DeSoto High School - Eagle Yearbook (Desoto, TX)

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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

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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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by Nancy St. Pierre in supporting the high school and all its organizations and their functions. Our merchants and their businesses were making the major break- throughs and Were helping DeSoto in its continuous achievements. 240fAds Di ur community made a major break through With its growth in pop- ulation and businesses. The merchants in DeSoto helped TACO BUENO is only one of the many new bus D Soto that is help' g to make our mmun ty t g and more pleas tpl t 'd . QAQDQ