North High School - Norwica Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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as Shufflin' to Victor After years of ridicule, the Chi- cago Bears finally redeemed them- selves with a shattering 46-10 defeat over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. The underdog Patriots gained an early but short- lived lead with a field goal in the first quarter. However, the Shufflin' Crew came back quickly and their drive for the NFL Championship continued to gain momentum. In a dreamlike ending to the Bears 18-1 season, Chicago fans watched with joy as their home team broke records and, in typical Jim McMahon style, had fun. Also in front of the tubes to witness Super Bowl XX, were many North students. Junior Bill Covert, a Bears fan, stated, I think that their image is a little cocky, but deserved. They earned it. From the poll taken, sixty percent of the people at North were on the Bears side. Talent? Luck? Whatever it was, it was on the Bears side on Super Bowl Sunday, January 26. In the 440 fi' 4-45- .... in t 3... .. , . if ani Healthy heaps of salad fill up fitness-minded students at all three high schools this year. Photo: M. Mackenzie. Spotlight Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! As the lights dimmed, music began and the estatic audience turned into an uproar. Out of the gym and onto the screen appeared Sylvester Stallone, alias Rocky Bal- boa. For a tenth consecutive year of holding his title, Balboa knocked out opponent, Russian champion Drago. Topping the charts and making millions of dollars during its first week in theaters was quite an accom- plishment of Rocky's producers. The saga of Ba1boa's boxing rivals con- tinued in the Quad Cities, making its premiere November 27, 1985. Rocky IV was a smash on the music charts as well as the screen. With Survivor singing the title track Burning Heartf' the success of Rocky IV soared. If predictions follow, the population won't be kept in the dark. about Rocky's next move for long. H STORIES Mini Mag

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erywhere. Coke Is It? Joe Cool struts on up to the vender, ready to drop his money in the slot and buy a Coke But wait a minute! Five Cokes? Whew! And they thought Pepsi was the choice of a new generation! The whole situation has be- come quite confusing. You have your Classic Coke, which was the old Coke then dropped out to become the new old Coke. Then all the sudden, we see the brand new Coke come in along side of Caffeine-free, Diet and Cherry Coke! Confused yet? Well, so is Joe Cool, but he's decided to try Classic Coke anyway. Most North students chose Cherry Coke over all others. 'tCherry Coke is better than any other Coke, even Pepsi! stated Bill Covert while Chris Shields confessed that he was a '6Cherry Coke-aholicf' But, as always, the choice is up to you! So the next time you strut up to a vender and canit decide, just remember that 4'Coke is it!', or shall we say, Which Coke is it? 'Y , w W' Q, .awe , F99 Iowa Rose Bowl fans gather for pre-game chit- chats prior to the 45-28 loss of the Hawkeyes to UCLA. Photo: D. Smit. WWII JQQE Watch that Swatch fSwatch' new in watches? Linda Schoffstall asked. It was a good question this year, as on every wrist glanced at in the halls of North, there was at least one Swatch. This bright, new idea in wrist-wear cer- tainly did, as Jody Wilcox observed, put the fun back in telling time. Not only did one find an array of Swatch products for keeping time, but accessories such as sweatshirts depicting watches or timezones, to- tebags with colorful watch faces, key chains, Swiss r knives, and Swatchguards bombarded stores ev From paisley to plaid, Swatches reflect the personality of its owner. Swatches can be basic or complex. That's why they suggest something about the person who's wearing them, noted Brandon Barker. Whatever style you preferred, Swatches certainly added spice to the anxious glances of impatient students waiting for dismissal time to arrive. GETTING Mini Mag

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Our country is not isolated and our security measures are not infallible. The threat of a terrorist attack is very realfl - Tom Vorhees. lf worse comes to worse, we could kick all Libyns out of the United States, get all Americans back, and pretend that their country doesnit even exist. We could stop communica- tions with them. I think Khadafy has some plan behind what he's doing, but it's like he doesnlt want to start a war, just a commotion, to get attention. - John Schreiber Unfortunately, the most effective means that a deranged bully relates to is force and might. Recent actions by the United States fleet near Libya's border just prove this out, as Khadafy backed down in action and word? - Jack Elkin Plovved Misfortune Mostly Americans have taken for granted that they will have flour to make bread or vegetables at their table. Did anyone ever imagine what meals would be like without simple farm products? The year 1985 was by far the worst for American farming indus- try. From November 1984 to Novem- ber 1985, land value suffered a thirty percent loss. The result of the de- creased value was worsened credit for farmers, this made loans more difficult to attain and was only one aspect contributing to the worst one- year plunge this century. Another plunge was due to drops in exports. They fell S15 million in 4 years to F529 million in 1985. Despite foreign problems, a 1985 farm bill was signed to reinstate competition in U.S. farming market. Secretary of Agriculture, John Block encouraged Reagan to accept the proposed bills to enhance farm sales. Rebuilding farm systems will be a major factor of if they soar, or flop, in industry. Combined efforts and support groups, like Farm Aid, which raised enormous amounts of money, aided the farming field by expanding it once more to become the empire it once was. Terror! Terrorism has become a house- hold word as the persistence of the terrorist threat seems to have reached a new level of brutality. Numerous bombings and hijackings of national embassies and planes have resulted due to the mounting wave of violence in the Middle East. Recent hijackings include the TWA Flight 847 to Beirut and the Israeli air force warplane attacked by Libyans on February 4, 1986. Greek cruiseliner, Achille Lauro and Libyan leader Muammar L. Kha- dafy have raised much concern over the safety of the public. Commenting on the crisis, Tom Voorhees stated that, Currently the situation is so volatile that any ill- considered action may create more turmoil and discontentf' Agreeing on his views that preventive tech- niques may only cause worse prob- lems, Bob Graham felt, that the U.S. should oversee Libya, but not antagonize them. Actually, there is nothing we can do that has enough power to make a change and Won't end up back in our face. Closer to home, the United States has suffered many hostage crisises, knive threats, and killings. Recently the Delta out of Dallas was hijacked by terrorists. Continued talk and increased frights have scared some Americans to the point of avoiding air travel. Hopefully extreme terrorist acts will never reach the United States, and eventu- ally the Middle East will have de- creased violence. REPORTING Mini Mag