Garrett High School - Aeolian Yearbook (Garrett, IN)

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A Year of Change s GHS students hit A the classrooms for the first day of the 1988-89 school year little did they know of the upheaval to come. After the hottest and driest summer since the Dust Bowl, Canada’s Ben Johnson was stripped of his Olympic gold medals in Seoul and fires charred 995,000 acres of Yellowstone Na- tional Park. Fires lasted the whole summer and just missed burning Old Faithful Inn. The rest of the year would seem to be a piece of cake. But things heated back up in November with Bush and Dukakis trading insults and innuendos as they went down to the wire in the Presidential election. And the winner is ... Bush coming out ahead to be inaugurated the 4lst President of the United States with Indiana’s own Dan Quayle as his Vice-President. Back in the Hoosier state Evan Bayh was elected the first Democratic Gov- ernor since the ’60’s. The year was also one of celeb- rity upheaval. The love affair and marriage of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and actress Robin Givens lasted only months and ended in a mudslinging divorce. Confessions of TV evangelists were in vogue as Jimmy Swaggart, following the lead of Jim and Tammy Bakker, tearfully confessed on TV his trysts with prostitutes. j TV talk shows were dubbed “trash TV” with Geraldo Rivera leading the pack. Running close SJOUIN} PUP S19LUOOg :UOSPag MON OU] No Winners, Only Losers Campaign ‘88 The Smear Campaign The Quayle Quagmire The BIS Dry ss Trash From the Lurid To the Loud, Anything Goes es Eastside Park fuels debate seconds were Oprah Winfrey, Phil Donahue and Morton Downey, Jr. These shows fea- tured visits to nudist colonies, and interviews with divorcee Mike Tyson, prostitutes, mud wrestlers, satan worshippers, child molesters and other dregs of society. Salman Rushdie’s book The Satanic Verses denouncing Islamic religion caused an international uproar. The Ayatollah Khomeine issued a death threat against Rushdie. The Last Temptation of Christ brought some loud cries from the church. Pope John Paul Il issued letters denouncing the movie and asking people to boycott it. For the second straight year “The Cosby Show” earned 1 po- sition and spin-off “A Different World” came in second, placing NBC at the top of the Nielsen ratings. TV show newcomers that made the top. ten were “Roseanne” and “Empty Nest’. Not so “new” members were ‘60 Minutes”, “Cheers”, and “Golden Girls’. In the music department, Tracy Chapman took a “Fast Car” to Grammy Awards pop female art- ist, new artist and contemporary folk singer honors. Bobby McFerrin won song of the year and a writing award for “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” A new cate- gory was added this year, Best Rap Performance, which was won by D.J. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, with “Parents Just Don't Understand.” —Teresa Wiant Mini-Mag

