Green Run High School - Equus Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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1 rp a mountain of trash, the city of 'ginia Beach ensignia, made up of ored stones, can be seen by travel- . on Route 44. 0 r l . Q , 'W-'! ,3. I' he Adam Thouroughgood House, located in the area which still bears his sage, has undergone alterations several times in its 300 years, the last in 3 Qi E it 'bf' xc TrrmfmQTf- cv .., .. -1-f.. ,.,,,1 1 www 5' , K 'HTwuITWrr:rv fi 5131.1 V -...,. .,,, ,K -M 9 ,.., Q J N , .Z l Lies'-5 mx? .' .1 vs: .1 F gin Virginia Beach is a resort city with a 29 mile long coastline that in- cludes a three mile boardwalk. 1' 41-4 q in J Places 47

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m! Virginia Isn't lust For Lovers An more Tidewater has many histor- ical sites. There are statues presented as gifts, an old house preserved during the years, parks and restaurants. The Norwegian Lady Statue was a gift from the people of Moss. Norway. The nine-foot bronze figurehead commemo- rates the tragic wreck of the Norwegian bark.llE Diklator. off the shores of Virginia Beach in 1891. In lune 1635. Captain Adam Thouroughgood was given 5.350 acres on the Lynnhaven River by King Charles I for bringing his family and 105 people to settle in this colony. His land was known as the Grand Patent. The Cape Henry Lighthouse was authorized and founded by the country's first Congress. President Washington sent a message to Congress ordering . . that a lighthouse be built near the entrance of the Che- sapeake Bay. It was built in 1791 and warned mariners en- tering the Virginia Capes - until it was replaced by a mod- ern one in 1881. Seashore State Park, right . 6 ln- u -lb I'l.it.i:s Built over 55 years ago, when Virginia Beach was just a small beach town, the Cavalier was one of the main reasons tourists came here. The Norwegian Lady statue stands at 25th Street and Oceanfront. She memorializes a famous shipwreck which occured here almost 160 years ago. beside Fort Story, contains over 400 species of plants and trees on 2,770 acres. It has nat- ure trails for walking and offers trails for cycling as well as overnight camping. Another project of Virginia Beach is a solid mountain of waste turned into an outstand- ing recreational facility. Mt. Trashmore is made of com- pacted layers of soil and gar- bage. Cavalier - the hotel that made Virginia Beach famous, is the motto of the Cavalier. Built in 1927, Mr. Dixon's hotel was for the filthy ric and elite. The excellent foo has not changed much in its 5 years of existence. The Cavs lier serves anything from han burgers and french fries to sei food and steak. The old hotel had six flool 200 rooms, an olympic indot pool, sauna bar, and whir pool. The new hotel has 36 rooms, pool, outdoor snac bar. It offers banquets of upt 1,000 people, dancing, dinin and a live band. - Nichelle Glossi .C '65 NSW.

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1984: WORLD Andropov drops off On February 10, 1984, it was announced that Yuri Andro- pov, the Soviet leader who had been missing from public life for 176 days, was dead. As the Soviet economy floundered, the top-ranking officials in the Kremlin scram- bled in a desparate attempt to be nominated as Andropov's successor. The honor went to Konstantin Chernenko, a pro- tegee of Andropov. Speculation arose as to whether the new Premier, who is 72, was too old for the job or not. Chernenko's effect on the Soviet economy will be very little, according to Mrs. Hill, history teacher. Andropov wasn't in office long enough to establish a policy. According to Time maga- zine however, the Regan ad- ministration is planning to take a softer line with the Soviet Union and thereby im- prove relations between the two countries. - Chris MacKinnon Yuri Andropov's death made the media world-wide. inter Cold 1984 was the year of the Olympics, a chance for the various superpowers of the world to come together in tests of sheer strength and physical ability, rather than politics. The U.S. did fairly well tak- ing eight medals in all, but not as well as the twelve medals won by the U.S. in 1980. The Soviet Union won the medal race, taking 25: six gold, ten silver, and nine bronze. While the U.S. team did not reach their goal of matching or exceeding the medals won in 1980, they found success in other, unexpected ways. Five U.S. medals - three gold and two silver - were won in Alpine events, a shock- ing development for a ski team which had placed second best to the liuropeans for years. The biggest disappointment of the games was the hockey team. The team lost two matches in a row, forfeiting any chance for the repeat per- formance of the 1980 team, which took the gold, 'l'lie Olympics. l think. were a chance forthe world to 48 Current livents come together without politics messing things up, said Patty Doyle, junior. Too bad the hockey team didn't win, but the few medals won will shine for a long time. The first medal was won by the Carrutherses, a brother- sister ice-dancing team, who took the silver medal. After winning the gold and silver in women's giant sla- lom, the gold in the men's downhill, the gold in men's figure skating, and the gold and silver in the men's slalom, the winter Olympics were over for another four years. I thinkthe Olympics werea bummer, because we didn't win more medals, but what do you expect when you send our best amateurs against the Soviet's best professionals? commented Roger Morgan, ju- nior. The Olympics are only part of what makes this year spe- cial. There's also graduation, an election, reminisced Sarah Cawne, senior. --- Chris MacKinnon ,XI 4, . ,,- .. Q Qs gg 'TTU 'A dl l, -f .-.YY . 1 . .iv ' I I V? . x 18? 21? Who Not again! was the anguished cry of many stu- dents when they found out about the proposed raise in the beer-drinking age from 19 to 21. The resolution passed the state House of Representa- tives, but failed in the Senate. The reason for voting against the bill, according to its oppo- nents was because drinking is not the problem. Drunk driv- ing is the problem and all this lraise the drinking agel will do is give everyone a false sense of security. It wouldn't have mattered anyway because they lthe ' It . 'V Xie ! ' l B-gt., . Can Decide' teenagerl get their old friends to buy it, commentt Mark Hollingsworth, junior. If drunk driving is tl problem, then there should ' stricter punishments for dri ing under the influence alcohol. Even if the bill pass teenagers will just find a w. to get it and drink illegally argued Michele McGregor, I nior. Although the issue is settlt for this year, legistlators ple to reintroduce it next year. I teenagers are safe for one ma year. - Chris MacKinn4