Riverdale High School - Rambler Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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The news coming both out ofthe capi- tal and from other nations, hiends or enemies, has shocked the population of the United States. The stories have infom1ed us of the current events of both the U. S. and other countries that played some important role during the 1986-87 school year. American reporter Nicholas Danilolf was imprisoned in the Soviet Union on suspicions of being an American spy. A Soviet submarine sank oli' the coast of New Englandp all of her crew was rescued. The arms talks in lce- land were a failure as the two leaders couldn 't agree on the proposed disar- maments. President Reagan saw the teens in the 'Young Astronauts' pro- gram off on their visit to the Soviet Union. Secretary of State Edwin Meese questioned the right of the Supreme Court to make ruling judgements. The Challenger case was reopened, with new evidence on the cause ofthe explosion. The Tour de France was won by Greg LeMond, the first Ameri- can to win in the race's history. The New York Mets beat the Boston Red Sox to win the '86 World Series. Prince Andrew married Sarah Fergu- son. Corazon Aquino visited Washing- ton D. C. with hopes of pursuading U.S. bankers to ease the repayment tenns of Manila 's S14 billion dollar debt to the U.S. Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Egyptain President Hosni Mubarak held talks to try to dis- solve the Cold Peace between the two nations. President Reagan was ac- cused of selling arms to Iran in trade for the release of Americans being held hostage in Iran. ln the National Archives, it was discovered that most of the govemment documents from World War ll were rapidly disintegrat- ing. These papers were treated with chemicals and were saved.

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A is for Athletes who played hard all yean striving for a winning season. B is for Boosters who supported all of the teams. C is for Catching the Wave,- something the students did all year. D is for the Dates that we had for in some cases, didn 'tj. E is for the Education that we came to school to gain. F is for the Fan Buses that went to most sporting events this year. Ci is for Graduation, the big event of the yean freedom for the seniors. His for the l-lallways where we heard the latest gossip, who 's going with whom, and the answers to the Geometry test. I is for Involvement: everyone was involved with something, if only going to school. J is for June 5th, the last day of school. K is for K Mart where everybody went but wouldn 't admit it. L is for Locker, our home away from home. Most decorated with the current girlie posters or the gorgeous movie hunks all the girls have a crush on. M is for M-M-M-Max Headroom, the one person everyone has associated with Catching the Wave. N is for the Nerds that are found at every school. O is for the Ocean Pacific shirts that were wom day in and day out by the kids at R.H.S. P is for the Pep Club that had both new sponsors and a new t-shirt. Q is for the Questions we ask, driving the teachers crazy by asking them half a dozen times. R is for Rumors, spreading through the school at the speed of light, only a fraction of these true. S is for Spirit that everyone showed at sports events and pep assemblies. T is for Teachers whom we surprised, disappointed, and pleased while they tried to give us a good education. U is for the Ulcers we got worrying about finals. V is for the Wctory we are always striving to attain. W is for the Worry over quizzes, tests, dates, appearance,and homework. X is for the X-tra credit which most of us needed at report card time. Y is for the Yelling we did to show our spirit. ' Z is for the Zero you got when the 'dog' ate your homework.