Needham Broughton High School - Latipac Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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Thi Several things have been changed here at Broughton as well as many other high schools regarding education and certain standards. The new exam policy caused an uproar in everyone, especially the seniors. l don't think we should have to take exams because during exam week seniors don't have to go to school. Woultl it be a crime to take exams a week early? ques- tioned Senior Gordon Steph- enson. Senior Roger Smith added A'That the privilege ofseniors not having to take exams would be a reward for four years of hard service. The school system has not only made requirements regarding exams but also regarding athletes. Several athletes were not permitted to play sports because their grades weren't good enough. There was a l.5 grade point average minimum required of all athletes. 1 think that this new policy is a good one. lt puts education in perspective making the person a student first and an athlete second, explained Teacher Mike Kral. Many seniors got upset when they heard the news that the drinking age had been changed from nineteen to twenty-one. 'KNOW when we finally do turn nineteen, the drinking age will be twenty-one! moaned Senior Stephanie Burkhart. College will never be the same again, complained Senior Brent Miller. North Carolina was one of the forty-two states that changed it's drinking laws. The law took ef- fect on September l, l986, as part of the crackdown on drunk driving. Because of the change many false l.D.'s were being produced and l.D. checking became stricter and more common. -Q ,. fn if t - 's-J, f' -- 'N .Hifi E President Ronald Reagan met with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Iceland for their second meeting regarding arms reduction between the two nations. These two political leaders met in October to reduce the amount ofweapons produced in each country. The meeting was a preliminary meeting before Gorbachev was scheduled to visit the United States. After many hours of unsuccessful discussion the two leaders were unable to compromise on any type of arms agreement but did agree to dis- agreeg nothing was accom- plished. 24-Student Life

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CELEBRATE L fv Standing proudly on his trailor, Iggy, the Broughtonsaurus, waited patiently for the motorcade to begin. The motorcade, consisting of the court and floats, is the traditional parade to Gregson Stadium. quad 's ,l fined QUEENS COURT - Front Row: Karen Murrell escorted by Charles jackson, Pam Chavis escorted by Maylon Rowland, Caroline Farmer escorted by Clark Womack, Second Row: Kim Harris es- corted by Eddie Hicks, Cece Bailey es- wv ,Z ' NC' - . sn a , corted by Michael Messner, Beth Crampton escorted by Markham Carr, Third Row: Harriet Stephenson escorted by Roger Smith, Stewart Harris escorted by jim Wiley .A -uf 3 KINGS COURT - Front Row: Pearl Surles escorted by lvan O'Neal, jakie Phillips escorted by junior Bailey, Cathy Bell escorted by Henry Young, Second Row: jim Wiley escorted by Elizabeth jones, Chris Currie escorted by Michelle 'fir i Hodge, Kevin Murrell escorted by Princess Whitaker, Third Row: jill Dembicks escorted by john Cella, Laura Nowell escorted by Bret Bachelder, Caroline Farmer escorted by jason Smith Homecoming-23

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m a .1-' , fxm vw M-W-M ,-K-.xt As Senate elections were held a close race between Republican lim Broyhill and Democrat Terry Sanford developed. The seat in the Senate was vacated by the death of former Senator John East. The campaign was well known because of the high . ,it -,,g?1 f'6'. 5 qualifications of both men. Terry Sanford, a former president of Duke University and Governor of North Carolina, defeated former con- gressman ,lim Broyhill despite Broyhill's presidential support. ,N . ff ,Q ff, W T .1 X. 4 lf you tuned into the televi- sion during l986 it was hard to miss the computer-generated T.V. Host Max Headroom. He really is twenty year old actor, Matt Frewer. XX ith a heavily made-up face and a distorted voice Matt is transformed into the robotic emcee seen frequ- ently on television. He is on the Coke commercials, has his own TV. show on Cinemax, and is also seen on MTV with his on song.