Saddleback High School - Caparral Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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TIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL N Democratic candidates, Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro wave to supporters at the 1984 Democratic Victory Gala. ' 84 presidential election candidates Democratic presidential candi- date Walter Mondale made history when he chose a woman, Geral- dine Ferraro, as his vice-presiden- tial running mate in the November 6. 1984 election. This was the first time a woman had attained such a high political position. The Demo- cratic ticket lost to re-elected President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush, who received the biggest electoral vote in the nation ' s history and won 49 states with 49 percent of the total vote. President Reagan had ran on his record of the pre- vious four years. Although Ferraro failed to attract the massive number of female voters that the Democratic Party had hoped for (an estimated 55 percent of the women ' s vote went to Ronald Rea- gan), her nomination stimulated public awareness of women in poli- tics and strengthened the possibility of a female vice-president in the future. recognition from Oscar in ' 84 and ' 85 For many stars, the night of the Oscars was a glamorous evening as well as one to remem- ber, espe- cially for Robert Du- vall and Shir- ley Ma- cLaine, who both won awards. Duvall received an Oscar for his role as a washed up country singer who overcomes alcoholism in the film ' Tender Mercies. ' MacLaine won best actress and Jack Nicholson won best supporting actor as an eccen- tric mother and pot bellied ex-astro- naut in ' Terms of Endear- ment. ' which also won for best picture. Linda Hunt won best supporting -jf ' 7 actress in ' The Year of £ i Living Dan- L gerously. ' In 1985, best picture went to Ama- deus , best actress went to Sally Fields ( Places in the Heart ), and best actor went to F. Murray Abraham ( Amadeus ). ' 84 in review 1984 was a year of much ex- citement. First of all, Los Ange- les was the site of the Summer Olympics. Next, President Rea- gan ran and was re-elected to his second term in the White House. Prince stimulated much of the music industry. His movie ' Purple Rain ' grossed over a million dollars. Making medical history, Baby Fae became the first hu- man to receive a baboon heart transplant. The events of 1984-85 pro- gressed the country to new heights, and the advances have benefited every American. Norionol 247 M IVNOIIVN 1VNOI1VN IVNOIIVN IVNOIIVN IVNOIIVN IVNOI1VN

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NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL Statue of Liberty remodeled new Miss America assumed title Atlantic City, N.J. — (Sept. 15, 1985) The new Miss America, Sharlene Wells, is the daughter of a Mormon missionary. The 20 year old, 5 ' 8 strawberry blonde is currently a junior at Brigham Young University. She is studying broadcast journalism in hopes of becoming a television news anchorwoman. One of seven children, Shar- lene was born in Paraguay and lived there until she was seven. Her father was supervising mis- sionary work there. The deterio- ration of the family is one of her greatest concerns. Sharlene ' s interests include crocheting, harp playing and soap collecting. Below she is crowned by the 58th Miss Amer- ica, Suzette Charles. %Tj C3 1 felflj?|f v. •%. 2f Jj| ■ } M The most inspirational lady in the United States after celebrating her 98th birthday was having trouble keeping the torch lit. The Statue of Liberty was worn from pummeling by wind, salt air, and acid rain. In July of 1984, reconstruction began with aid- ed donations. It included a new gold- plated torch. Many efforts to per- serve her were evidenced by a multi- ple of commercials and publications asking the American public to sup- port her remodeling expenses. hit musicians It was a year of success for many musicians, among them be- ing Michael Jackson who ended the Jacksons Victory Tour with six shows at Dodger Stadium. (Jack- son is pictured at right) After making his film debut in ' Purple Rain ' , Prince and his band, The Revolution, traveled the states conducting their sold out Purple Rain Tour, including six shows at the Forum in Los Angeles and three at the Long Beach Sports Arena. Lionel Richie also made head- lines back in January when he won six awards at the 12th annual American Music Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium. Popular female vocalists included Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper and Madonna. 246 Mini Gazerre 0I1VN 1VNOLLVN IVNOLLVN IVNOIIVN 1VNOI1VN IVNOIIVN 1VNOIJ

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a: TS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SP O to CO a: o Q. CO to i- a: o Q. CO CO cr o o. to CO q: o a. CO CO h- 01 o Ql CO CO tr o co CO I- r o Q. CO CO h- (Z o 0. CO CO cr o o. co CO cr the year in sports This year in the world of sports proved to be a year in which new heights were reached, old records were broken and unfortunately some disappointing losses were suffered. The main focus this year was the Olympics, where Joan Ben- oit made history as she won the first ever women ' s marathon to be held in the games, and Mary Decker, in her quest for gold, suffered a heartbreaking loss as a result of her well publi- cized collision with Zola Budd. It was a year in sports where the joyful tears of victory min- gled with the agonizing tears of defeat. medalists make the world notice The Winter Olympics in Yugosla- via saw the United States team members win four gold and four silver medals. Scott Hamilton won a gold in the men ' s figure skating after performing a breathtaking routine on ice. and Steve Mahre won the gold medal in the death defying Giant Slalom skiing event. Although the winter sports had not been strong events for the United States in the past, the per- formances by these two men and their talented teammates made their opponents and the world take notice. The other U.S. gold medalists for the Winter Olympics were Bill John- son for downhill skiing and Debbie Armstrong for the Giant Slalom Ski- ing event. an exciting year for football fans This year in football, players struggled past op- ponents, dashed into end zones and made those winning touch- downs in the final seconds of the game to make this season a football lover ' s dream come true. Fans watched as Walter Payton of the Chi- cago Bears eyed New Orleans Saints ' Whitney Paul (center photo) as he car- ried the ball on his record for rushing. way to setting th Payton broke th record of 12,312 held by Jim Brown. Another record breaker, Eric Dick- erson dashed past O.J. Simpson ' s single season record of 2,0076. This season of record breaking ended in a much hyped Su- per Bowl where the 49ers shamed Dan Marino and the Miami Dol- phins. In this 38-16 upset, quarterback Joe Montana be- came the MVP for the second time (his previous MVP was in the Super Bowl XVIII game). Montana passed for a Super Bowl re- cord of 331 yards passing. I guess I ' m lucky. I couldn ' t have done it with- out the surrounding company, said Montana. Scoff Hamilton skates gracefully towards victory in the 1 984 Olympics. In the Giant Slalom skiing event Steve Mahre proves his talent and skill to be of ' golden ' value. 246 Mini Gazerre OdS SIHOdS SIHOdS SIHOdS SJLHOdS SJLHOdS SldOdS SldOdS Sldi