Laguna Hills High School - Aerie Yearbook (Laguna Hills, CA)

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g XXIV OLYMPIAD Citius. Altius. Fortius, Stronger, Swifter. Higtier — one of the Olympic slogans tor the XXIV Summer Olympiad The world ' s eyes were opened to the excitement and gala of the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, Korea from September 17 to October 2 International harmony was present as the Olympic Games were not marred by a major political boycott. With the presence of the Eastern Block coun- tries, especially the domination of the Soviet Union and East Ger- many, the Olympics once again became truly international Although the Eastern 6locl Countries claimed many medals, the United States also reaped their share of awards Matt Biondi earned seven of the US ' 94 medals, as he won five gold, one silver, and one bronze medal In swimming events Janet Evans, a 1 7 year old Senior from Placentia. swam to international victory, claiming three gold medals The 100m and 200m gold medals were swept away by Florence Griffith Joyner Greg Louganis also repeated his gold medal performance in the diving events Athletes and citizens of the world were astonished as Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal in the 100m after testing positive for steroids In the end. the medal count was surpassed by the harmony the world ' s countries established in the spirit of friendly competition. ▲ one hundred sixty-one

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' i.- i ' , . .,-»,i. ' J ■.7- ■. ' .- . •!?.»«» .••■ ; » |. ' •i7i ,.w .Tr;f, |.:. JV. ' fr;. ' v. ' ' flC AROUND THE A ORLD The world seemed to grow closer during the past year. Triumphs, tragedies, ond tribulations united the world as countries of the world temporarily set aside their political dogma to aid their neighbors in time of need. Perhaps the most newsworthy event of the year was the presidential election. The people have spoken, stated President George Bush as he and Vice President Dan Quayle defeated Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis and Vice Presidential running mate Lloyd Bentson. At the beginning of the school year, one could find the majority of the Hawks glued to their television sets as they watched the XXIVth Summer Olympiad in Seoul, Korea. The world was shocked when Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal in the 100m after testing positive for steroids. Perhaps the majority of the Hawks could relate closely with El Dorado High School Senior Janet Evans, who captured three gold medals. Greg Louganis repeated his gold medal performance in the diving events. Florence Griffith- Joyner swept away the 100m and 200m events and Matt Biondi claimed seven medals. The world ' s confidence in space exploration was restored when the space shuttles Discovery, Atlantis, and the Soviet Burah were successfully launched. The world wept together as hurricanes Gilbert and Joan devastated the Carribean and Central America. Perhaps one of the most cooperative acts between the Soviet Union and the United States did not take place on the negotiating tables in Geneva, but rather in the Alaskan Arctic. Concerned citizens of the world watched the combined United States- Soviet Union effort free two whales trapped inside an ice floe. one hundred sixty-two