Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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I Changes abound for CP students Changes abounded within the frame¬ work of Crown Point High School during the 1979-80 school year. Many long¬ standing traditions and rules were modi¬ fied due to policy changes by the mem¬ bers of the administration. The change most affecting the student body and faculty was the shortening of lunch hours to half an hour. This proce¬ dure was brought about because of com¬ plaints by town merchants of loitering and vandalism by students. Lunch peri¬ ods were divided into three half-hour ses¬ sions labeled “A-B-C.” A student’s time for lunch was determined by the sched¬ ule of his fourth hour class. Developments brought about by this change included shorter lunch lines and the elimination of intramural activities in the gym. The nicest change for students was the dismissal of school at 2:35 instead of 3 p.m. This meant extra time for athletes to pr epare for meets and working students to relax before heading off to their jobs. Other changes included the fence that was circumscribed around the school as a deterrent to late night vandals. For those not wanting a hot meal, a salad bar was installed in the cafeteria. To comply with President Carter’s energy conserva¬ tion plan, thermostats were lowered. Despite the above differences in school policy, students, teachers, and administration adjusted easily. By next year, these changes will be taken for granted. 20—Changes

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Iranian crisis threatens world This year the nation faced the reality of threats to worldwide peace and a Pope who traveled internationally to promote that peace . This year’s most outstanding issue was the Crisis in Iran, centering around the takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran. Iranian militants, spurred on by the religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini, seized over 50 American hostages, hold¬ ing them to force return of the deposed Shah to Iran for trial. A further threat to international peace occurred with Russian invasion of Afghanistan. President Carter met the Soviet’s military moves, a direct concern to the U.S. security, with the proposed boycott of the Summer Moscow Olym¬ pics and a Soviet grain embargo. For a week in October, political ten¬ sions ceased with Pope John Paul ll’s visit to America. National coverage was given as the Pope made stops in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Des Moioes, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. The Pope, in his plea for human rights, also toured Ireland, Mexico, Turkey, and his native Poland. The 1980 Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, New York, saw Americans “Go for the Gold” six times. Highlighting the games were Eric Heiden’s unprece¬ dented five gold medals in speedskating and the U.S. hockey team’s stunning upset of the Soviet Union and capturing of the gold medal. Economic issues were also significant with energy leading the way. Gasoline topped $1 a gallon and continued to rise as OPEC nations hiked prices. Proposed alternatives to this problem were gasohol, rationing, increasing domestic supplies, and conservation. The gold market also received atten¬ tion with gold soaring to over $800 an ounce. The 1980 presidential election began with the New Hampshire primary in early spring. The American public had a variety of viewpoints to choose from, ranging from Reagan’s conservatism to Kenne¬ dy’s liberalism. Bush and Anderson gave the Republicans an alternative to Reagan while Senator Kennedy challenged the incumbent Carter on the Democratic ticket. Inflation also sky-rocketed. Inflation reached over 18 percent this year, the highest in the nation’s history. America also suffered two tragic losses, the death of two beloved Ameri¬ cans, Jimmie Durante, comedian, pianist, and singer, died early in 1980. John Wayne affectionately known as ‘‘The Duke” died in June of 1979 after a bout with cancer. John Wayne is best known for his many westerns and charity work. The Iranian Crisis and the Soviet inva¬ sion of Afghanistan brought the Ameri¬ can people closer together and inspired a new surge of patriotism. NMIOIW New-? National News—19

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A new addition (opposite page top right) is the fence around the school, which was put up for security reasons. The ‘C’ lunch lines (opposite page below) are still long even after part of the thirty minutes have past. Even though the lunch periods were broken into three sections, (left) students sometimes had prob¬ lems finding tables. Students anxiously wait for 2:35 (lower left) rather than 3:05 for the bell to ring at the end of the day. President Carter ' s energy plan (lower right) went into effect as well as Mr. Kimble ' s. To combat the cold air, Mr Kimble taped cardboard over his air vent. CH-M1G€S