Leola High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Leola, SD)

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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

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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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Students retrace steps Music, sports, schoolwork and friends — all these are a part of any school year, and 1985-86 was no ex- ception. So let's pause for a mo- ment and take a few footsteps back through the happy times and the sad times of a memorable year. In September LHS students elected Launa Fauth and Revi Schaible as homecoming royalty and capped off their celebration with a 32-0 drubbing of Langford. The football team went on to their best season since 1979. The girls' basketball team too had a successful season, defeating rival Ipswich for the first time ever and capturing their first district crown as well. Things did not go as smoothly for the boys, however, as they strug- gled through a rebuilding season which ended with a 3-16 mark. The JV's 13-4 mark pointed the way to- ward success in the future, howev- er. For the first time ever the Christ- mas concert had to be cancelled be- cause of the weather and was per- formed instead the next morning during school. In January the Swing Choir once again took first place in their division at the South Dakota Jazz Festival, and three stu- dents were named to All-State Band. Spring was highlighted by the all- school production of Up the Down Staircase. Juniors built a city of red, gold and silver for the prom, and LHS sent seven tracksters to the state meet. And, of course, who can forget graduation? Certainly not the 31 seniors who walked down the center aisle of the gym for the last time. Senior Julie Hoffman hauls in a rebound in action from the Pirates' district cham- pionship win over Langford. Computer teacher David Carmon learns first-hand what it is like to put up with sophomores, in this case Jerry Geffre. Theresa Guthmiller and Eric Heiser march to the beat which they help to create as the LHS Marching Band performs during the homecoming parade. A chat over the water fountain is a common sight in the halls of LHS. Seniors Launa Fauth and Theresa Guthmiller share this moment between classes. 4 Opening