New Bloomfield High School - Beacon Yearbook (New Bloomfield, MO)

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FEBRUARY 4,1986: A LESSON IN TIME AND SPACE The cheers rang out from the ground below the Space Shuttle and in the class- rooms all over the U.S. The Space Shuttle Challenger was off again. This liftoff was special though, this time that an everyday teacher, Christine McAuliff, 37, w'ould be one of the seven astronauts. She trained for months with the help of professional astronauts. She won a contest between many other teachers and she was on top of the world being selected as the first teacher in space. A little over a minute after takeoff, the mission broke up, not as planned, but in a ball of fire. The smiles turned to tears on the ground. The Challenger had ex- ploded and the classrooms were strangely silent. Shock covered faces as this would mark the worst disaster of the year for the U.S. Not in numbers, but in spirit. The astronauts did it for the United States and it came to an end. The space program came to a halt during the year until the malfunction was determined and the faith restored. Will it ever be safe to return into space? Teresa Kroll: (Junior) “It’s awful people had to die. I don’t think they should stop experimenting though. I think they should do it again.” Patty Wilderman: (Sophomore) “It was weird, unexpected and I feel sorry for them and their families. I think they should still experiment though.” One of the major events of 85-86 School comet last appeared and students of NB year wfas the reappearance of Halley’s honored the Comet in various ways. Comet. It was the year, 1906 when the RISK: TO TAKE OR NOT TO TAKE In mid 1985 a major trauma hit the U.S. and Tylenol capsules were removed from the shelves after a lethal amount of cyanide was found in the drug. Many citizens were victims of the deadly drug. Tylenol workers began studies to find the cause of the tampering. The cause of the deaths was never announced but the Tylenol pain relievers hit the shelves again. The air was clean at the Tylenol company and the once thought problem that Tylenol would go out of business diminished to nothing. Then in the cold weather of 1986 it happened again, a news headline sur- prised the nation and another person, unexpecting and unplanned, died due to cyanide poisoning. The shelves were cleared and the investigation began once again. This investigation could propel deeper into the ordeal but the questions may never be answered. Sandy Patrick: (Sophomore) “It’s too bad it had to happen, but I wouldn’t stop taking capsules. The person who did it is sick.” Beth Polly: (Sophomore) “They got to be really sick to do it. They’re killing people they don’t even know and that’s wrong.” WE ARE THE BEARS ... SHUFFLING CREW The Chicago Bears and the Super Bowl Shuffle began the NFL season with a lot of promise. It all centered on Walter Payton, the great running back who needed only nine more games under his belt to surpass Jim Brown’s all-time rushing yards total. “He’s the best,” some said, “he’s unstoppable!” True, but he wasn’t the only unstoppable thing. The whole team proved themselves to be un- stoppable, but fell short just one time all year to the AFC’s top team, Miami Dol- phins. They finished the season 15-1, one game short of undefeated. The Bears then cruised straight through to the Super Bowl against the surprising New England Patriots who beat the only team all year to beat Chica- go, Miami. The Patriots pulled off the upset after their upset in postseason play, but on Super Bowl Sunday it was the postseason jitters that crushed them. The Patriots scored first with a 36 yard field goal by Tony Franklin but from there it was the Bears as they went on to an embarassing 46-10 victory. It wasn’t Pay- tons doings though. Payton was quiet throughout the game, but William Perry, Jim McMahon and a surprise rushing game by Matt Suhey helped to put out the victory. After years of playing football for the Bears, Walter Payton had the ring, Super Bowl XXI was his. Chris Siegel: (Junior) “I think New En- gland should have won, cause they’re my team, but Chicago dominated.” Denny Vogel: (Junior) “When they’re on the goal line they should have given it to Payton instead of Fridge, it’s his first Super Bowl. McMahon shouldn’t have been penalized for headbands.” 85-86 ENCOUNTER: 1910 PANIC The year, 1910 ... A cold winters evening and the people of the United States step from their lantern lit houses to see a sight that may never come again ... A glowing light in the sky that would be a sight to see. As Halleys Comet passed by, the people returned to their houses to sleep before the working morning of crops and farms. The year 1986 ... A sloppy, cold evening and the clouds cover the sky. Scientists predict the coming of the glow - ing light one more time, Halleys Comet. The times have changed, science has increased drastically to a true complicat- ed form, but the people still came from their home to try to sneak a peek through the clouds at Halleys Comet. A new generation of people and a different response. The Comet will come again and if you missed it, you may never see it again, for the next time it will light up the sky will be sometime around the year 2060. But only the scientists can tell. Jeff Lester: “It’s neat, there was two intercores and that satelite got so close. I hope I’m alive when it comes around again, that’ll make me 86 years old. That’s it.” Maria Cain: “I didn’t even know it came. It looks like the only thing I knew about it was an offer for binoculars on the back of a box of Crunch-n-Munch. I don’t w’atch the news.”

