 .05 a gallon for regular . . . yard sales and hot tubs . . . joggers and fitness cen- ters ... 1st annual Christmas pa- rade . . . trips to Tyler Mall, South- coast, the beach, the Forum, and Mammoth . . .