Edwardsville High School - Tiger Yearbook (Edwardsville, IL)

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Remember Hurricane Alicia The devasting hurricane Alicia grew from a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, August 16, 1983. Alicia strengthened in size and power with every hour that passed by. Protective measures were taken to decréase the amount of destruction that was to come. A portion of Galveston was protected by a levee built to withstand eighteen feet waves. People who lived in mobile homes were asked to evacuate. Businesses were boarding up their When . . .. EHS School Mascot On Tuesday September 6, 1983 Ed wardsville High School students found the school had a new mascot. Herbie, the eighty pound fiberglass Hereford steer had been taken from Edwards- ville Frozen Foods and placed on top of the school building. The last time Herbie was taken was over ten years ago when he ended up in a farmers field. August 18, 1983 windows and doors to protect their investments. On Thurs- day, August 18, 1983 hurricane Alicia crashed into the Texas and Louisiana coasts sending sheets of rain through windows and doors with devastating winds reaching near 115 mph. Because of Alicia’s eye being off centered, more heavy thunderstorms and rains attacked the area after Alicia crossed the coastline

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In August and September of 83’, the city of Edwardsville had a disruption in the operation of the water flow. Edwards- ville city residents were instructed to boil their water until further notice In August, a boil order was issued because of lighting that had stricken the water plant and caused the city water tanks to run dry. As a result of the water loss, people were asked to limit the use of water in order to refill the water tanks. Local businesses, such as laundromats and car washes, were asked to shut down for the day Again in September, a boil order was in effect for two days because of a large water main break. The pipe that broke was one of the oldest water mains in the city. The cause of the break was primarily the age of the pipe History in the making What? The Space Shuttle Challenger Where? Kennedy Space Center Cape Canaveral, Florida When? 2:32 am Tuesday, August 30, 1983 After a seventeen minute delay the space go up into space. The space shuttle launch shuttle Challenger left the earth leaving a bril- could be seen for a radius of 150-200 miles. liant display of sight and sound. In just a few The flame from the shuttle launch bounced off minutes after it’s liftoff, the Challenger was the clouds creating a brilliantly lit sky. The sky circling the earth 184 miles high. The Challeng- was so bright one could read a newspaper three er’s crew included the first black astronaut to miles away The 1983 summer season was one of the hottest ever. The high temperatures combined with high humidity caused closing of E’ville’s public schools. Temperatures reached the top of the thermom- eter making it almost impossible to keep cool. The seasons went from one extreme to another. The winter was hard. Snow storms came with- out warning. As a result of the heavy snow, schools were again closed in the St. Louis area.