Croswell Lexington High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Croswell, MI)

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BONO, OF U2, the most successful band of 1967 and 1988. BABE THE COW is watched ov a crowo waitinq tor ner to make history in the cow-aroo' axtie. BACK IN THE U.S.S.R. . Billy Joel maae history with his qooawili concert in Russia. TAMM r BAKER DRIES her eves over the scandal of her husband. Reverend Jim Baker. NEWS AND FEATURES 0

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Croswell Gets Dropped Into National Spotlight Crosweii was tne site ot Micmqan s tirst cow-arop rattle, run to raise money tor the scnooi s seventn-ana eigntn-qraae cheerleaders. Designed as a numorous alternative to bake saies ana car washes, raising a total or $2,900 tor the cause. Witn three prizes ot $750. $250 ana $100, the rattie was a success. It s onginaiitv anc unique concept arew national attention ana promoted the Detroit FREE PRESS ana PEOPLE MAGAZINE to write stories about it. intrestmg news stories rrom the country tineo uu» ears during the past year. Manv scanciais ana hot items' maae us watch rne news, reao rne paper, ana watcn tor people on SATURDAi NIGHT LIVE to make tun ot tne latest secret to erupt. jiM ano I AM MV BnKkER ana JIMMY SWAGGART were thrown into the national spotlight when promiscuous secrets aoout sexuai misconduct ana tax evasion were revealed. The BAKKERS were accused ot draining the tunas trom the PTL Ministry to support tneir lifestyle ana pay oif the black mail ut JESSICA HAHN to keep ner trom revealing tneir secret. JIMMY SWAGGART was convicted oi paying women to Pose nuae tor rum, causing mm to temporarily resign rrom his ministry. JESSICA HAHN, DONNA RICE, ana FAWN HALL, or was that Jessica Rice, rawn Hahn, and Donna Hail? It was hard to keep these three straight. Thev an naa to co with scandals ot theuastvear. JESSiCA HAHN was involved witn the JIM BAKkER scandal, and DONNA RiCE ruined GARY HAP1 s presidential campaign when pictures ot two on r e cruise snip “MONKEY BUSINESS were revealed to tne Public. PAWN Hmll. who was secretary tor OLL1E NORTH, was accused ot taking Secret documents oeaiinq with rne IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR to be snreooea. The secono-worst airline disaster in U.S. history claimed 156 lives, out 6 !iL w;; AND FEnTukE iett only one survivor, 4“vear-old CECELIA CICHAN. The Northwest Airlines Flight .55 crashed m Detroit last August, leaving Cecelia witn a concussion, a bf oken ieg ana collarbone ana thKa-degree burns. People s hearts went out tor 18-month-oid BABY JESSiCA. wno had talien down a well shatt ana was ioaoed in tne hole tor 56 hours. Rescue workers, yulunteers ana paraaermcs spent three frustrating days digging ner out. and the world was relieved when the oraeai was tinaiiv over. Tnen tnere was entertainment. DIRTY DANCING nad to oe the most popular movie ot last year and any other veer tor that matter. RGBOCGP gave us a view ot Detroit in tne tuture ana tne music and beat oi lA BAM BA just made us teel good. THE LAST EMPEROR received nine oscar nominations. Uz naa tne biggest selling album. THE JOSHUA TREE, biggest concert tour, ano tnev won a grammv to? Album Ot Tne rear. Rappers sucn as the BEASTIE BUrS ano RUN D.M.C. made tneir mark, too. snaring the stage tor tneir IDGETHER r UR EVER tour. TIFFANY had a number one record at age 16. Cr os-Lex tavofites seemed to be the nara-rock music ot WHITESNAKE and DEF LEPPARD. wno made a comeDac wirn their one-armed drummer after a tour-year absence due to a car accident. WRAPPED IN GAUZE. Babv Jessica is treed trom a weii shaft.

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Time Flies When Having Fun SpiritWeekaSucce“ Homecominq was upon us once again, suprising most people who never realised that it was already a month into the school «ear. Spirit week is one ox the rare times that vou can walk into school and see ell ot vour trienas dressed in aluminum foil. Saran-Wrap. or like anvthinq trom Rambo to Pee Wee Herman. You hear little comments like. Hev nice shirt. Wav to show that spirit. Many comments like these were expressed throughout the week of aonurmal fashions. Color Dav was the starting point ot the the festivities in our school, with each class being assigned a color and a set limit of articles being worn. Some ot the most entertaining costumes, and also the most original, were seen on Rags to Runes. Hawaiian beach bum. ana Stvles ot the Past and Future davs. beach parties were being thrown in the Senior hall on Hawaiian Dav as the rest of the school looked on and asked themselves it this couio really be happening in October. Cros-Lex High School seemed to rock beneath the wave ot spirit displayed by all ot the classes. Spare time between doing homework, atter school lobs, and team practices was nara to tind with ail the different events taking place. The excitement was at its heighth on Friday atter the pep rallv with only one point separating the leading senior class from the sophomore class. When the announcement came in during the half-time ot the football game, the seniors all gasped in astonishment that tne sophomores had defeated the seniors in the float building competition and had wen the spirit award. WINNERS OF bEACH bUM Dav were brian French. Rachael Schmidt. Chris Soule. F'aul Stewart, Nao e Mai. Pattie Welter, and Jason Priest.