Leola High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Leola, SD)

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Dedication Table of Contents Opening Activities People Index 3 9 55 94 Mark William 1969-1986 2 Dedication

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Walk a Mile in Our Shoes 1985-1986 Buccaneer Leola High School Leola, South Dakota 57456 Volume 28

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1985-86—a march through time While LHS students were studying history in school, history was also being made in the world around them. The 1985 86 school year saw Ronald Reagan in the White House and Bill Janklow in the Governor's man- sion. September was marked by an earthquake in Mexico City which levelled much of the downtown area and killed 5000 people. It left another 150,000 homeless. Other concerns for the year included fears of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which claimed the life of actor Rock Hudson. Three AIDS deaths were reported in South Dakota. The summer of 85 was marked by a USA for Africa concert, in which dozens of top pop and rock perform- ers staged a benefit rock super-concert to raise money to feed the starving in Africa. In the fall, rock and country singers held a Farm-Aid concert for farmers caught in the nation's farm crisis. The new year of 1986 was soon marred by tragedy as the space shuttle Challenger exploded after take-off, killing its crew, including schoolteacher Christen McAuliffe. People all around the world became fearful of terror- ism after a rash of hijackings, an attack on Rome's airport, and bombings in West Germany, Great Bri- tain and places all over the globe. Much of the terror- ism was secretly supported by Libyan dictator Muam- mar el Quadaffi. After US-Libyan confrontations in the Gulf of Sidra and an escalation of terrorist activity, President Reagan ordered an air strike on selected targets inside Libya. No sooner had Quadiffi cooled off when the Soviet Chernobyl nuclear power plant went out of control and the core melted down, sending high amounts of radiation across much of Europe. Above-normal radi- ation (although no dangerous) was detected in Pierre, SD. During the school year Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited America as Philippine President Marcos became a permanent guest after being exiled from the Philippines. At the same time, a Voyager space probe became the first earth vehicle to leave the solar system on a journey to the unknown. Closer to home, South Dakota's concern was the weather. The state had an extremely dry 1985, followed by a long, snowy winter — complete with an April blizzard which killed many newborn calves, yet an- other blow to farmers. The spring was wetter than usual, putting many areas of the state under water and postponing crop-planting. And that's the way it was. Opening 3