DeSoto High School - Eagle Yearbook (Desoto, TX)

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ational election brings Woman into spotlight by Nancy St. Pierre he presidential elec- tions brought on some surprises, controversy, and history-making events and candidates. Ronald Rea- gan represented the Repub- lican Party and began his bid for a second term in re-elec- tion. Walter Mondale repre- sented the Democratic party after his vice-presidential experience more than four years ago after jimmy Carter lost to president Reagan in 1980. President Reagan once again ran with George Bush. Mondale took a twist in his campaign. He opted to choose a woman for a run- ning mate. This, of course, was a first in political history. No woman had ever run for a major position in the gov- ernment. Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to be on the ticket for a presi- dential election. With Ferraro came much controversy as her husband was under investigation by the IRS. This brought many negative aspects to the Democratic campaign and Mondale's chances at the presidency. With all the con- troversy and problems Mon- dale had, he lost the election by a wide margin. President Reagan won 49 of the 50 states in the election. Already in the way were obstacles when President Reagan took his second term. Among some of the problems he faced in the be- ginning of his second four year term included the con- troversy over his visit to Ger- many and visiting a cemetary where WWII German Secret Service agents were buried, and the Star Wars protection plan. SIXTY MINUTES reporter, Ed Bradley, visited DHS this year to film one of the many sequels for the series that covers many events that affect the entire world. Z38fPeople 1 W STUDENTS BEGIN learning early the importance of voting for positions that will affect their lives and represent their viewpoints on matters. sewft S . Eiiefgf tit

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Ms. Judy Moss, principal Ms. Kitty Hickerson, assistant principal Mr. David Robbins, assistant principal lim Christo he, secretary, sclhool board. Laura Dooley, vice- president, school oard. Terry Gray, member, school board. Larry Huckeba, member, school board. Bud lones, member, school board. Shirley Sensel, member, school board. Ruben Es uivel, president, school board. Frarflk Moates, Superintendent of Schools. E. I. Morgan, assistant su- perintendent of Business Affairs. Frank Hibler, assistant superintendent of Fa- cilities and Services. james Daniels, as- sistant superintendent of instruction. Perot causes chaos by Stacia Hood ew things usually bring excitement and enthusiasm, but not always. Some new things have caused chaos, complaints and a lot of extra paperwork by teachers and hardwork- ing students involved in ex- tracurricular activities. Some of these new things can be found listed under the head- line: HOUSE BILL 72. Beginning in the spring se- mester of 1985, and, except for honors and advanced classes, a student must main- tain the equivalent of 70 or better on a 100 scale in all DURING COLLEGE Night Mrs. Connie Zimmer and Ms. Moss dis- cuss Ross Perot and his essential elements. academic classes for each six weeks to participate in ex- tracurricular activities the following six weeks. Many teachers responded differently to House Bill 72. lt will hurt us in a lot of ways because all of our ath- letes will have to pass all of their classes in order to par- ticipate in sports, said head baseball coach Benny jones. English teacher Melody DeMattia disagreed with Coach jones. Academically the new house bill is great because students will leave high school more informed and more ready for college and work, she said. Administrationf237

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fi M 0 Death, new generation entertain 1985 by Nancy St. Pierre s one generation dies another picks up and takes over. There was death, anniversary of death, re- elections, successors, and new cliques to rise on the scene in 1984-85. On the other side of the world there were things going on to af- fect us all the way back in DeSoto. The Russian leader, Konstantin Chernenko, passed away after many months of secret and suspi- cious disappearance. Cher- nenko died of natural causes and was soon succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev. Back home in the U.S,, citizens were celebrating some more deaths. People everywhere were celebrat- ing the tenth anniversary of the Vietnam War and the he- roes of the battle. Another hero of a smaller battle clos- er to people was that of Ber- SOME FRESHMAN students learned the importance of elec- tions as they ran for a position on the DHS student council. . nard Goetz and his fight with delinquents in New York. Goetz, the subway vigilante, as he was dubbed, who wounded four youths who were allegedly trying to rob him was, after much contro- versy, sentenced to a prison term. The nuclear arms talks be- gan once more, with as many problems as ever. This ap- propriation, named Stars Wars . A new generation entered the eighties. There were hippies in the 60's, yippies in the 70's, and now there were yuppies. The return of the comic strip Doonesbury brought on the yuppies and their way of live. Young upwardly mobile profession- als, tyuppiesl brought on a new meaning to the business world. A shake up to the business world, as well as a scare, was given by T. Boone Pickens. Pickens tried to buy out ma- jor oil companies such as Gulf, and Phillips. HOME AND Family Living teacher, lanice Dowlearn, explains to her students exactly what yuppies are as part of her lesson for the class. Peoplef239