Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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V XX Q QQDQQS 09 In this materialistic era, people collected and saved many souvenirs. One of the most popular of 1987 was the Pope Scope. Whats a Pope Scope, you might ask? It was a mini-periscope which fans used to view the Pope on his visit to the States. In September, Pope Iohn Paul II made a voyage to the US to complete a l 7,000-mile pastoral journey. According to the Pope, he came as a Pilgrim in the cause of justice and human solidarity. Some of the highlights of his visit were his remarks dealing with the church 's views on homosexuality and the Pope 's hrst statement regarding AIDS: The Church is doing all that is possible to heal and especially to prevent the moral background of the disease. PAPAL TOUR Pope lohn Paul greets many admirers. FOREIGN VISITERS In the late summer months, San Diego received two very honored guests. The guests would stay for almost 2X3 of the year dining on Eucalyptus and sleeping within the boundaries of the San Diego Zoo. San Diego was flattered to receive the two Giant Pandas, Basi and Yuan Yuan, from China. Trainers from China worked with our staff to make their stay a pleasant one. The pandas became the single most successful exhibit at the zoo and when it came time for them to leave, early in February, many people mourned. A few will remember the Pandas as the Expensive Nappers, but we can all recall that they are both, 'more than the average bear. 344 Current Events Q' ATV's BANNED The greatest feeling on earth was to have freedom to gc where you want. I t 's even better when you had the fresh air blowing through your hair. When riding All Terrain Vehi- cles IA TVsj, a cross between a motorcycle and a dune bug- gy, you would get the sensation of never wanting to end the ride. However, what would happen if you ended the ride wrapped up in a barbed wire fence, or worse, wrapped up with another ATV? According to TIME magazine, Nearly 7,000 people fwerej injured in ATV accidents each monthp and an estimated 900 people fhadj been killed over the past Eve years. In response to the frequent mishaps, ATV sales have been outlawed. Iames Florio, Congressman from NI, stated, How can anyone truly be concerned with safety, in effect say 'Tough Luck' to people who currently own fATVsj? WI-IAS 'SAPPENINTP San Diego is known for its weather and its location which is close to glamorous Los Angeles. People think that we spend thousands of dollars on entertainment. However, as teenagers in I987-88, we remember that it was simply un- true. So, where did teens go in San Diego for fun ?Although the Hard Rock Cafe was closely located in Los Angeles, it took a lot of money to get there along with a lot of time. However, there was a substitute right here in downtown. People were flocking to the Corvette Diner, a replica of a 50's diner with authentic Green River Floats, Yes, they did have classic Corvettes in the restaurant. For those people who needed a cure for their lead foot, and the speeding tickets were beginning to become expensive, there was the Malibu Grand Prix. Here you could drive as fast, and as often, as you wanted and the prices were excellent! Now people often thought that at the end of the weekend, they would be out ofmoney so there was nothing to do. Not true, teens could be found sitting around the TV watching shows such as 21 Iumpstreet and Family Ties. So, since the whole- country thought that we spent bundles of money on the weekends to have fun, why spoil their beautiful image oil what San Diegoans are like. After all, people find out quick- ly enough, when they move here thatyou don ftneed thou- sands'! of dollars just to keep on the move. RETURN TO NAM A lot of people remember the ordeal of fighting in the Wetnam war. However, for those who don 't, many movies were made to try to explain to the public just how rough it was in Nam. The rolling attraction to Nam in the theater started with PLATOON. Next came a less explicit HAM- BUPGEP HILL followed by GOOD MORNING VIETNAM. The last movie provided facts along with comic relief by Pobin Williams. Although some people may feel that it was unnecessary to make so many movies about Nam, how else could the public understand the emotional ordeals exper- ienced during that war?

