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

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Above clockwise: Playing havoc with the weather once again. Mother Nature made her presence known by causing a mudslide in Puer- to Rico, destroying hundreds of homes. Protesting against South Africa's apartheid poli- cy, Reverend Jesse Jackson and actor Paul New- man lead a march through the Land Down Un- der to Capitol Hill in an attempt to persuade Congress to end all deals with South Africa. Assuring American farmers that they were not forgotten, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash performed together at Farm Aid. With taped up windows, Barr Brothers prepared the Land Down Under for Hurricane Gloria. After the ma- jor earthquake in Mexico City, opera singer Placido Domingo took a break from helping workers sift through tom of rubble for any signs of survivors. This burnt frame from one of the many plane crashes in 1965, was a constant re- minder that air travel was no longer the safest way, in the Land Down Under. With the arrival of Halley's Comet and the first teacher in space, all eyes were focused on the galaxy far away. Opening—5

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Hieing Down Under the influence of the comet was not all bad though. Even if there was no place for the stu- dents to go, they banned together at a friend's house, went to waterfront park until curfew time, and Northeastern held more dances for them to attend. On the larger scale, we saw the first teacher go into space saw President Reagan and Soviet lead er, Gorbachev at a Summit meeting discussing peaceful measures to disarm nuclear weapons and saw the famous Prince and Princess of Wales visit America. We also saw hundreds of famous rock stars come together to raise money for poverty, farms and re- search for AIDS. Live-Aid, Farm-Aid brought musicians of all types together to show that we are the world and being a part of the world meant helping others. Lionel Richie brought singers together to combat the starvation in Africa and formed USA for Africa to keep addressing that problem. Willie Nelson brought country singers together to address the farmers' problems in America, and a new organization called Comic Relief came together to help the homeless in America. We did our part in helping others when Gloria threatened our dty as churches were open to the public, and Mr. Carraway and Mr. Dudley weathered the night in the Gym of Northeastern helping those who had come up from Nags Head or wanted a safer place to stay than their home Whether Halley's comet caused all of the upheaval in the weather or the goodness that came from the hearts of the people, we will never know, it comes again in 76 years). Some of us will still be in this LAND DOWN UN- DER when it does come again, and we will remember. 4—Opening

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TH » land Down Clockwise: Enjoying wlut the Lind Down Un- der had to offer, Randy Midgette, Steve Umphlett and Rob Hardee enjoyed themselves during River Spree. Beauty was more than skin deep, as proven by these male traps who dressed as majorettes during band camp initiation over the summer. Escorted by the ea- gles, a moped was Lang Homthal's and Steve Umphlett's -transportation to the Gryphons funeral. Shaping in Brooks, Allison Smith seemed confused by all the different fashions. Showing people how the Land Down Under Looked from the water, Shawn Williams maneuvered his canoe with ease. 6—Opening