Elsberry High School - Smoke Signal Yearbook (Elsberry, MO)

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1981-1982 1nwar Summer o romance o Jbear Jd)iary, Ok is kas keen an excitiny year! besides ike tkinys tkat kappened around CMS, we kave keen a fleeted by many national and world event A. We listened witk concern to news of proklems in Poland an d later, tke Oatkland islands. We yrieved, wi tb tke rest of tke world, wken SLyyptian president Mnwar Sadat was assassinated. On tke 1981, we were cauykt up in tke ft , e weddiny of Pri nee a ar les and princess Jbiana. Jik e all Mmericans, we were tkrifled ky tke successfu ffiybt of the Columi ia Space sku ttle. Our country kad its skare of proklems, tkouyk. Unemployment rose to new keiykts, and tke president and Cony re AS struyyfed witk kudyet proklems. Oke winter was ckaracterize d by record low temperatures, kut controversy over suck Sukfects as l eayan A cutkacks an d tie WorJ Wlajority kept tke country keated up. WJe were skocked and saddened ky tke deatks of stars Watalie Wood an d join Seluski. Oke year also krouykt many new and unusual fads wkick manayed to find tkeir way to (skerry. We puzzled over Kukik S cukes and cauykt pac-Wlan fever. !JeS, it A keen quite a year. JJke Id kas ckanyed', and we kave all wor ckanaed as individuals. We lanyea as individuals. l l e will never t?e tke Same, kut we will rememker tkis year as we continue to yrow and meet tke future.