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

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Mission specialist Bruce McCandless strolls through space in the manned maneu¬ vering unit. He was the first man historical¬ ly to walk through space. The Statue of Liberty began a two-year ren¬ ovation this year to restore her corroded and worn exterior. The nation banded to¬ gether in hopes of returning the image of freedom to her original glory. The United States Men’s Gymnastics team received its first team medal in Olympic competition during the 1984 summer games. The members celebrate their victo¬ ry during the awards ceremony. 4 l u I 16 World News

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Junior Noah Burczyk shows the latest fashions for guys. Lace-up shoes, pan¬ eled pants, and a long black jacket were the hottest trends in fashion. Junior Joyce Lain shows a popular hair Senior Laurie Holcomb and Junior Jill style. Terraces and deeply cut layers the top and sides of her hair with the CPHS. back long and one length. Large, bright- sweater ly colored, dangling earrings completed her colorful outfit. Kissinger dress in the casual look for shirt with a coordinating r it, corduroys or jeans, and pair of flat slip on shoes were common¬ ly seen in the halls of the school. Fashion 15 £ s

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Nancy Reagan holds the Bible as her husband recites the inaugural oath. On the coldest inauguration day in history, Ronald Reagan became the oldest man sworn into the office of President. George Bush was sworn in as Vice-Presi¬ dent. Many of the day’s festivities were cancelled or moved indoors because the temperature was sub-zero, with a wind- chill factor as low as -50 degrees in many sections of the East. — Topsy Turvy - People cope with world changes, calamities During this school year, the world went through many changes. People had to react and keep up with all the blows thrown their way. Even in the summer, before school began, the 1984 Olym¬ pics brought controversy from the very beginning. The Soviet nations boycotted the events. But the people reacted to the boycott with a fresh new feeling of friendship and unity that was evident from the opening cere¬ monies. As the Romanian team entered the Olympic Colosse¬ um, the crowd erupted into ap¬ plause, giving a standing ova¬ tion for the only Soviet nation to disregard the boycott and at¬ tend the games. The 1984 Summer Olympics ended with the most elaborate celebration in Olympic history. The Presidential election pro¬ vided a major controversy across the nation. The incum¬ bent Ronald Reagan was popu¬ lar with his conservative eco¬ nomic reforms. Walter Mon¬ dale and Geraldine Ferraro were hopeful because of the feminist issue. Geraldine Fer¬ raro was the first woman candi¬ date running for a presidential office. When her candidacy was announced, Ferraro said, “Vice- President, it has such a nice ring to it.” Terrorism and death plagued the world scene this year. Indira Ghandi, Prime Minister of In¬ dia, was murdered by her own Sikh security guards. “I am not interested in a long life. I am not afraid of these things. I don’t mind if my life goes in the service of this na¬ tion,” Ghandi said the night be¬ fore her assassination. The USSR saw an influx of new heads of state. After months of ill health, Soviet leader Konstantin U. Cher¬ nenko died on March 10. He was succeeded by Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The people of Ethiopia cried out to the world in weak under¬ nourished voices as a famine swept across the land. The de¬ sert in Ethiopia expands over a mile every year. Many charita¬ ble organizations were formed to send aid to the dying masses. The Union Carbide plant in India claimed over 2,500 lives because of a chemical leak. The medical field too had its advances. Heart surgery took a giant leap forward during the past year with several artificial heart implants. The nation watched with fixed eyes as a baboon was sac¬ rificed for the life of Baby Fae as she received a heart trans¬ plant. A baboon’s heart re¬ placed her failing heart. Baby Fae lived about three weeks after the operation. These cases gave new hope to heart patients. The 1984-85 school year had its chaos, the world was in a top¬ sy-turvy state, and yet in spite of all the turmoil, Crown Point students still faced the world with hope for tomorrow. World News 17