East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Bringing Home the Gold Do you believe in miracles? The crowd was smaller, the language was different, and the sport for all its high techniques and global pretensions, was still Ping-Pong! The Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, are not only another chance for athletic excellence, but to show the world that South Korea is coming out. Many Americans hope that the U.S. teams do far better in this contest than we did in the Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Canada. DRAW FIRST OOU . . . Bnai Bona no ot Siinnycale. Calif . u:ins Ihe ftrsl US gold medal In the Winter Olympics tn ]988- SAUJTE TO GOLD . . Bonnie Biair iter her u-in of ■ ornens 500- Grounded Suddenly, cries of Joy. cheers, and sighs of relief were heard through the air as 1 8-month-old Jessica Mc- Clure was pulled from a well after being trapped there for 58 hours. Friday, October 16. after hours of anxious drilling, digging, and blasting, Jes- sica was rescued from her prison . 22 feet under- ground. Upon her rescue, the child was still clutching clods of dirt in her small hands. trapped tn for 56 nour All pictures proolded by World Wide Photo. Jimmy — am lucky to haue someone like you. You have brought hap- piness into my life. I LOVE YOU! Hugsn-Kisses, JaneUe Trad. We have made each oth- er strong by belieoing. Forever Friends, Lisa Jo. DEBBIE LOVES MICHAEL ' Ronnie, Thanks for all the times we shared. Luu ya — Kim. Linda, Lisa, Loma, Leah, and Kristine — Thanks for being such great friends. I loue you guys, Sareih! Dear Shags, would haue nev- er made it without your wild mama Jokes! Ill especially miss you 5. Love Ya Bunches — Sara K. GLEIi LOVES KfUSTY!!! Jan, Chrys, Jerrn, Patty, Thanks for aU the fun. Loue Ya!! Amy Mike — Haue a great Sr. year. Loiye Ya, Amy

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Face The Mafion There were heroes arid terrorists, triumphs and tragedies, presidential hopefuls, and Olympians. Michael Douglas and Cher won Oscars for acting. The writers ' strike left many of us watching reruns in February. Fatal Attraction became a national obsession. The Stock Market fell and stayed down a while. A Kuwaiti airliner was hijacked, and the Vietnam Memorial was defaced. A historical summit between the U.S. and the Souiet Union made history. Heather O ' Rourke became the second of the three kids from the Poltergeist mouie to suddenly die . . . Crash Booml Ban r Papers fell to the floor; the shouting stopped, Panic!! Sell the stock, sell the stock! Monday, October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 508 points. This drop was the greatest fall the Stock Market had since the crash and depression in 1929. Many financial experts referred to the day as Black Monday . Bankers blamed the drop on the inflated U.S. dollar, and the trade deficit. After some stabilization, the stocks fell again in January, the third lowest drop in history. Hero or Criminal? To many Americans he was regarded as a hero, to some others, a criminal. Oliver North was the star performer and witness in the Iran-Contra hearings. Along with his paper- shredding secretary Fawn Hall, I orth reached celebrity sta- tus. Many people expect President Reagan to pardon North before the end of his term, but the White House denies that Reagan is discussing pardons at least for now. Iran-Contra stands for the scandal of members of the gov- ernment selling arms to Iran and using the money to aid contra rebels. North is perhaps one of the only people involved in the scandal to know the truth, the whole truth . . . THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH . . . Manne Lt. Col. Oliver riorth takes the oath before testifying in the Iran- Contra tnal- BLACK MONDAr ' . . . Some fman cial experts used this term in refer ence to the Stock Market crash on October 19 69. . . Side Lite

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j:- - VACANT. On returning to school, students found the smoking hut cluttered with desks, folding chairs, and abandoned. With the new rul- ing, smoking is not permitted in school. [ I do not care since do not smoke. POSTED FOR A CHANGE. No smoking signs were tacked to walls, halls and anywhere else that was necessary all over campus. r w Warning As last year came to a close, the last cigarette was ground into the pavement and the last puff of smoke evaporated into the air . . . gone forever. There ' s no place to hang out anymore. It is a violation of our rights. Stacey Freddie said. During the summer of ' 87 the State of Texas announced its policy that no high school student may smoke or chew tobacco on school grounds at any time. ' It ' s causing too many breathing problems in the bath- rooms, James Steelman said. NO SMOKING J On TEA ' S visit. It is one of those necessary things. There is always tension while we are getting ready for the visit. Teachers are working hard here to do a good Job and it always shows! Ruth Ussery On ' y Semester Exams. I think it makes studying for your exams worthwhile and it ' s fairer to those who study for their exams, like me. Tim Crank We take tests every 6 weeks, why do we need this exam which might fail us? Wendy Davis On the Republic of China Presentation. I respect them (the people of Kaohsiung) for their culture. It was interesting to see how they behave. I like the presentation very much. Their clothes were interest- ing. Jodi Robinson