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Se rR. eX Now and Then 1989 Year’s Top Story—Bush’s Inauguration President—George Bush Vice President—Dan Quayle Super Bowl XXIIIl—San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 Favorite Movie—Rain Man Favorite Actor—Dustin Hoffman Favorite Actress—Bette Midler Tunes of the Time—Wild Thing, Sweet Child O’Mine, | Want Her, My Perogative, When I’m With You Life in the U.S.A. Population—248,900,000 3 Br. Home—$88,100 Avg. Income—$30,453 New Ford—$ll,398 Gas, | gallon—$1.09 Bread—$.89 Milk, | gal.—$1.69 McDonald’s Cheeseburger—$.7| Movie Ticket—$5.00 Fun Facts More Bellbottoms try to make a comeback, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated cartoon begins, Rappers boycott Grammys due to lack of recognition Mini-Mag 1969 Year’s Top Story—Neil Armstrong lands on the moon President—Richard M. Nixon Vice President—Spiro Agnew Super Bowl IlI—New York 16, Baltimore 7 Favorite Movie—Midnight Cowboy Favorite Actor—John Wayne Favorite Actress—Maggie Smith Tunes of the Times—Leaving on a Jet Plane, Good Morning Sunshine, Put Your Head on My Shoulder, Here Comes the Sun Life in the U.S.A. Population—202,677,000 3 Br. Home—$25,600 Avg. Income—$9,433 New Ford—$3.278 Gas, | gal.—$.35 Bread, | lb.—$.23 Milk, | gal.—$l.0l McDonald’s Cheeseburger—$.27 Movie ticket—$l.25 Fun Facts More Scooby Doo, Where Are You? animated cartoon began on TV, Sesame Street also began, Woodstock festival held in New York. Photostatic Follies s | entered the room A I noticed the line of people waiting their turn. Several staff members sipped coffee as they chatted with an office assistant. This was a familiar scene, | had entered... the copyroom. If | didn’t get a chance to copy my articles for a research paper | would have to write out page after page of notes. With this haunting thought in mind, | took my place at the end of the line. This room is not colorful, painted an off-white with tan floor tiles. Papers clutter the shelves that line either side of the room, and at the far end there sits a big blue coffee pot. Despite its drab appearance, the copyroom is undoubtedly one of the most important as well as frustrating places to be at GHS. “The copy machine jams, and it prints little black dots all over everything,’’ Mrs. Becky Blotkamp, extracurricular secre- tary said. “The problem is that the machine is overworked, therefore it doesn’t workl’’ Mrs. Susan Bergdall, assistant principal’s sec- retary, explained. While the copy machine breaks down, so do the people waiting in line. “It doesn’t bother me unless | have something pressing to get copied, then everybody is waiting in line, and you have to wait five people deep to make copies,” Mrs. Blotkamp said. “After a while it gets frustrat- ing, always trying to figure out the problem,” Mrs. Janet Getts, principal’s secretary, commented. Although the copy machine is a helpful invention, at times one has to wonder. Office assistant Florence Leland said, ‘Sometimes I think it can’t copy two sides. If there are other people waiting in x line, it can be embarrassing.” Moving slowly up in the line | looked from face to face. Frequently glancing at their watches, the others sighed impa- tiently. After a moment’s indecision | turned and left the copy room feeling familiarly frustrated. It was time to start writing out those notes. —Tina Carlin

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SS Ve a 2. a CONFUSION precedes parade “We had to rush around and put flowers that fell off back on the car ten minutes before the parade started at Yoder Ford,” junior homecoming candidate Carson Claxton said. A two-car collision in the mid- dle of the homecoming parade route added to the confusion for 1988 homecoming candidates. Mrs. Darlene Bockelman, Stu- dent Council sponsor, said, “My first thought when | heard about the crash was that the parade would be late, and we wouldn't make it to the game on time. Then | thought, ‘| hope no one got hurtl’” During halftime of the Garrett DeKalb varsity football game seniors Teresa Wiant and Jerry Egolf were crowned 1988 homecoming queen and king. Teresa commented, “As | walked across the field, all | could think about was tripping and falling on my face.” Homecoming began with spir- it week during which students dressed for college day, rainbow day, and maroon and blue pride day. Friday student council members worked diligently sorting sweetheart flowers and balloons to be passed out in hon- or of homecoming. That evening candidates rode in their class’s decorated cars in a parade ending at the football field. Sophomore candidate Jeff Weaver said, ‘‘People really helped a lot with decorating the car, but they didn’t care about the outcome. They just wanted to have a good time.” Following candidate introductions, reigning queen and king Tammy Bodey and Lance Baughman presented a crown and engraved homecom- ing bracelet to Teresa while Jer- ry received a bracelet. Student council member Julie Wolf pre- sented the best car award to the junior class. Other members of the court were Lori Hunter, Jim Delauder, Nichole Myers, Carson Claxton, Tonya Lampe, Zak Shafer, Karalee Slabaugh, Jeff Weaver, Catina Hart, Rob Smith, Jonelle Coyer, Mike Helmick, Sarah Bigelow, and Ryan Craft. “It was a fun experience, but real chaos getting everything done,” freshman Jonelle Coyer commented. A dance after the game fea- tured the homecoming theme, “Hold Onto the Night.” —Tina Carlin