Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Academy Awards I 2 ' T f erms o Endearment wins 5 Oscars Shirley MacLaine, the eccen- ric mother of Terms of Endear- nent, and jack Nicholson, the rx-astronaut with whom she has Ln affair, won Oscars as best ac- ress and best supporting actor or their roles in the film that von the best picture honor. Robert Duvall was named zest actor for his role as a vashed-up country singer who xvercomes alcoholism in Tender Vfercier. He was the only lmerican nominated in his ategory, competing against our British actors, , Linda Hunt, the idealistic male dwarf photographer in The Year 0fLi1zing Dangerous- Q, won best supporting actress- the first time an Oscar has gone to a performer playing an character of the opposite sex. Terms of Endearment was the bittersweet story of a mother- daughter relationship through the years. In addition to winn- ing best picture, it won best director and screenplay adapta- tion awards for james Brooks, who also produced the movie. It was his debut as a director. Fanny and Alexander and The Rzglft Stuff each made strong showings with four early awards. Yentle, which was directed, produced, starred and co-written by Barbara Streisand, won the Oscar for the best original song score. 'One of the Oscar's biggest ovations went to 92-year-old producer-director Hal Roach, who brought Harold Lloyd, Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and Our Gang to the screen. -Tim Ross TOP TEN SINGLES Every Breath You Take ............................... Police Footloose .........,,.. Sister Christian .... jump ............... All Night Long .......... Owner of a Lonely Heart .... Cum On Feel the Noize ..... Total Eclipse of the Heart .... Girl'sjust Wanna Have Fun . . . Karma Chamileon ........... . . . . ,Kenny Loggins . . . .Night Ranger . . . . .Van Halen . . . . .Lionel Richie ..........Yes ......QuietRiot . . . .Bonnie Tyler . . . .Cindy Lauper ..................CultureC1ub rop TEN ALBUMS Synchronicity ........ ....... ........................Police Thriller .............. ...... M ichaeljackson Colour by Numbers .......... ......... C ulture Club Footloose ................... .... O riginal Soundtrack Faster Than the Speed of Night . , . ........ Bonny Tyler Metal Health ................ ...... Q uiet Riot Seven and the Ragged Tiger ..... .... N Duran Duran An Innocent Man ........... ...... B illyjoel Can 't Slow Down ....., .... L ionel Richie Eurythmics ............................. .... E urythmics CURRENT PRICES Minimum Wage ............ Album ......... Movies ....... Concerts ...... Public Phone .... Big Mac ........ Postage Stamps .... Gas - Regular .... Yearbook ..... School Lunch .... Candy Machine ..,..,.. MOVIES Footloose Splash The Right Stuff Terms of Endearment Tender Mercies Hot Dog Yentl .....S3.35 .....S8.00 .....34.00 ....S12.00 .....25cents .....51.25 .....20cents .....S1.10 ....319.00 ......S1.20 ...............4Ocents TV SHOWS Family Ties Hart to Hart Dynasty Cheers Knots Landing General Hospital Dallas Current Events ' 37

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Em-ffainmmfspofft ABC'S 'Day After' news The program itself was the ultimate TV disaster movie, a ZV2 hour video nightmare depicting the nuclear destruc- tion of Kansas City and the hellish aftermath experienced in the nearby town of Lawrence. In the movie, The Day Aj?er, the nuclear bomb was dropped at 8:05 p.m., wiping out Kansas City and spreading radioactive fallout to Lawrence and sur- rounding areas. lt was estimated that 75 million people viewed this program throughout the United States. It was also view- ed by people living in the Soviet Union and Great Britian. Several people agreed, in the Northwest community alone, that the prospect of surviving in a time when the living 'will envy the dead, was the most haunting part of the film. The program brought a lot of con- templation from all types of people, in all walks of life. Nuclear freeze supporters us- ed the movie to help their cause, and many conservatives were angered because they say that ABC used the movie to make a political statement. While people debated the movie's political impact, there was not question about the emotional impact on the people who were in it and those at home who were watching. Following the airing of the movie, ABC immediately covered the issue on Nzgbtline, with Ted Koppell. He explored all aspects of the nuclear destruction issue. Almost everyone agreed that the film was visually powerful. But, because of wide disagree- ment about it's message, the movie was turned into major