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

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WS5-S6 - 74e tyeasi i t t e Tfecui( ) ... School, it begins when you are very young and depending on how far you go, it can last as many as twelve years, if you can stand it. Every year, it is the same, people and the same old routine crop up to remind you that things stay the same and they change. With the year of new change and new attitudes, the students and the community would view this year, 1985-86 as the year of change. The brightly colored Ha- waiian shirts of the jams style have reached New Bloomfield and have been replaced by the new “wave” of style. In the last few years, the echo of boots in the halls of New Bloomfield have diminished and the squeak of tennis shoes (Air Jordans) and the scuff of loafers can be heard more distinctly. Bandanas have lost their wear to the Polo ties, and good ’ole flannel shirts have been left for dress oxfords and Polo Shirts. On the Long Road to State, Lana Unnewehr concentrates intently as she warms up her shots before Quarter finals at Kirksville. Clothes, however, were one of the many trends and news setting events that swept through the area of New Bloomfield life this year. Music and movies were the rage again. In the music industry, the super stars of the last year Prince and Madonna now take their place in the shadows as Phil Collins, Billy The Parking lot has undergone tremendous reconstruction and change as the way is readied for the new lights of the ballfield and the new addition to the high school. Ocean and Whitney Houston take the spotlight. This was the year for the many music groups and organi- zations to take the farmers, the poor and the hungry under their musical aid to raise funds. “Back to the Future, Beverly Hills Cop have been replaced by Rocky IV and Rambomania.

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Vickie Giboney Brian Gilmore Tim Grubbs Robert Hoffmann Brenda Jones Brenda Kroll Kim Landrum Betsy Lowry Scott Lowry Rodney Marr Jerry Masek Dale Maupin David Menswasser Amy Neal Mike Nephew Chris Parker Tony Phillips Marvin Ridgel Travis Reicke Dana Sandlin Tim Siegel Darla Sinden Steve Tackett Tammy Todd Christina Trowbridge Sherrie Verwys Kenna Walker Lena Winters Kathy Wolfe Wilda Haas 27

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0 Rambomania, as it has been called, seems to be one of the block busters of the year. Sylvester Stal- lone’s Rambo: First Blood, took some pent-up emotions from a gen- eration ago and reminded the peo- ple of the U.S. about American Pride. The movie centers around the character John Rambo, a spe- cial forces expert from Viet Nam, who returns to Nam to rescue some POW’s and MIA’s. The toy market skyrocketed, by selling everything from “Black Flack Chewing Gum” to “Toy IZU’s and Rambo Dolls.” 9 Money again raised its head in the year 1985-86 to capture the attention of even the students of New Bloomfield. It came in the form of the Lottery and Gasoline Prices. Gasoline prices were on a roller coaster ride, as they began in the fall to rise to $1.39 to $1.45 then drop to 74-79c per gallon by Mid- April. When the Missouri State Legislature passed the Missouri Lottery, the people of New Bloom- field and well as other areas in the state of Missouri got on the band- wagon to get rich quick. One of the first games to be played by Missour- IfsHsre. ians was the 1-70 Baseball game, with the pull of the year’s previous 1-70 World Series. According to the state government, the revenue of the lottery should go to the educa- tion of Missouri’s young people. Missouri Lottery 9 At least - some things didn’t change! Well, not totally. As in 1985, the Lady Wildcats made it to State Basketball finals in Spring- field Missouri. However, this time it was to bring home the First Place LA State Trophy rather than the Third Place trophy. This was a first for the School of New Bloomfield, and it reflected a new attitude of success breeds success and an attitude of pride in their school and what could be accom- plished by the students. Later on, the Varsity Boys Baseball Team pull another 1 ranking by going to Columbia to play in the State Baseball Championships and bring home another First Place trophy. Another major change has taken place in the lives of the student at New Bloomfield ... perhaps a better way to say it is a change in the school. Plans for rebuilding the High School were set into motion in 1986, starting with the ball field. This new ball field was moved back about 200 yards to make more room for the new extention of the high school. So, for the 1985-86 Softball and Baseball Season, the Wildcats had only a few so-called home games. By Mid-March, the field was being planted with grass and the poles for the new lights were being situated as were the new lights, the new backstop and a new scoreboard. Overall, the year was one of trends, changes, and new im- provements and new Attitudes. As we look back to the many changes that came into our lives this year, we can become very reflective on how it changed us and how some things didn’t change us. Only time will tell us just how important this year will be. Dr. Rawn seemed to have a reflection on the school year. “It Happened” ... he said.