New Milford High School - Schaghticoke Yearbook (New Milford, CT)

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 I w i,y MOVIE HITS pCLUDE: Steven Speilbergs E.T. Raiders of the Lost Ark fY¥7 The Empire Strike Back Aliens % Kramer vs. Kramer Hambo First Blood Part I Ronald Reagan, promising “to put American back to work again’ , is elected the fortieth president of the nation. The former California governor is the oldest man ever elected to serve in the White House, at the age of 69. The former movie star and television personality takes special gratification in his victory over President Ford, whom he had lost to in the past presidential race. Terms of Endearment The China Syndrome Apocalypse Now 1983 The nation stops to watch NASA launch the space shuttle piggy back on a 747 Jet. Atlanta parents fear for their children’s lives, since this nightmare began on July 28,1979. Eighteen black Atlanta children have been found slain in the past 19 months as a deranged mass murderer unmercifully takes the lives of innocents. mmm Ttlcml , Capsules A drug that helps people now kills people. Tylenol capsules, laced with Strychnine, is the cause of eight deaths. Tylenol have now been replaced by caplets and four layers of protective seals. Several thousand Argentinian troops storm the Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982. The United States sides with Britain in condemning the Argentinians actions. President Reagan offers material support in Britain’s attempt to recapture the South Atlantic islands. The war evolves into a major sea battle. On June 17, Argentina surrenders to the British and 14,000 troops are taken captive. Mr. Magoun 1962 Mr. Magoun begun his career at New Milford High School as an English teacher in 1961. He regrets the decline In the dress code during the 'hippie period’. He recalls students wearing the American flag across their back pockets. During this time period he can remember students protesting government involvement in the Vietnam war by not standing for the XaUonal Anthem. Mr. Magoun recalls vividly the landing on the moon because he brought his summer school class to the library to watch it on TV. 27

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During the morning of July 29, 1981 everyone sits glued to their television sets as Prince Charles and Lady Di exchange their wedding vows. Lady Di starts the trend of long formal wedding gowns. 1. Voyager I detects a faint ring of rocky debris around Jupiter. 2. Barney Clark receives the first permanent artifical heart. 3. Bill Rodger wins the Boston Marathon with the record breaking time of 2:09.27. The Iranian’s seize the United States Am bassy and hold fourty-ninc Americans hostage. United States citizens band together as a united front to support the return of the hostages. The rescue attempt headed by President Carter is a fiasco. The country anxiously awaits their safe and speedy return. After four hundred and fourty-four grueling days for the hostages as w’cll as the Americans back home, the captives arc finally freed. Three major assassination attempts were made during this time period. The only successful attempt was on December 8, 1980, when John Lennon is killed by a fanatic’s bullet. This was certainly the most shocking event in rock music’s history. The other assassination attempts were on President Reagan and Pope John Paul II. These attempts were not successful and the victims were only wounded. Mr. Devin 1952 Mr. Devin has been with ub for 36 years, unci has held all positions at New Milford, from teaching to principal. He now coaches boys cross country and last year was given the honor of being inducted into the ( T Qinches Hall of Fame. Mr. Devin feels that the ability of the high school athletes has remained the same but their dedication has increased over the years. His dedlcaUon as a coach has brought numerous teams to the championship level, too numerous to mention. Everyone who has been coached by Mr. Devin has the greatest respect for him and claim “he Is the best coach they've ever had.” Mt. St. Helens, for years an inactive volcano suddenly errupts spewing ashes and molten lava over the state of Washington. Eight people are killed and many other peoples lives are disrupted. 1979 The 1980 Winter Olympics is a great success. Eric Heiden wins his fifth gold medal in speed skating and the U.S. hockey team amazes the world by defeating the Russians and the Finns to capture the gold for the second time in the history of the United States. The Summer Olympics in Moscow has the lowest attendance ever. The United States, West Germany and .Japan do not attend. 26

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The Challenger explodes as a horrified nation watches. January 28 is a day that will last in the minds of Americans forever. Seven astronauts were killed in the disaster including Christa McAulifTe, a high school teacher from New Hampshire, who would have been the first ordinary citizen in space. The Incident brings the United States space program to a stand still. Terror!am grips the whole world. 1985 may very well he remembered as the year of terrorism. Thousansds of innocent people have been killed for the purpose of advancing political causes. High incidence of highjacking , bombings, kidnapping, and murder has sparked governments into action, toughening their attitudes and tightening their security. — Andy and Fergie delight the public with their marriage. — Men walk free in space 170 miles up. — Smoking in public places becomes a controversial issue. — The average prices of homes soar past the 8100,000 mark. — Crazed gun man kill 20 unarmed citizens in McDonalds. — Asbestos removals closes down schools across country. The Iran Contra affair begins in the fall of 1986, when it is revealed in a Lebanese newspaper that the United States has offered Iran arms in return for American hostages. There were many unsuccessful attempts to link the plan to the upper levels of the Reagan administration. Lt. Colonel Oliver North wound up taking the blame for the administration and becomes a national hero in the process. OTHER SCANDALS: — TV Evungcllstn hi! hard. .Ilm and Tammy Uakker are forced to resign from their religious leadership roles after Jim Bakker Is caught in his affair with Jessica Hahn. — Jimmy Swuggart begs forgiveness on TV for his sins of adultery. — Gary Hart is forced to withdraw from the presidential race after Monkey Business with Donna Rice. SENIORS of 1988 GRADUATE 1984 — Indira Gandhi murdered. — Foreign Aid increases to starving Ethiopians. — Fatal gas leak in Bhopal kills 2,100, Union Carbide held responsible. — Three Commerical planes crash in one month, death toll rises to 711. — Huge quake kills thousands in Mexico. CRACK AIDS Crack and AIDS have become the newest health dangers across the w'orld. Crack is a highly addictive form of Cocaine and spreads quickly due to it’s availability and cheap prices. AIDS (Acquired Immune Dieflccncy Syndrome) continues to kill thousands and scare millions. The disease is no longer confined to homosexuals and intravenous drug users; now the disease is spreading into the lives of heterosexuals as well. Efforts to find a cure are extensive but unsuccessful. 28