Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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N W usic Lends a Helping Hand The originator of all “Aid” projects as Boomtown Rats’ lead singer Bob eldof. In late 1984, Geldof brought bgether a group of talented British usicians to form a band called Band- id for the purpose of helping the arving in Africa. They assembled in studio and created the single “Do hey Know It’s Christmas Time?”’ The song became an instant hit that ot up both British and American arts, partly due to heavy airplay on hdio stations everywhere. The single as also a big hit in record stores — anks in part to strong economic onditions and the goodwill of the hristmas season. Not to be outdone by England, merican stars Lionel Richie and uincy Jones produced the huge ash “We Are The World” for the African crisis. It received heavy play on almost all radio stations, MTV and other video shows. The star-studded line-up included Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Harry Bellafonte and many, many more. None of these artists received any pay for this effort — all time was donated. Both Band-Aid and USA For Africa, the group of American artists, were so successful that the impact carried over into a concert festival in mid-July known as Live-Aid. It was held partly in London’s Wembley Stadium and in Philadelphia’s Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. It was telecast around the world via satellite. Live-Aid brought memories of Woodstock to some while raising millions of dollars for impoverished Africans. Jius JY FarmAid was a major concert event engineered by singer-songwriter Willie Nelson to raise money to help financially troubled farmers in America. The concert, held September 22, lasted over twenty- four hours. It was held at the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois and involved nearly fifty country, pop and rock starts. The artists at the concert were not the only ones who contributed to the plight of the farmers. Former Eagles member Don Henley donated a large portion of the revenue from his album ‘Building the Perfect Beast’’ to the farmer’s cause. I— O Series The eighty-second World Series was played exclusively in Missouri. The St. Louis Cardinals held the National League championship, and competed against the Kansas City Royals of the American League. The Royals won the seven-game series — setting a record as the first team in World Series history to win the championship after dropping the first two games at home.

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America Bombs Libya’s Capitol American jets roared in the skies above the Libyan capitol, Tripoli, in retaliation for the April 5th bombing of a West Berlin discotheque in which an American serviceman was slain. Spearheaded by F-111s, stationed throughout Europe, and accompanied by aircraft of the Sixth Fleet, the attack destroyed military and terrorist targets around Tripoli. Despite the reluctance of America’s West European allies to give overflight rights for aircraft stationed in the U.K., the raid was successful in destroying numerous targets in Tripoli. “CokeSexit ” Coca-Cola — America’s favorite soft drink — tried to change its famous formula. The new concoction, labelled “New Coke,” caused astronomical public outrage from old Coke fans. This brought the return of the original recipe, now called “Classic Coke.” Because of this change, for a while stores carried New Coke, Classic Coke, and leftover old Coke from before the switch. As if this wasn’t enough confusion, there is also Diet Coke, caffeine-free Coke, caffeine- free Diet Coke — and that’s not including non-colas made by Coca- Cola. Many Coke fans resorted to Pepsi and other sodas, avoiding the confusion of the Coke dilemna. E W Hands Join On Sunday, May 25, Americans all across the country joined hands in a remarkable display of solidarity. Hands Across America was the largest participatory event in the history of the world, linking six million people along a 4,000-mile route through 16 states and the District of Columbia. From sea to shining sea, Americans lent a hand—and helped reduce hunger and homelessness in our country. HaNDSACROSSAMERICA ‘ My 250 AIDS Scare §S AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome —is a mysterious virus which breaks down the body’s defense system and ushers in a wide variety of cancers and other diseases. It has been found most frequently in homosexuals, hemophiliacs and intravenous drug abusers. It has also caused what officials say is a needless reads Through US. | fear of donating blood and coming il casual contact with AIDS victims. ) Since the death of actor Rock Hudson in 1985 as a result of the | deadly disease, the AIDS scare has spread throughout America. And as public awareness of the disease grows, so do the myths that surround) It. St. Paul High Closes On Friday, March 7, officials from St. Paul Catholic School in Highland announced their decision to close the school at the end of the 85-86 school year. The school has been a part of the community since 1929. The school board explained in a press release that as the cost of operating the school continued to increase and enrollment decreased, the ability of the parish to subsidize the cost of education became a problem.

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Kiss Me, Kate! The 1986 theatre production “Kiss Me, Kate’”’ was a musical comedy for all to enjoy. The directing was done by Mrs. Michelle Donaldson with help from Miss Jan Hoyer, the music director. With additional help of choreographer Jeff Hoyer and pit band director Brian Campbell, the musical was viewed a success. “Kiss Me, Kate” differed from recent musicals, as Junior Beth Wilke commented, “There were actually two plays going on at one time.” Beth was one of many students who saw the show. “Kiss Me, Kate” was a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, “The Taming of the Shrew,” and its happenings onstage and behind the curtains. “A 7 ABOVE Senior Chris Loyet and sophomore Jon Boulanger find playing cards a challenging way to pass time ss 7 TOP Waiting for practice to start, junior Randy Long and freshman Kevin Thuenemann play Hacky-Sack RIGHT Freshman Tina Fromme and sophomore Missy Rusteberg are just two members of pit band