Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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RENCE (omforiablc shoes are a requisite fur freshmen and sophiimores. who make up a large percentage of ihe populaiion of the new portables. An excuse for macho jocks to wear makeup? No, it ' s the Rowdy Rooters at the pivotal Capo basketball game. Adam Kroll ' s stunts leave tourists ' mouths agape at the Dana Point Harbor. «.i L s Yo29i

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' ' t ■;fx- ■ , THE DIFFE Flute plaver Justin able adds finesse and music TO rhe bnseKaM field durinj; rchears- Whether you ' ve poured over each of the pre- vious pages or vvhether you were just thumb- ing through, the unavoidable fact that you ' re discovered by virtue of this volume ' s merci- less repetition is that The Difference IS Dana Hills. But what difference will Dana Hills, will this ' 86- ' 87 year, really make in your life? For some, the differences w ill be life-altering. Friends made this year w ill be friends forever; the memories of friends lost this year will linger forever. Some people met their future spouse at Dana Hills; many others won (and lost . ) the first great love of their lives. Spe- cial moments (like formals, proms, red and green smoke bombs at the Christmas lip sync) are permanently etched in our minds, to be- come tales to entertain future friends, chil- dren and even grandchildren. Teachers and classes will make lasting differ- ences as well. Inspired by an interesting phys- ics lecture, a future Nobel Laureate may have sub-consciously launched his or her career this year. Made to feel competent at rebuild- ing an engine or molding a sculpture, future mechanics and artists will choose their life- long work: so too with the fashion designers, athletes, doctors, teachers, politicians, world travelers, homemakers, businessmen, engi- neers and countless other contributors to so- ciety who lined up for diplomas on June 18, 1987. Subtle changes that were made this year may make a difference down the road. Picture yourself saying, Remember n hen you had to show your off-campus pass to go to McDon- alds during lunch. ' or When I went to this school, there were rolling green hills around it. The differences to come will in all likeli- hood surpass those of this year; whether they are changes for the better or the worse re- mains to be seen. One thing is definitely worth remembering: what happens in the future is largely up to you. In the end, you will make the difference. -k.e. Hr - -:j-AiViJ 29 Difference Is

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Just as the students, faculty, and events of Dana Hills made the difference in the Dol- phin microcosm, the leaders, governments, and happenings of the world made the differ- ence in the 1986-87 school year on a larger scale. Whether it was through heated debates in speech class, current events in American Govern- ment, conversations over Chicken McNuggeis at McDonald ' s, or the six o ' clock news, most students kept themselves posted on the latest going-ons of the outside world. The scandal of the year was the Iran-Contra affair in which the U.S. sent S50-100 million in weapons to Iran in a secret attempt to release American hostages, contrary to the wishes of Congress. The Reagan administration went to extraordinary lengths to keep these actions covert, using the CIA to bypass legal restrictions on arms exports. The fiasco underminded the credibility of the President, questioned his dependence on advisors, and led to the resignations of National Security Adviser John Poindexter and Chief of Staff Donald Regan and to the firing of Lt. Col. Oliver North. Other White House news included the 1987 tax reform laws, which caused many citizens to reevaluate their financial status, and Nancy Reagan ' s Just Say No drug awareness program. Reagan ' s main premise in his foreign relations remained thwarting any Eastern bloc insurgeniTand their Communist influence. SALT (Strategic Arms Limitations Talks) and a summit meeting between Gorbachev and Reagan were relatively ineffective as U.S. Soviet Union relations remained cool. On a global scale, terrorism remained an ominous threat to world peace, with the number of tourists in Europe sharply declining. Anti-apartheid lobbyists continued to voice their opinions (sometimes violently) in South Africa. Political turmoil plagued Central America and the Philippines, even under the leadership of the popular Corazon Aquino. On a lighter side, the royal wedding of Prince Andrew and Fergie was an opulent extravaganza watched around the world. On the domestic scene, topical issues of concern were abortion, the 55 mile-por-hour speed limit, and, most significantly, the AIDS epidemic and drug abuse. The death of basketball star Len Bias from a cocaine overdose heightened the latter concern. July 4 meant party-time for patriots from coast to coast as the Statue of Liberty celebrated her centennial anniversary. Americans were filled with pride as the Voyager flew non-stop around the world, the first plane ever to do so. Strides toward racial equality were set back a few decades with stonings by Forsyth County ' s white citizens of marchers on Martin Luther King Day. In Los Angeles County, the skid row killer brutally murdered homeless inhabitants of the ghetto. In the world of sports, the Mets defeated the Red Sox in the World Series; Bill Parcells, Phil Simms, and the New York Giants crushed the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII; and the Celtics with MVP Larry Bird beat the Rockets for the NBA Championship. Dennis Conner and his Stars and Stripes brought the America ' s Cup home from Australia, Boris Becker of Germany won at Wimbledon, and Ivan Lendl was victorious at the U.S. Open. As far as weather was concerned, the incredibly slow winter caused difficulties for ski resorts, with not enough snow to open until after New Year ' s Day. Looking at the entertainment section. Platoon and Paul Hogan ' s Crocodile Dundee dominated at the box office, and The Cosby Show and Cybil Shepherd and Bruce Vi illis in Moonlighting soared in television ratings. All in all, students kept themselves posted on the events that made the difference in 1986-87. Pres. Aquino -t.h.