East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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World: From Springsteen to Summit In 1985, the planet earth rocked with natural and human disasters and rolled with Live Aid to the starving in Africa. Mid-East terrorists crushed the hearts of many in the world while William Refrigerator Perry Cfootball playerj stole them in America. The year 1985 saw many disasters take many lives. An earthquake in central Mex- ico and a Colombian volcano killed over 45,000 people. Airplane crashes also took a record number of lives. Farmers protested to the government for aid, and received it from Willie Nelson and friends, with Farm Aid. South Africa con- tinued their Apartheid idiocy. On the entertainment scene, Sylvester 1 Stallone's Rambo graced the silver screen with blood and guns. it On Nov. 19, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mik- many heart-to-heart talks Reagan and Gorbachev ha hail Gorbachev talk in front of a fireplace at the Fleur at the superpower summit. D'Eau in Geneva, Switzerland. This was one of the '-P.: , gg. ,ag 4 5 ft - we . gf--1-W .43- T ' V: W 1 S WI' . Q: kv --,-.,.f:W: '-,W V fr it -Randi-5 -4 Vai AFg,,',g,ff ,.. se W' I . ' l A Delta Airlines jetliner crashed near Dallas, Tex., in August, killing 137 people. The plane was on a flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Los Angeles, with an intermediate stop at Dallas-Fort Worth. Thirty-four people survived the crash, but live died 22 WORLD NEWS , ,,,,,n....,, Q. W ' ' ' K , i if Q. 2 ,, , 'W M v,x,.,,... Q I , ani of injuries later. The plane encountered a severe wind shear as it plunge ground. dto th

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'VW' as tal: 'uf' . ,HY '- 'igy A -351- . nxt lx 1 Promising talent surfaces during Madrigal Dinner On Dec. 4-5, the vocal music room of East High was beautifully changed into a castle depicting the renaissance era of the l500's. At 6 p.m., the hallways in front of the music room were filled with an excited audience participating in peasant fair games, such as bobbing for apples. Trumpets sounded at 6:30, telling the audience that the king was ready for them to enter. The people were amazed when they entered the candle-lit English Castle. The King Cplayed by senior Kurt Ander- sonj, the Queen tplayed by junior Ste- phanie Ripleyj and the court made the dinner more exciting by getting the dinner guest involved. Turkey, potatoes, fruit and cheese were just some of the delicious items in the five-course meal. A total of 28 chamber singers were in- volved. A royal orchestra, fanfare trumpets, serving girls, thieves and crooks-a total of 60 other participants-helped make the Madrigal Dinner a success, Some people who played important roles were junior Rob Pierick, who played the jester, juniors Dana May and Todd Hickey, the trouba- doursg Loren Deering, the wizard, and Shelley Betts, the witch. On both nights the Madrigal Dinner was held, the hearts of 100 people were filled with excitement and joy. Ms. Linda Chamberlin, vocal music teacher, sponsored the Madrigal Dinner, and by scheduling rehearsal after rehearsal, she made it the success it was. Even though preparing for the dinner took a lot of hard work and commitments, the students enjoyed the fun they shared together. Senior Baron Randolph show off his great acting abil- ity during a dress rehearsal as sophomore JoAnn Wil- lis looks on. The Madrigal Dinner was held Dec. 4-5, MADRIGAL DINNER 2l

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-get ,ax ,M-'WX .sf- Aw as City Royals pitcher Bret Saberhagen hugs George after throwing a five-hitter to give the Royals the World crown over the St. Louis Cardinals. Cincinatti Reds player-manager Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's career hit record in September. The historic No. 4,192 hit was a single off the San Diego Padres Eric Snow in the bottom of the first inning. Blue-collar rocker Bruce Springsteen Wm the Boss of rock 'n' roll with block- buster album, Born in thc USA. WORLD NEWS 23