Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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Jack Nicholas captured a victory at the prestigious Masters golf tournament. The first (J.S. gold bullion coins ever minted went on sale and the fever proved nearly as strong as in the California gold rush of the 19th century. Bruce Springsteen, known to rock-and-roll fans as the Boss, re- leased his “Live l975-85” record that sold one million copies its first day in stores. Brian Hood ALL FOR ONE. Members of the New York Mets charge onto the field as catcher Gary Carter tumbles to the ground after the Mets clinched the 1986 World Series over the Boston Red Sox. (Great Bend Tribune) Mets capture Series, Drugs kill athlete To kick off a summer of celebration, the Statue of Liberty at Ellis Island cele- brated 100 years of exis- tence. In seven exciting World Series games, the New York Mets rallied back to defeat the Boston Red Sox. The Mets, one strike from defeat, staged several re- markable comebacks to deny the Red Sox their first World Series victory in 68 years. Ray Knight, third baseman for New York, captured the honorable award of Most Valuable Player. Len Bias, basketball star from the University of Maryland, died from a co- caine overdose on June 19. After a long investiga- tion of the basketball pro- gram, school officials asked coach Lefty Dries- dall for his resignation. College basketball ex- perienced a new challenge when a 3-point line was added from only 20 feet away. “Almost any player in 2.9 VRWWIS THE BIG ONE. General Motors Corp's James Vorkes shows off the ad that was used to promote the company’s new 2.9 percent financing for its huge stock of 1986 vehicles. (Great Bend Tribune) college today can make a shot from that far. There's definitely going to be more high scoring games, said junior Allan Zuhars. At the movies, Top Gun was one of the pre- mier shows of the year. Other popular movies in- cluded “Back to School, “The Color of Money,” and American Anthem. NATIONAL 4 MINI-MAG

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Posters in the halls reflect school spirit. Eugene Huslig EAGLE Sophomore Jimmy Rogers jams at the After Scrimmage Scramble. Eugene Huslig EAGLE Seniors Julie Thill and Kristin Wilson exhibit sportsmanship. Justin Knupp EHS TODAY Unique students, not so simple It's lunch time. The sun shines down and a gentle breeze blows autumn leaves to the ground. Students gather around the Ellin- wood High School sign and mingle with each other. Some drink their pop, some toss a football back and forth. Two senior girls tease a 220-lb senior guy about how sore he is from Friday night's football game. He gets a backrub to relieve the tension. SIMPLY iJ VAlLe- The yearbook editor slowly walks up the sidewalk carrying her medium Dr. Pepper from Pop 'N Shop laughing with a friend. A red pickup roars past the front of the school with the radio blaring out sounds from Bon Jovi. Inside a teacher leans against the pop machine, talking with several students. He laughs as they play Human Pinball with un- suspecting freshmen, but he soon brings the game to a halt. Another student stands in front of the candy machine trying to decide whether to buy a candy bar, a pack of gum, or some Lifesavers. At 12:43, the groups begin to break up and students make their way to fifth hour. Ellinwood High School covers the block on East Second street in the center of town, the biggest business in this town of 2,800. Small town kids, but not simple. They are, in fact, simply unique. Lori Salem THEME DIVISION 3

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WORLD For journalists around the world, the cry was Danfloff As school was starting, 1986 was coming to a close. Nicholas Daniloff was accused and later im- prisoned by the Soviet Union in Moscow for being a spy of the U.S. Daniloff, a news correspondent for U.S. News and World Re- port magazine, was held in exile for about 20 days. Ronald Reagan and Mik- hail Gorbachev went to Reykjavik, Iceland for the super power summit meet- ings. Reagan and Gorba- chev could not agree on the idea of Reagan's Stra- tegic Defense Initiative (SDI), which concluded with bad feelings from both sides. DAN1LOFFS AT EMBASSY. American reporter Nicholas Daniloff and his wife, Ruth, stand in front of the U.S. Em- bassy in Moscow. (Great Bend Tribune) Eighteen year old Boris Becker, sometimes called “Boom-Boom Becker, won Wimbeldon for the second year in a row. More than 100,000 Russians were dangerously exposed when the power plant at Chernobyl erupted in April of 1986. It may be years before the world will be able to measure the aftershock of the most devasting nuclear accident in history. South Africa still re- mained a country of un- rest. The black majority was rebelling against the minority white govern- ment. Brian Hood GRIM FAREWELLS. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbechev and President Ronald Reagan make their fare- wells in Reykjavik after the final sessions of the summit. The man at center is an interpreter. (Great Bend Tribune) MINI MAG 5