policitcal, religious, educational and media events. Many Americans felt that the policy of the United States was based on the idea that we do not accept nuclear war, and that we have been successful in preventing it and wanted to keep it that way. Tbe Day Aj9er, then was a way for the United States to show other countries the defini- tion of a democratic policy. -Tim Ross brings controversy 'I' ' . i Nightmare , Pubns serum or nmpaganua? l Huw Wilt It Affect Children? ABC's 'Tha Dav After' American athletes win eight Olym ic medals American athletes finished the competition in the XIV Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia with a total of eight medals. Gold medals were won by vir- tually unknown American athletes. Bringing home the first gold medal for the United States was the unheralded Deb- bie Armstrong who won the giant slalom competition. Two other Americans also placed se- cond and fourth in the women's giant slalom. Another surprise was Bill johnson's gold medal victory in the downhill skiing event, usually dominated by European athletes. In the alpine skiing competition, two American twins, Phil and Steve Mahre, 36 0 Current Events . won the gold and silver medal respectively. The skating competition pro- ved to be the strongest events for the American athletes. The brother and sister team of Kitty and Peter Carruthers won a silver medal in pairs figure skating. In the singles figure skating competition American skaters took a gold and a silver medal. Scott Hamilton, the favored American, took the gold in a spectacular perfor- mance and Rosalind Summers placed second in the women's event. Perhaps the highlight of the skating events was the flawless performances of Britian's gold medal winners jane Torvill and Christopher Dean. They P became the Olympic's first ice dancers to receive perfect scores of sixes. Although at the beginning the American athletes did not fare as well as expected, however, by the end of the Olympic games their record showed four gold and four silver medals. Soviets boycott games Since 1980, the Olympic games have been used as a political vice for countries about the world. And politics was a part of the 1984 summer games, The 1980 Olympics, held in Moscow, was boycotted by the United States and approximate- ly 50 other countries in protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. In the spring of 1984 Russia became the first country to announce a pullout of the summer games. The reason: lack of security and possible defection. Olympic of- ficials tended to think that the Soviets pulled out because of the American boycott four years before. After the Soviet's announce- ment of the boycott, several Communist bloc countries followed suit. Cuba became the eleventh country to pullout of the Los Angeles games. By pull- ing out of the Olympics, the Soviets hurt the sense of com- petition and sportsmanship by making the games a political show. -Stefcny VcnScoyk

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Academics is defined as The body of courses of- fered in a school or in its departments relating to liveral arts, technical and professional studies. At Wichita High School Northwest the definition of academics was expanded and enlarged into course curriculum that allowed teachers to work closely with students, guest speakers to promote course interest, students to work closely with fellow students and field trips to teach subject matter on a first-hand basis. The academic learning process was not limited to a 55 minute class hour. Teachers worked with students desiring additional help during the noon hour or before or after school. The Media Center was utilized by students for extra research and last minute study time before an exam. With 164 different courses listed in the enrollment book, students found it difficult to make it through the year without having a schedule full of informative and productive classes. With the help of the counselors, the students chose classes ranging from calculus to advanced placement English and from music to physical education. Courses available were designed to meet the individual needs of the students in their preparation for college or the world of work. Academic excellence was evident through the number of honors and recognitions received by Northwest students. Contests, college bowls, debates and various other forms of competition gave students the opportunity to demonstrate their ability in the academic area. Northwest's reputation for academic excellence has not changed - it's growing. Academic 38 ' Academics A Repumrion Tim! 'J Growing cl ..ii in K f in N. a w