Garnett High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Garnett, KS)

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Dress-up clothes varied from nice ieans and shirts to slacks and sweaters. as shown by Claude Shinkle, Shari O'MalIey, and Clay Reppert. Blue jeans. velour tops, sweaters, and vests were common everyday school clothes as shown by Debby Berry, Jeff Leavitt, and Margie Rommelfanger The cowboy hat became a common ac- cessory worn by GHS students as shown by John Tucker and Nicki Yeager. In l982, the hairstyles ranged from long to short, straight to curly. there was no certain style worn as shown by Becky Highberger. Kathy Miller. Tracy Lytle, LeAnn Morrison, Diane Sheern, Joel Lickteig, Jerry Kite, and Jim Miller. The students of GHS dressed for comfort as well as style. Footgear worn ranged from Nikes to cowboy boots to hiking boots to high heels. STUDENT POLL

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It's the top of the chart! Polls have been taken. Calculators have been turned off. Everything is tabulated and the results are in. Rock 'n' roll reigns. Rock 'n' roll songs were listed as four of the top five songs on the charts by GHS students. Comedy and adventure ruled over romance in the movies cate- gory with two-fifths wanting com- edy, two-fifths wanting adventure and one-fifth for romance. I58 STUDENT POLL Q- was gs-ss.-I Q g X , , ,. FIVE PASTIMES .

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Happ days are here again? I98l started on an optimistic note but as it progressed many circum- stances caused it to turn into a nightmare. All of the following events except for the royal wed- ding are listed as the students at GHS felt they were important to them and their consequences re- garding the world at large. Locally, the shortage of water and the related drought caused a certain amount of worry that Gar- nett's water supply would run out before rain was received. Restric- tions were placed on water usage before spring. The first kidnapping in over I7 years happened early in the year. Bea Gilner of Greeley was abducted by a demented man and, after a lengthy high-speed police chase, was released near Kansas City. On a brighter note, three girls were the first set of triplets born in I6 years. The proud parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hiles. Regional news wasn't much bet- ter. ln July a group of about l,500 revelers gathered at the pride of the Hyatt Hotels chain in Kansas City for an evening of the big band sounds. The tea dance had just started when two skywalks tore loose and hurtled down on the mer- rymakers. Rescue workers found lll dead and around 200 injured. It was the worst disaster in Kansas City history. The economy had a major impact on this region. A combination of run-away inflation and 20 percent- plus interest rates caused the entire national economy to sag. An area problem that may have contributed to the setback was the long-lived drought followed by torrential rain fall and flooding that plagued most of Kansas and Missouri. The national picture was topped off by assassinations and attempted assassinations. Such international figures as President Reagan, Pope John Paul ll, and press secretary James Brady were all the target of an assailant. There was one suc- cessful attempt made. President Anwar Sadat was gunned down in YEAR IN REVIEW October just before delivering a speech. Closer to home in Atlanta, GA., 28 young blacks were brutally murderd. The accused killer of at least ten of the victims is Wayne B. Williams. Something relatively new in the news was the Moral Majority. Led by Reverend Jerry Falwell, it had Hollywood scrambling to keep its ti- tle of Entertainment Capital of the World rather than the decidedly less attractive one of Sin City. On a lighter note, the 52 hostages being held in lran were released after 444 days of captivity. The baseball sea- son came to a shuddering halt. The issue of the free agent draft caused a walk out on the part of most of the players and pre-empted the long- awaited season. The conflict wasn't resolved until late in the season. ln Washington D.C., Sandra Day O'Connor was installed as the new Supreme Court Justice, the first woman to hold such an office. Meanwhile in Europe, there were many new and unfamiliar undercur- rents in both political and private affairs. In lreland, the religious civil war between Catholics and Protes- tants battled on. lrish prisoners of war being held by Great Britain em- barked on one of the most contro- versial issues in the history of the lrish-Anglo war. Many of the prison- ers went on hunger strikes and sev- eral died as a result of this travesty. On mainland Europe, Poland was en- gaged in revolt of the newly formed and believed to be Soviet-backed military dictatorship. Much of the Solidarity Union has been revolting while pacifist wings of the organiza- tion have been trying to settle the matter in a peaceful way. Also in the past year the world lost many great and famous person- alities such as Gen. Omar Bradley, last five star general, Natalie Wood. popular actress, Joe Lewis, heavy weight boxing champion, Harry Chapin, reknowned composer and singer, William Holden, actor, and many, many others. The the world still had time to turn on their radios and televisions to watch or listen to The Wedding of the Century. Lady Diana Spen- cer became betrothed to Prince Charles of Wales, Heir to the British throne. They recited their vows in mid-July while an estimated 750 million people looked, watched, or listened. The Royal couple is now expecting an addition to the family sometime this spring. l98l was an original year, and most people hope that i982 will be infinitely better. The late President Anwar Sadat salutes the flag of Egypt. With a smile for the camera is new Justice O'Connor, just after being sworn in.