Gateway High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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N O , A eu r In Sally Ride, Americas first woman in space. Reuiew...I983 I Although they sometimes seemed meaningless, the events that hap- pened around us had some impact on our lives. TV shows, rock stars, and movies gave us our different beliefs and values. World events and political wars made us look at the more serious side of life. For instance, in l983 movies played a big part on our lives. Jenni- fer Beals starred in Flashdance, which was number I for a long time and began a new craze of fashion , I. with torn sweatshirts and baggy sweatpants as the basic look. Stay- ing Alive, Risky Business, and Na- tional Lampoons Vacation were all summer hits that continued in the fall. John Travolta and Olivia New- ton John were back again with an- f other hit, Two of a Kind. ln music, 3 the trend moved to more and more new wave, with videos being the most used way to see music. Mi- chael Jackson was tops, as his num- ber I album, Thriller, broke a world longest and having the most hit sin- gles on one album. The first world championship USFL game was played in Denvers Mile High Stadium, and the Michi- gan Panthers defeated the Cakland Invaders. Fall came along and the Broncos began another season. They had a young, new quarterback out of Stanford named John Elway. Elway cost the Broncos 55 million. record of being the number I record their first playoff game to the Seat- tle Seahawks after a season record elected over long time favorite Bill , McNichols. The Thanksgiving storm slowed us all down, although it was only a small duplicate of the winter blizzard of '81 In world news, the Marines were sent to Lebanon and Beirut as UN peace keepers. Their mission was to try and keep peace among the Mus- Iems and Christians, who were fighting a civil war. l983 came to a close as a wonderful year of joys and tears had past. continued on page . , . 42 40 A Year ln Review , , . 1983 Needless to say, the Broncos lost s of IO wins, 6 losses. Denver also had I a new mayor, Fredrico Pena was f

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42A A Year in Review, . .l984 continued from page . . . 40 January came again and I984 was upon us. But where was all the non- sense that George'Orwell spoke of in his book, I984? No, it was nothing like that. This was a leap year, an election year, and the Olympics. The 'hammer' murders in Aurora everyone frightened, also. ln mid January, the LA Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins in the XVlIlth Superbowl. The Den- ver Gold began another season in February with Craig Morton as the new coach. ln mid February, the XlVth Winter Olympic games began in Sarejevo, Yugoslavia. The Ameri- cans fared ok- winning four gold, and four silver medals. The US ski team won medals for the first time ever. Bill Johnson won the gold in the mens downhill, after it was can- celed for a week due to a heavy snowstorm that hit the city earlier. Phil and Steve Mahre of Washing- ton, the twins, took the gold and silver respectively in the mens giant slalom. In womans downhill, Debbie Armstrong took the gold while Ta- mara Cooper took the silver. Den- verite Scott Hamilton won the gold in mens figure skating and returned home to a galant parade down the I6th Street mall. Rosalynn Sumners took the silver in womans figure skating, and Kitty S Peter Car- ruthers won the silver in pairs fi- gure skating. Torvill S Dean, the Great Britians ice dancing pride, electrified everyone with their flawless performance that earned them nine 6's and a gold medal. The Marines finally pulled out of Beirut in the beginning of March, as Americans were proud. The presi- dential election now became the big concern of everyone, as the candi- dates gained more popularity. Presi- dent Ronald Reagan, Republican, ran again, as Senator Gary Hart from Colorado tried to win out over the Reverend Jessie Jackson, the first black man ever to try and run for president, in the Democratic race. Movies of l984 included Terms of Endearment, Footloose, The Right Stuff, and Hot Dog. Michael Jackson was in the spotlight at the Grammys, as he had a record I2 nominations. He was also the Star of The American Music Awards, as he swept over all the awards. The events of l983 and I984 were very important to all of us, and they will not soon be forgotten. Year ln Review . . . I984 i The Los Angeles Raiders succeeded in defeating the Washington Redskins in the X Vlllth Superbowl. ! l l i l , i 5