Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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 . Juniors Audra McWhirter and Jill Miner catch up on the latest gossip during prep period. 2. Opinion editor Kelly Ogden doesn 't seem too thrilled about posting Troy Banner assignments. 3. Ralph Messerli grins after being thrown into the hotel's swimming pool during the band's trip to Canada. 4. Taking a break from building their homecoming float are juniors Liza Freeman, Ted Kennedy, Laura Deutsch, Bill Kessel, Pam Horras and Sandy Hahn. 7 Hfe

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The 1984 General Election significantly marked United States history. New Yorker Geraldine Fer- raro became the first woman vice-presidential nomi- nee, and Ronald Reagan’s landslide victory, the lar- gest in history, made him the oldest president elect- ed to office. Record campaign expenditures and heated debates amused, irritated and baffled voters. Although voting rights extended to only a small percentage of high school students, many took an active part in the political process. State Senator Forrest Schwengels included youth in his campaign to represent the 32nd District. On November 6 students involved in 4-H telephoned local precinct results to the News Election Service. Republican candidates dominated the pre-elec- tion poll conducted by the Troy Banner. Student results matched the winning ticket in seven of the eight major races. The only miss came from the ethically questionable battle between Tom Harkin and Roger Jepsen. 1. Junior Kristi Holt grimaces as she removes make up after the fall play. 2. Staring into her locker, senior Angie Thacker hopes she has finished all of her homework. 3. Assistant principal Barry Green takes time off from his duties to show that he is still a kid at heart. 4. Cheerleaders Cari Griffin and Robin Shepherd are caught painting spirit posters. 5. Sophomore quarterback Kent Gilpin takes a hard hit and fumbles the ball. 6. President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush sought re-election in 1984. He vowed not to raise taxes and ran on his record of his previous four years. 7. Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mon- dale made history when he chose a woman, Geral- dine Ferraro as his vice presidential running mate. He announced early in his campaign that to lower the federal deficit increased taxes would be neces- sary. o