Newman Smith High School - Illiad Yearbook (Carrollton, TX)

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Keli Clay and Debi Lyons get away from it all by creating their board. Anita Fife works in a different position to relax on a hectic day. ' Perry Parrigen lets his imagination take him to the Roman Empire. Samantha Shaw goes through her daily routine of perfecting her hair.

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Distractions What class is this? . . . Did I have homework? . . . I wish I could leave the country for a few months . . . I have that bulletin board memorized . . . Hey, where are you going Friday night? . . . Great, .the announcements are on and I can get some sleep There's a party at Iennifer's house tomorrow night . .. I have to work tonight . . . What did she say? . . . Do you have to put your make up on now? . . . The office is calling - I hope it's for me . . . A quiz - I think I'm gonna be sick . . . Do you want to go to Braums after school? . . . Only 10 minutes left! . . . Would you shut up so I can sleep? . . . I'm going to study for that test - NEXT week . . . I want to talk to somebody . . . Look what she's wearing! . . . What am I going to do when I gradu- ate? . . . Was that the bell - so soon? Dana Baker and Raynelle Perry get to know a couple of cuddly companions. Alan Heath, Bryan Harris, Roger King, Rodney Robson and Robert Karmann are distracted by the intensity of a basketball game, during an important tournament. For many students, the road to reality was lost while daydreaming. 18

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NEWSBREAK - Betty Gore Hostages . . . Presidential Election . . Mt. Saint Helens . . . Cable 'I'V . . . I. R. Ewing . . 'I'!: fx. . .e It js, f I, g 4 ' V: -sf 1 3 at it ss.. N. . ,, 5' I . legs? .?sw1.j Q A 'E .Qqifxlx :NV lg V Su . .Q . I P. .V For over a year the American Hostages in Iran have been the world's most conspicuous captives. Hopes for their release have been periodically raised and then abruptly shattered. Walter Cronkite brou ht the reality of the situation closer to home when e came into our livingrooms via television and reported to us the latest Iranian incidents. The moment the Shah set foot on American soil the U.S. Citizens stationed in Iran were placed in grave danger. The Carter Administration tried in vain for several months to find a country that would be willing to grant the Shah permanent asy- lum. Finally in April a squad of trained Marines left the U.S. to rescue the hostages. However the mission was aborted and several U.S. Marines were injured. Many U.S. officials contend that the Iranian incident was unavoidable. I September Be Gore Wylie school teacher allegedly received slashes with an axe by Candice Montgomery Ms Montgomery finally confessed to the murder of Mrs Gore She was acquitted with a plea f self defense Although it was a horrible tragedy many okes were a resut Some of them referred to Mrs Cores dan druff problem because they found her head and shoulders the bathroom Il v ny , a ' ' ' 42 f v 1 I . . if .,f . ' 0 . l. U in Seldom has an American Election headed into such a wildly unpredictable conclusion. Suddenly after the years of campaign planning the months of speeches the endless TV appearances and hand- shaking tours the Presidential Election took second place to the 52 American Hostages in Iran. Because of the hostage situation Carter and Reagan took the chance of facing each other just once in full in the week before the election. The choice of who would govern the nation for the next four years depended heavily on the acts of a hostile Iranian government. The impression two careful rehearsed politicians made in a fleeting 90 minutes of TV time was deeply upsetting to some of the American pub- lic. The election had a bizarre climax. Carter had been plagued by inflation and unemployment at home and turmoil overseas during his years in office Reagan by a reputation for right-wing extremism and simplistic thinking. Each at some point led in the polls' Carter early in the year Reagan immediately after the Republican Conven- tion. The candidates withstood the pressure throughout the campaign period both knowing the stronger would win. In the end Ronald Reagan proved to be the stronger of the two. knowledge that any mistakes could not beyrepaired