James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Winter, Olympic games, and many fun times Skiing trips, snowball fights, and sledding with your friends are all a part of our winter won- derland. But whoever thought that after the bhzzard of 1978 we would have little if any snow this year for Christmas. For some people Christmas didn ' t seem much like Christmas because of the lack of snow. The 1980 ' s rolled in, bringing the hockey season and fun times at Erskine golf course with bon- fires and sledding. After basket- ball games, people passing by Shakey ' s could usually see stu- dents in the midst of a snowball fight. Even though we received quite a bit of snow in a short time, it wasn ' t enough to cancel school and cancel out finals. Many students wished that it would snow as it did a couple of years ago; but, as we all know, our wish never came true. Although there was a lot of snow on the ground, it was rela- tively mild compared to the past years. Every morning students would get up out of a warm bed, get dressed, and go outside to shovel the driveway, and start the car so it could warm up before they started the journey to school. This winter brought us the 13th Annual Olympics. Eric Heiden, the record-breaking speed skater, won five gold med- als while the hockey team took the gold. For the winter sports fans and athletes, winter is an enjoyable and challenging time. 24 JUNIOR ERIC FRASH enjoys BUFFY THE DOG tries to esca playing motorcross on his bike in the deep snow drift, the snow.

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Stick A Hola n The Ayatollah In Iran the tension grew as 50 American hos- tages were held captive by Ayatollah Khomeini and his followers. The American government and citizens showed their concern for the hostages by holding rallys, sending the hostages Christmas cards, the Ayatollah dart board and a U.N. pro- posal for an economic sanction on Iran. Carter, Reagan, Brown, Kennedy and other candidates were hot in the race for the presidency. The Viet- nam War ended years ago, but still the world was plagued by the refugees trying to find a new home. The United States showed its kindness and gave a home to thousands of these refugees. The gas prices hit a record high, thanks to the price hikes by the OPEC nations. The Pope had a very successful visit to the U.S. He left the people of the country, regardless of religion, with a vision of hope and high spirits. Many movies were big during the year. Sci- ence fiction had a comeback with Star Trek. Hollywood ' s newly discovered beauty. Bo Derek, starred in the comedy flick 10. The Muppets had their film debut in The Muppet Movie and Bette Midler portrayed Janice Jophn in The Rose. In the sports scene there was competition for the number-one title between Bjom Borg and 21- year-old John McEnroe. Sixteen-year-old Tracy Austin also estabhshed herself in the women ' s tennis circuit. News 23

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4 PRESENTS AND A DECORATED TREE make Kay Vanderwall ' s Christ- mas an enjoyable one. SOPHOMORE SARA KING practices her jumps while ice skating at Notre Dame. Winter, Christmas, Snow 25