Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

Page 7 text:

A3 Beginning his first year at HHS, Mr. Marty Somers dis- cusses the results in a chemistry experiment with C.C. Biggs, Matt Loyet, David Griffith, and Doug Lofquist. V74 After seventeen years of teaching, Mr. Fred Singleton begins the 1980-81 school year as the new principal of HHS. AS With the start of a new decade, the roles of boys be gan changing at HHS as Mark Helmer, Alan Wendaler, Duane Frerker, and Rick Bosshardt learn to cook in survival living. Poi es look who’s falkin’ “The election of '80 proved that the American people wanted a change in the way they were governed and also the defeat of big named liberal demo- cratic senators, giving the Republican Party control of the Senate for the first time in 25 years.’’—Mr. Steve Moore. “The 80’s brought about a new dec: ade, a new president, and new hope for many dreams.’’—Karen Augustine 3 look who's talkin’

Page 6 text:

2 opening Larry Hagman as J.Re, 7 4 One year into the new decade found the history of the nation as well as that of HHS changing. Infia tlon was up; the stock market down, and by elect: Ing Republican Ronald Reagan as our new Presi dent, the people of the U.S. hoped that he would lead the nation in a new direction. The fifty-two American hostages held in Iran were released after 444 days of captivity. Americans were glad to see them come home, but there were mixed reactions on the amount of coverage given them by the me dia. At HHS a big issue with the guys was a new law re quiring them to register for the draft upon reaching the age of eighteen. A major issue on the television screen was the ac- tors’ strike which only prolonged the anticipation of “Who shot J.R.? ’ on the hit show Dallas. 41 “Who shot J.R.? , was the question that over three million American TV viewers asked as they awaited the new series Dal las to resume after the actors’ strike. V2 Anxiously waiting to hear her story, Melanie Miller's friends gather around her with anticipation.

Page 8 text:

As the new decade came, it brought much in- decision as Russia invaded Afghanistan, Iraq and 2 Iran went to war with each other, and Iran held fif- P| ty-two American people hostages for 444 days. so” 7 ‘m The American people listened anxiously for re : a? ports of the hostages’ return as the United States rN) gf ) people replaced President Jimmy Carter with Ron- F ald Reagan. On January 20, 1981 the American hostages were released moments before Ronald Reagan took the oath of office. After fourteen j months of captivity, the hostages were led to free- FF dom with help from the Algerians, West Germans, am and American mediators. f The indecisions of the voters prevailed until the time of the election as the result was 4 undetermined until just before the election. The voters showed that they wanted a new approach to the crisis of the United States as Ronald Reagan won by a landslide over Jimmy Carter. V1 . 1 V1 Representing presidential candidates, Donald Robertson, Tim Hundsdorfer, and Tracy Frey participate in a mock debate as part of a government class project. V3 Voting in the mock election, Boyd Rinderer places his vote in the HHS elec- tion. Reagan won with 151 votes while Carter trailed with 58 votes and Anderson with 49 votes. [ 4 As the election drew near, magazines covered both candidates Republican Ronald Reagan and Democrat Jimmy Carter in order to inform their public.