Emporia High School - Re Echo Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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SCENE 2: I T R results of our school mock election early in November mirrored the national results. Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan ran away with a surprisingly easy victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter on November 4. A special election issue of THE ECHO, announcing local andnational contest' results, greeted the next morning as we 'came togschool. Seniors were already looking toward graduation as they chose announcements and other graduation items. After a slow start, our football team bounced back to win a berth in the state play-offs November 15. Prospects of our making it to the play-offs were dim, as three specitic teams needed to lose November 8 in order for us to make it. Although we traveled to state, Fort Scott dashed our hopes in the first play-off game. p The four-day Thanksgiving vacation was refreshing for all of usg we knew that ence the winter sports schedule began, we'd find our days extremely busy. Relationships among various countries seemed strained. Although talk of release of the American hostages in Iran continued, progress seemed remote. Striking problems in Poland brought veiled threats from Russia. And Jordan and Syria were eying each other with distrust. In the meantime, a devastating earthquake hit Italy, and fire engulfed the 26 stories of the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas, killing 84 people on November 21. Practice lists for the annual Christmas program were released, and winter sports practice begang the rush was just beginning. Gif' fs: ii' A Ayii ,, ,, 'DMI' 49 'gm' it .' 4 'i ' fe Fl ,fi F U . , , iv ini-I .1'f w ,,, ' 18 Winter W i

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IIE! he regular Christmas rush began with the Annual Silver and Roses Debate Tournament December 12 and 13. Some of us stayed to time debates, while most ofsus joyfully left school one hour early. Practice for the 45th Annual Christmas Program created havoc for December. For two weeks, practices were held for over 800 students from grades 6-12, disrupting classes until the program was performed December 15 and 16 at White Auditorium. The music went very well. It hehved bring the meaning of Christmas together. Dawn Channing, sr. Decorations around school could be seen as Christmas neared. The seniors placed first on the class windows, which Hlightedi' up the school. Holly for the Kayettes also arrived, and parties were more frequent. While the unexpected death of John Lennon December 15 shocked Americans, films of the hostages in Iran raised people's hopes for their release. The White House Christmas tree lights were lit for 417 seconds as a special tribute to the hostages. Trouble with Poland also continued as NATO told the USSR keep hands off Poland. I think it was a terrible waste of a great musician- John Lennon. Staci Lee, soph. Snow was an unexpected sight for us Christmas Day as the weather had been extremely warm for most of December. As our vacation came to an end, we realized that we still had a little more than half the year to go. 20 Winter