Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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There’s so many decisions to make . . . So many ways to go ... So much going on in this vast everchanging world in which we exist . . . It's hard to see where it all fits in . . . or where we fit in. 23

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For every building there is a mountain For every road sign there is a tree For every garbage dump there is a lake Society and nature have a way of balancing themselves out. But sometimes . . .

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24 Mount St. Helens is a member of the elite Cascade Range of volcanic mountains which also lists as members Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams. Along with the others, Mount St. Helens has become a landmark of the northwestern United States and a popular tourist attraction. On May 18. 1980 Mount St. Helens became a worldwide landmark following the largest volcanic explosion in the United States in more than 60 years. The damage from the explosion is awe- some. A cubic mile of earth was blown away, 31 people were killed (another 32 are still missing and presumed dead) and 220,000 acres of timberland were either destroyed or damaged. Since the first ma- jor eruption, there have been four others, the most recent on August 15, 1980. The most incredible aspect of the moun- tain is that scientists have little idea if, or when, the next explosion will occur. They are monitoring the mountain constantly though for any signs of a repeat perfor- mance. November 4, 1979 was the beginning of a nightmare for the employees of the U.S. embassy in Iran. On that day a group of militant Iranian students seized the embassy and held the American employees hostage. After more than a year, there has been lit tie change in the situation of the re maining 52 hostages. In the spring of 1980 a rescue mis- sion by the U.S. ended in disaster with the death of eight United States service men. Since that time the ne- gotiations proceeded cautiously be- tween the two nations and their inter- mediaries.