New Knoxville High School - Memoir Yearbook (New Knoxville, OH)

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JANUARY: The University of Miami Hurricanes overtook Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl to win the college football national championship. CBS oddsmaker Jimmy The Greek ' ' Snyder was fired after mak- ing racial comments in an inter- view. Basketball great Pete Marav- ich, 40, died of an undetected heart ailment during a pickup bas- ketball game in Pasadena, Califor- nia. Maravich was the most prolific scorer in the history of college bas- ketball, averaging 44.2 points per game during his three years at LSU. FEBRUARY: Jimmy Swaggart, television evangelist, admitted to moral failures when alleged re- ports of an affair with a prostitute arose. He was banned from preaching for one year. Brian Boitano claimed the first of only two U.S. gold medals in Cal- gary- Americans sympathized with Olympic speed skater Dan Jansen when, after learning of his sister ' s death just hours before, he fell to the ice in the 500 meter race. Days later he came back to try again in the 1000 meter event, only to have a reenactment of the previous race. MARCH: Lt. Colonel Oliver north retired from the Marines. Protests made it impossible for opposition leaders to remove strongman General Manuel No- riega in Panama. Bill Cosby remained an enter- tainment favorite claiming four People ' s Choice Awards. APRIL: A Kuwaiti plane was held hostage in Algeria for fourteen days. In this, the longest hijacking ever, three people were killed. Michael Douglas and Cher re- ceived honors for best actor and best actress, respectively at the Academy Awards ceremony. The Kansas Jayhawks, led by senior sensation Danny Man- ning, upset the Oklahoma Soon- ers, 78-73, to clinch the NCAA basketball championship. Reds ' manager Pete Rose was suspended for thirty days for pushing an umpire in a heated game. MAY: Winning Colors became the third philly ever to win the Ken- tucky Derby. The Ohio primary had little significance for the presidential candidates as George Bush and Michael Dukakis were already far ahead in the delegate race. Aloha Airlines flight 243 en- route to Honolulu made an emer- gency landing after one third of the 737 ' s roof blew off. A flight atten- dant was killed and sixty-one pas- sengers were injured in the crash. — Laurie Merges

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SEPTEMBER: Nineteen-year-old West German pilot Mathais Rust was sentenced to four years in a Soviet labor camp after landing his plane in Red Square. Americans throughout the na- tion celebrated the bicentennial of the United States Constitution on September 16. Sports aficionados were great- ly disappointed by the NFL strike. After three scab games, the regu- lar players returned in mid-Octo- ber. Actor Lome Greene, who was best known for his role in Bonanza, andjazz choreographer Bob Fosse died in September. OCTOBER: Judge Robert Bork was turned down for a position on the U.S. Supreme Court. Eighteen-month-old Jessica McClure had all of America on the edge of their seats for nearly 58 hours before being freed from a 22-foot well into which she had fallen. The stock market suffered its worst drop since the crash of 1929 on October 19 when it plummeted 508.32 points from 2247.06 to 1738.74. The Minnesota Twins bested the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game of the World Series, 4-2. NOVEMBER: Continental Airlines flight 1713 crashed during liftoff from Denver, killing 26 people and injuring 56. Billionaire Boys ' Club, an NBC mini-series based on the most bi- zarre murder case of the year, was the highest rated mini-series of the year. The Indianapolis Colts, expe- riencing their best season ever, re- ceived an added bonus when they acquired star running back Eric Dickerson from the Los Angeles Rams. Fatal Attraction became the second highest grossing movie of the year. DECEMBER: A fifteen-year-old Wapakoneta youth, Ryan Petty, was found dead in his home by his stepbrother. He died of multiple stab wounds, one in his aorta. The Cleveland Browns once again clinched the AFC Central Di- vision crown. Walter Payton, Chicago Bears running back, announced his re- tirement and was honored in a pre- game ceremony at which the Bears retired his number, 34. Notre Dame ' s Tim Brown won the Heisman Trophy while Ohio State linebacker Chris Spielman captured the Lombardi Award.

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Academics For a scholar everything is a Take One because no two learning experiences will ever be identical. Excelling aca- demic students aren ' t the only scholars. Anyone who finds and grasps a chance to leam is a scholar. To be willing to risk a cool ' image for the sake of an education is a com- mendable characteristic. Teachers at New Knoxville experience the Take One situation every day. Nothing is ever certain except that the students will complain no mat- ter what the teacher does. At New Knoxville both stu- dents and teachers are ex- posed to learning and growing. — Lori Barber 7 know the answer, ' ' says Jonathan Lepinski but I ' d rather get my picture taken. Matt Lammers is either carefully concentrat- ing to get the most out of his English literature assignment . . . or sleeping. Matt Condon, however, seems intent on his work. Dr. Frankenstein, we did it, Eric Oabel appears to say to Daniel Allen while making a plaster of pan ' s body cast during new dimen- sional art. P 6 Academics Division