Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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If Big Brother was really was watching us during the infamous tranaitional years of 1983-84, he certainly got an eyeful. From Boy George to George Orwell, From Sarajevo to Outerspace, A fantastically diverse slew of faces and places made GMHS and the world sit up and take notice. The school year got off to a roaring start as flames on Green Mountain created a charred backdrop for school-inspirited graffiti. Basic- minded students reveled in the Apple -stocked Eden of the new computer room, while North Central evaluators worked on updating other departments. GMHS said a' fond s'Goodbye to retiring teachers Desnica and Eccker, A good ridancei' to dog-eat-dog arena registration, and, with some help from our Theater Department, Decided Anything Goes', for the future. Ram watched as Denver elected its first Hispanic mayor, and witnessed the encirclment of Rocy Flats by local disarmament supporters. While we shivered in the record-breaking Colorado cold snap, though, national politics were just reaching the boiling point. James Watt stuck his foot in his mouth just one to many times and was booted out office. While President Reagan and Ed Meese insisted America was not either hungry, soup kitchens spang up throughout the country. And the success of Reaganomics became debatable. 196 - Current Events New life ill Plllllil! SGll00lS Merit pay for teachers and return to basics for students are high on priority lists for improving education. Eigh t- Yearstudy of Public Schools Finds Chronic Problems in System 1 984 look like year of megadeals

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The whole world was horrified when the Soviets shot down a South Korean airliner carrying 269 people - some of which were Americans. Was the plane actually a U.S. spy vehicle? Suspicians and accusations led to no solid conclusions, and Reagan was both applauded and condemned for refraining from a military reaction. In Lebanon, the continuing unrest exploded into violence and tragedy for U.S. Marines, when over 200 servicemen were killed in a terrorist bomb attack. Reaganis decision to retain troops in Lebanon resulted in both patriotism and fear of another Viet Nam incident. l The world received another jolt i when American Marines flooded onto the Caribbean island of Grenada to 'frescuei' U.S. citizens who were in the midst of a military overthrow of the Cuban-backed government. While the extreme action thrilled conservatives throughout America, most foreign nations were dismayed at this display of muscle. 1984 also saw Soviet leader Andropov succomb at last to he cold which apparently had plagued him for nearly a year. The predictable and uneventful appointment of Chernenko as his i replacement was received well by l both Reagan and GMHS Rams. , Not all was doom and gloom on l the world scene, though. Leek Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in Poland, and Princess l Di found herself once again in a family way. 198 - Current Events .,-7 Intemational stock flmd paid off m '83 I USA polic changed p