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Attitude - hm p«u a oj 'l iw % 1-70 SERIES - MISSOURI HAS IT ALL! It’s what every Missouri citizen had dreamed of. What more could Missouri ask for in baseball, than an all Missouri World Series between the one hundred game winning St. Louis Cardinals and the Royals of Kansas City!? St. Louis in 5 games said many people, and it was no question, they were the favorite team to win. The World Series rules affected the Royals. The rule was no DH, which perched Hal McCrae on the bench for the seven game series. The Cards were affected also, not by the rules, by injury. In the playoffs against the Dodgers, a tarpolian rolled up on base stealing, lead-off leftfielder, Vince Cole- man. The National League Rookie of the year limped in the dug-out for the series. With the Cardinals up three games to two on the Royals, the Cards lost their poise. Kansas City squeezed out a ninth inning rally in game six to win and moved into game 7 where the two aces met, John Tudor V. S. Bret Saberhagan. The Cards, embarrassed and disgust- ed, lost it all. Joaquin Andujar and Whitey Herzog were ejected and John Tudor hurt his hand by punching an electric fan on his way to the showers. The Royals were Series champs by an embarrassing score of 11-0. They wTere the upset team of 1985 but they knew' they w'ere the tops all the way! Steven Patrick: (Sophomore) “Good series. But disappointing at the Cardinals. Hitting was awful, .160 or .170. Pitching was okay but the Royals just played better.” Patty Farris: (Junior) “I wish the Cardi- nals would have won. It was a good series of games but, that game that the umpire made the wrong call made me mad.” TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME COCAINE OR COKE: The pro baseball, basketball and foot- ball athletics have been hampered by a major trauma of drugs. Why have profes- sional athletes been convicted, fined and forced to quit playing ball for rehabilita- tion? The questions are unanswerable, the facts are not known, but commissioners and directors should try to do something to stop the addictions of the athletes. The 1985 baseball season was hamper- ed by the Pittsburgh trial, where several players w ere chosen to testify. This was supposed to be a real change in the drug addictions in sports, but we wait. Keith Hernandez had the main problem in major league baseball at one time. His addiction in 1983 and his problems in 1985-86 are one on the rise again. The questions may never be answered by the major leagues and the users. Troy Bonnctt: (Freshman) “Kinda dumb. I don’t think you should use drugs in sports. It takes away from playing your best. It hurts you in the long run too.” The Series spirit spread through New Bloomfield High School in a clash of some Bryan Kempker: (Senior) “They shouldn’t have it at all. I don’t think people should dope themselves up so they can play.” of the best Cardinal and Royal fans like Vince Settle and Lisa Hill. Todd McMahan: (Sophomore) “I guess they’re okay! My sister has two of them.” CABBAGE PATCH KIDS The craze hit the department stores with surprising ease and the parents with disgusting apathy. The little pudged face dolls with the birth certificate, wardrobe, and the branded name on the rump, won the hearts of millions of hopeful children of all ages. Every kid in the United States wanted their own adopted Cabbage Patch Kid. Every Cabbage Patch kid wras differ- ent in a certain way and the kids who got a doll, now had a different feeling. The dolls weren’t easy to get. When Christmas pulled around the corner in 1985, the parents all had that look in their eye that they would not disappoint their lovely children. The parents were deter- mined to get a Cabbage Patch Doll for their child at no price. The parents all packed in a corner of the department store while desk clerks passed them out to disgusted parents. Then the fights began, everything from angry families who didn’t get the doll for their little one. The dolls w’ere going for over $100 a piece for an original. Now- the prices have calmed to a flat $40 and the business markets say that the Cabbage Patch Kids are one of the highest money making products of 1985. The kids will never let their Cabbage Patch Kids out of their hands and the Cabbage Patch craze goes on until they do. Leigh Underwood: (Sophomore) “I think they’re neat mascots. Think they’re ugly, so ugly, they’re cute. They’re too expensive.”

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The 1985-86 Homecoming proved to be an exciting one, as the Court was chosen. This years court contained three seniors out of five candidates. When interviewed, each of them felt it was a true honor to be selected from their class. Senior Sa- mantha Atwell, daughter of Ann Cook had been on court for two years. This year, Sam was escorted by Todd Bedsworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Bedsworth. Todd is also a senior. Senior Lana Cnnew'her, the daughter of Mr. Fred and Ms. Gladys Unne- wehr had been on court for two years previously. Lana was escorted by Bryan Kempker, a senior, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clete Kempker. Senior Moneen Gleb, the daughter of Joan Gleb had been on court for three years. Moneen hoped that Homecom- ing would bring a lot of special memories for each of the girls. Moneen was escorted by her brother Thurman Gleb. The Homecom- ing Court for 1985-86 is as follows; Jennifer Boyd, Queen Moneen Gleb, Lana Unnewehr, Samantha Atwell and Amy Settle.