Henderson High School - Lions Den Yearbook (Henderson, TX)

Page 27 text:

SENIOR PATRICK POWDRILL accepts his gift of a graduation figurine from the Junior Class officers for his leadership in representing the school. DOUG MIDDLEBUSHER AND Suzanne Keeling take a break for refreshments. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICER Rachel Bonham hugs Senior class secretary Kim Bradshaw after presenting Kim her gift. RUFFLES GET CRUSHED dur- ing one of the intimate slow dances as couples make a leisure- ly round of the dance floor. Student Life B23

Page 26 text:

By Renee Ross Prom — what will I wear? May 10 — what will I wear? “Stars of ’86” theme — what will I wear? The big question for most seniors, after they’ve got a date for the prom, is, “What will I wear?” Prom night is anticipated by many seniors for years and girls particularly. Ever since they dressed their Barbie doll for the prom, they’ve had visions for how they would like to look at theirs. Since this special night only comes around one time for many, everyone wants to Choice of outfit important decision hat will I wear? look his best. Dates usually coordinate with the guy’s tie, cumberbund and boutonniere matching the girl’s dress and coursage. At the prom this year, the style depended on one’s own personality. The guys had a choice of the standard tuxedo in almost any color preferred or the new Miami Vice tux- edo, which featured a coat with tails and baggy pants. “I thought it looked sharp, so I tried it,” said senior Gerald Roy. Another option offered with the tuxedo was a brooch at the neck instead of a bow tie. Girls could chose just about any style that suited their fancy, from huge ruffles to tiny lace gathered all over and from big full long dresses to tight short after-five gowns. The most popular style of formal at the prom was the tea length dress, which came about mid-calf. They were seen both full and fitted. The personal preference of the individual determined the outfits worn with everyone being in style since it was an “anything goes” year for fashion. SENIORS AND THEIR dates chat and admire outfits while they wait in line to get their pic- tures made. b, TONY DECK DOES a little highstepping while modeling his, tuxedo in front of his friends. |

Page 28 text:

Headlines full of history-making news he Year of ’86 By Renee Ross Headlines and the 5 p.m. news dished out a daily sum- mary of what was going on in the world. Disasters predominated the news this year in both national and in- ternational events. As the whole world looked on, the space shuttle Challenger exploded in midair on January 8. All crew members were killed im- mediately including the first civilian school teacher Christa McAuliffe. After numerous terrorists attacks on Americans throughout the world, Presi- dent Reagan made the deci- sion to bomb Libya. While the President made his speech to the world, US. troops were bombing specific Libyan targets. This received mixed reaction around the A ONCE IN A lifetime event hap- pened this year with the ap- pearance of Halley’s Comet. The comet comes around about every 75 years, and this year during spring break was the best time to view the comet before it moved on. Although it was not a spec- tacular showing, it was the first reappearance since April 21, 1910. 24 The Year of ’86 world, but most Americans expressed a renewed feeling of confidence in their leaders. Another terrifying event this year was the nuclear ex- plosion in a nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union. The Rus- sian people and the rest of the world were not aware of the danger until high levels of radiation were recorded in Sweden. Casualty figures given by TASS, the official news agency, listed 18 dead and more hospitalized. Another incident with cyanide-laced extra-strength Tylenol capsules occurred this year when several people died after taking the capsules which had apparently been tampered with. As a result of this additional incident, the Tylenol company came out with capulets, a new mixture THIS YEAR WASN’T the first time for a Tylenol scare, but this time the company did change the form of the medicine in hopes the incident wouldn’t happen again. Tylenol capsules are no longer on the market, but have been replaced with capulets, capsule- shaped, coated tablets. of tablet content in a capsule form. Another brand name had difficulties last summer. Coke, which has become a synonym for “soft drink,” changed its formula for the first time ever and marketed it under the name “New Coke.” The rebellion of Coca-Cola drinkers sent the company back to selling the original formula with a new name, “Coke Classic.” Even though the headlines were filled with tragedy, there was some good news throughout the year. While groups of singers got together to sing and raise money for various charities, Texans celebrated the 150th birthday of their in- dependence with Ses- quicentennial celebrations. As the school year closed, Texas Democratic governor Mark White was paired up i a battle with Republican op- ponent Bill Clements for the top state office. Also, during the first of May thousands of schoolteachers were receiving their results of the TECAT test. March 10 teachers statewide were required to take this competency test to keep their teaching cer- tificates. This was part of the controversial House Bill 724 that influenced teachers and ¥ students for the last two years. | Although each year has its highlights and big news splashes, this past school year seemed particularly eventful statewide, nationally and internationally.