Fouke High School - Panther Yearbook (Fouke, AR)

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1. The PTA sold chances on cakes during their membership drive. 2. Mr. Caswell receives a placque in honor of his thirty years of service to the Fouke School System. 3. Vivian Barker balances the activity funds. 4 The PTA sponsored booths at the Miller County fair. 5. Fouke looked this way several years ago 6. The Fouke Volunteer Fire Department serves the community. 7. 8. A look at downtown Fouke today!

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THEME 5 I t. 12 National 11 At •. ( -- J . « v- vSyk , • ?V N r National events during the past two decades have centered on all frontiers • domestic, international, and in space As a leader in our world, the United States has played an important role in these events. U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War continued until 1975. About 57,000 U.S. troups died and about 780 men are still missing. The homefront saw conflict too. There were anti war demonstrations, draft card burnings, and draft evasions. In June of 1966 the “Seven Day War between Egypt and Isreal was fought This conflict still continues today and has expanded to involve other nations. In 1973 a total ban on oil exports to the United States was imposed by Arab oil-producing na- tions. Gas prices in the U.S. soared because of this oil embargo. Minutes after the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan on January 20, 1981, the fifty-two Americans who had been held hostage in Iran for 444 days were flown to freedom following an agreement in which the United States agreed to return to Iran $8,000,000,000 in frosen assets. On the homefront there was reason for joy and disappointment The Watergate Affair • a scandal caused by an alledged cover-up of a breakin and bugging of the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in Washington, D.C. - caused political upsets. Because of his involvement in the scandal. President Richard M Nixon resigned in August 1974. Vice-President Agnew had also re- signed This unusual course of events lead to Gerald Ford becoming the only United State President to have not been elected to either the presidency or the vice-presidency. The United States celebrated is 200th birthday (1776-1976). People all over the nation celebrated this event with parades, special programs, and true patrotism The 23rd Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles. California from July 29 to August 12, 1984. The U.S. won a total of 174 medals. Eighty-three gold, sixty-one silver, and thirty bronie medals were carried home by our athletes Thousands of Americans attended the ceremonies. The space frontier was expanded during these two decades On December 24, 1968, American astro- nauts orbited the moon ten times in their Apollo 8 space craft. Man first set foot on the moon on July 20. 1969. The Viking II set down on Mars in 1976. Space stations came one step closer to reality when the Space Shuttle Colombia first went into space on April 12. 1981 The United States will continue to be a powerful, effective force in our world. It will move forward and lead the other nations as they all are changing with the times”. Changing With The Times

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Changing With The Times School And Community -u -- Because of improvements in transpor- tation our small community of Fouke, has actually grown smaller in businesses We now have better transportation which allows us to make more trips to Texarkana. Twenty years ago, busi- nesses in Fouke included grocery stores, a barber shop, a beauty shop, a doctor's office, and a funeral home. There was even a jail. Most people had farms and logged for a living. Now many residents work for Cooper Tire, Red River. Plcoma, North American, Globe Union, and many other businesses. Many people prefer to drive into Texarkana to work so they can still live in our small yet well populated community. Fouke offers the advantages of country life, while it is still convenient to major shopping centers. Fouke has several organizations which work and strive together to better the community’s environment. Such organ- izations are Miller County Farmers’ Assocation, PTA, Volunteer Fire Depart- ment, Wild Life Association, and many others. Another reason for such an increase in Fouke's population is its school system. The enrollment in Fouke schools in 1966 was only 480. During this time our school included five school buildings. Six buildings have been added. Our enroll- ment now is growing with leaps and bounds and we have reached an enrollment of over 785. We lead the state in requirements for graduation, by requiring by 1988 a projected 26 credits for graduation The school day now includes seven periods. Each year our area continues to grow and change for the betterment of our school and community.