Northeastern High School - Aerie Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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AERIE Volume 17 NORTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL ELIZABETH CITY DOWN UNDER

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by Sheila On ev ■ n this LAND DOWN UNDER'' it certainly was the best of times and the worst of times”. With Halley's Comet flying over for the first time since 1910, it seemed as if it was an omen for not ony good, but also bad Down under it was a world teeming with terrorism, airplane crashes, earth- quakes, hurricanes, apartheid and starvation. Perhaps it was that all of these bad things simply affected us more than usual Terrorism took its toll all over the world, but it hit home in Elizabeth City when one of our own residents was wounded in the terrorist attack at the Rome airport Mark Maland survived the attack, but brother was killed. This incident caused President Reagan to put economic sanctions on Libya and call Moammar Khadafy a barbarian”. There were more than 1,950 people who died in airplane crashes this year, making it the worst year in aviation history. We drd not escape the weather either. Many days were so hot that school had to be let out early and we were threatened by Gloria7 called the worst hurricane in history. Luckily, we escaped her lusty winds, and were only touched by her rains. People who were not so lucky with the weather were those in South America where a mudslide wiped out an entire vilTageTdlUng thousands as did the earthquake in MexIco. InSouth Af- rica hundreds were killed because of apartheid causing Reagan to announce sanctions against them in the name of ing off limits, where were they sup- items to be donated to the food bank, Lang humanitarian rights. Closer to home. posed to go? Betty Allen, a student Homthal, Steve Umphtett, Tim Gome and Clay students were a7fectedT y the seat belt from Northeastern, addressed this Hodges helped prepare it after homeroom. law and the law concerning being 18 question In her letter to the editor, and which showed Just how big our hearts were in to go to the R-rated movies. With the the controversy continued this Land Down Under. Keeping the fans new enforcement calling for parents to pepped up, the eagle performed at all home accomparfy students to the movie that Above clockwise: After a long, hot day on the games. Bad Hair Williams, a storyteller, was very was R-rated, many movies were not beach, Evelyn Bray and Michelle Herring were enthusiastic as he shared some folklore from seen, since the great majority of them all smiles as they relaxed in a cool cottage. Lo- the Land Down Under with some drama stu- were rated R. This kept a lot of stu- cal residents took advantage of a pretty day in dents. Finding something to do was no problem dents on the streets, and even this the Land Down Under, to picnic on the for Steve Price, as he was caught socializing at caused controversy. Letters were waterfront at Betsy Tooley's Deli. Forgetting the mall. written To the editor calling for a halt about homework and tests, Leigh Summerour to the students parking their cars on and Debby Steiner gossiped with some friends Ehringhaus Street With the movies be- during River Spree. Displaying some of the 2—Opening