Jacksonville High School - Crimson J Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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On August 29. 1982, a large gathering of area citizens, public dignitaries, school officials and students packed the central gym to dedicate the new Jacksonville High School. The day marked the fulfillment of a goal set in the 1970's by the people of School District 117 to construct a modern facility to house four grades. The building was substantially complete by the Sunday afternoon of dedication, and all areas of the building were in use during the 1982-83 school year. On the previous Monday, students had begun to register for classes as construction crews, staff, teachers, and students worked together to prepare the building for the first official day of school on Monday. August 30. Over 1230 student entered the first day with more than 100 administrators, teachers and staff members present to provide instruction and services. The pictures on these pages include the presentation of the key to the school to Principal Tom Young and Student Government President Katie Thomson by Board President Pauline Meyer and Superintendant Robert Crowe. One of the many highlights in the new facility is the projector in the planetarium, part of the Neil A Armstrong Science Center. 3

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There will be memories Of President Reagan s visit to the Jacksonville area . . . The football strike which left many people wondering what to do on Sundays . . . Cyanide-laced Tylenol and the string of copy cat poisonings . . . The fabricated Capitol Hill scandal involving Congress and its pages . . . Talk of provision driver's licenses for those under 18 .. . Reaganomics . . . A sub-minimum wage for teenage workers . . . Governor Jim Thompson’s narrow victory over Adlai Stevenson and the ensuing battle for a recount . . . Washington Redskins' 27-17 upset over the Miami Dolphins in the Super Bowl . . .