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T'l 1-iEEEEEEE12E's C!fi1!RS?Qa1-h dn U p3l'f Earlier in the year, Presidential nominee, Gary Hart iropped out of the race due to evidence of his lying and infaithfulness. He wasn't unfaithful to his country but to his vife. Gary was pictured sitting on the boat Monkey Busi- iess with the attractive model, Donna Rice, on his lap. Thus, the boat was appropriately named. However, Gary :laims that the girl just happened to appear on his lap. However, both Hart and Rice came out of this incident setter off than before. Rice received a contract promoting 'No Excuses jeans and Hart reentered the presidential ace. However, his chances for election were worse than Defore, and once again, he dropped out. SUPERBGWL San Diego hosted one of the biggest sports events in the year of l 988. ln this big event, the Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos battled against the Washington Redskins. The fa- vored Broncos lost the game by a whopping 32 points. The final score was 42-l O. However, the game wasn't the only spectacular event. Many students from Poway High School, as well as neigh- boring school, participated in what were the best Half-time and Pre-Game shows. The Super Bowl brought in l4O mil- lion dollars. Quipped Gary Bradshaw, With 2 million peo- ple in San Diego, that's S70 per person, so where is my il57O? A valuable much-wanted Super Bowl ticket. t Glenn Close portrays the innocent woman that we know she isnt. STGP CI-IEATING What one thing has done the most to promote monogamy besides the AIDS scare? The movie hit of the year, FA TAL ATTRACTION, starring Glenn Close and Michael Douglas. This movie presented an extreme point as to what can go wrong if you choose to be unfaithful. This movie has influenced such items, as seen on David Letterman, as the Fatal Attraction luggage, which sports a pop-up picture of the assailant Glenn Close. This was stated to be an excellent way for housewives to remind their traveling husbands of how much they have at home and what can be the outcome of a one-night fling while on the road. 200 YEARS QLD For a historical event which happened this past year, the 200th year anniversary of the writing of the Constitution couldnt go unnoticed. There were countless celebrations which started in Philadelphia where the legendary words originated. Then the Fourth of I uly was celebrated with a big gala at the recently redone Statue of Liberty. How did this Constitution come to exist? Well, two hundred years ago, 55 men spent a long, hot summer arguing for the Constitution. Actually, they had originally gathered to suggest some improvements in the Articles of Confederation. Main conflicts were separated by territory, North against South. Although there were l 3 colonies in the country at the time, only 9 colonies were needed to ratify the Constitu- tion. So exactly 9 colonies approved and thus, the Constitution was born. So, 200 years later, in the midst of our endless celebrations, it would be nice if we took a moment to recall the great men such as Roger Sherman, Alexandar Hamilton, lames Madison, and Rufus King who worked to make a successful nation. Current Events 343

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PEACE SUMMIT lt had been two long years since the hrst time that Ronald Reagan, the President of the United States, and Mikhail Gorbachev, the Premiere of USSR, had met in Geneva in 1985. Since that time, a lot of bargaining and consideration had been given to the Arms Treaty. ln December of l 987, Reagan and Gorbachev metagain to con- sider the signing of a peace treaty to remove warheads from either country. They signed the document simply titled, Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Sovi- et Socialist Republics on the Elimination of their lntermediate-Range and Shorter Range Missles. This l 69 page treaty contained seven- teen articles and three annexes. For years, peo- ple had debated over just about every word in the treaty. According to TlME Magazine, This mass of legalese is one of the simplest, most radi- cal attempts in history by the leaders of two ad- versary nations to resolve a point of tension be- tween them. Basically, our country and the So- viet country have finally reached an agreement regarding many nuclear warheads. The l987 Summit talks have been a success and now, the United States will remove a total of 436 war- heads. The USSR, however, will remove almost four times as many. They will remove a total of l,575 warheads. This may seem unfair, but this amb Gorbachev is an expressive leader. RECYCLING OLD TUNES lt is almost a given fact that all trends travel around the time clock more than once. They are created and returned at least one more time. This was apparent not only in fashion, fminiskirtsj, and cars, fMustangsl, but in music as well. Some of this year's biggest hits were remakes of another groups original tunes. Also, some previous rock stars came back and reclaimed their position at the top of the charts. One hit was redone by the all-women group, The Bangles, who sang HAZY SHADE OF WlN TER for a soundtrack. The original was done by an all-male band, Simon Si Garfunkel. A previous celebrity who returned was George Harrison with his new single, l GOTMYMlND SET ON YOU. Thisjust shows that rock these days is more open to various kinds of people as well as songs. ln this day and age where people ranging from l6-40 can write hit songs, or remake oldies, which hit the decision wasn 't compulsory. GO TWIN S! This was the year for Minnesota hs come- back in sports. Although they didn 't make it to the Super Bowl Kthey were defeated by the Broncos at the playoffsj, they did make it to the l98l7 World Series of baseball. The Minnesota Twins rallied against the Cardinals for a week. The Series was played for the whole Q7 games with the last game as the deciding vote. The Twins beat ithe Cardinals to earn the Championship. This return to the spot light was an ex- ceptional feat. The last time that the Twins got this high was in the '6O's. That was almost twenty years ago that the Twins par- ticipated in the Series. Now the fans of the Twins have found a new faith and insist that the Twins will return once again next year to protect their title as champions. number l spot on the charts, Rock-n-Roll is here to stay. OBITUARIES Fred Astaire Many can remember the days when Fred used to created magic on the dance floor along with his female partner Ginger Rog- ers. Together they created movie history. Henry Ford ll When we hear Ford, we immediately think of cars. This man was the chairman of the Board of Ford Motor Company and the grandson of the original car inventor. lackie Gleason What would TV have been without The Honeymooners? And where would Hon- eymooners have been without Ralph Kramden. Gleason is best known for his role in this series. Rita Hayworth Before our time, and even before some of our parent's time, there existed a beautiful woman who made movies. When people thought of films, the glamorous Hayworth would come to mind immediately. Liberace lt is always sad to hear of the death of a great musician and devastating to learn that he died of AlDS. The piano music of Liberace will long be remembered. Andy Warhol Best known for his saying, Everyone will be famous for I 5 seconds in their lifetime, and his off-beat art, this creator will be missed greatly. Current Events 345