Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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srim reaper Many important things went on in the world during our 1982-83 school year. America ventured with Barney B. Clark through his ordeals as he became the first human to have an artificial heart implant, and then we mourned the pioneer's death, March 23, 112 days after the polyurethane heart was placed in his body. America continued to endure through a recession that had been felt for the past ten years. In addition, President Reagan announced a $99 billion tax increase and a 14.2 percent increase in defense spending. U.S. relations with the Soviet Union were seriously hampered when Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev died and was replaced by Vladimir Andropov on November 10. The spotlight shifted on June 21 to England's Royal family when the son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles was born and named Prince William of Wales. During the summer of 1982, the world's attention was centered on the World's fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, which drew to a close on October 31. America's mood quickly changed on October 6 when seven people in suburban Chicago died of cyanide poisoning that was laced in Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules. The deaths of former heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey, actor Henry Fonda, actress Ingrid Bergman, and Princess Grace of Monaco furthered dampened American spirits. Another Findlay tax levy met its doom in the fall of the 1982-83 school year. A massive campaign titled Back Your Schools was undertaken throughout the area. Its intent was to raise badly needed funds for the Findlay City School System. Nevertheless, the tax levy failed by a somewhat decisive margin. In other local news, the Findlay Meijer's Square store located across from the shopping center burned down June 7. In the fire, one person died and several others were seriously injured. Although the Meijer's Square building was totalled, the next door Great Scot was protected by an outside fire wall. Nearly a year later, however, Meijer's Square announced plans to rebuild and relocate another Meijer's Square elsewhere in Findlay. 11

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Fine Arts Week Fine Arts Week was celebrated from May 2 through May 7 with a variety of activities. Programs featuring the or- chestra and wind ensemble catered to the musical tastes of the students. The talented dancers of Pizazz entertained at assemblies. Dr amatic arts were represented by the Madrigal singers as well as the always popular one act plays. Throughout the week, students and visitors alike enjoyed the displays of sket- ches, paintings and sculptures created by students. The single activity en- joyed the most was the Potters Olym- pics held Thursday. Students from Ohio Northern Universi- ty, Findlay College and Lima Shawnee High School joined with Findlay Senior High School potters in many com- petitive events. Scenes from the Potters Olympics: moving clockwise across both pages, after a trying com- petition, Chris Durbin cleans up; Sharon Brink applies her techni- que in the no-hands contest; Mr. Bruce Patterson concentrates on his creative effort for the day; Blindfold- ed, Rosario Ibarra displays her talent in another phase of the Olympics; and another feature of the no-hands com- petition is shown in this original pres- entation.