Saks High School - Saks Echoes Yearbook (Anniston, AL)

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16 NEW KID ON THE BLOCK As a prelude to winter comes fall, and so do the new students at Saks High School. For many this can be a trying and frightening ex- perience, but most of them enjoy going to Saks. Kamous Fields stated that “It's okay, the school education is fine, I think it's a pretty nice school.” Most of the new students have few complaints if any, some are similar to w hat everyone else thinks. “Not enough time to get from class to class, is a common one as is “not being able able to leave the lunchroom.” Almost all the new students admire the spirit at Saks as well as the people. Karen Lasser said that her favorite part is “The friendly atmosphere.” Debbie Andrews agreed with her, “I have observed that everyone is really nice and the teachers are friendly. I'm glad that I'm going here and I look for- ward to many more years. As the new students enjoy being here, we enjoy having them. Suzanne Rinn sums it up by saying “All around Saks is a good school.” The creative writing class and Annual Staff gave a party for the new students at Saks. This gave us a chance to get better acquainted with the New Kid on the Block. TOP RIGHT - Ophir Nave RIGHT Mall Blanco NEXT PAGE TOP LEFT Suxanne Rinn CENTER — Sheryln McDaniel TOP RIGHT Maria Bustamante FAR RIGHT — Rana Yamani Opening

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NEWS EVENTS, 1982-83 ietnam Veterans are finally honored Our country mourns the death of Grace Kelly Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules Epcot Center Opens Governor George Wallace “I expect to win This year was a very exciting and try- ing year for America and for the world in which we live. Once again our state elects George Corley Wallace as its governor. This will be Wallace's fourth time in the gover- nor s seat. His platform centered around the economy, high unemployment, and I expect to win.” Win he did by a margin of 1 58.338 votes. The U.S. was again the leader in space travel. Our shuttle began making money for the government by placing satellites in orbit for private enterprises. Women became astronauts and soon may lie go- ing on distant voyages. Our nation was terrified by the poison- ing of products. In the Chicago area several people died from cyanide laced Tylenol capsules, which was followed by rumors of poisonings in soft drinks, mouthwashes, and toothpastes. This scare even disrupted Halloween where more sadistic minded people poisoned fruit and candy. More people have been out of work this year since the recession. The jobless rate in Alabama broke records at 15%. Although Reaganomics may work, our economy seems to be on a downhill decline. The stock market baffled many experts when it rose high above its predictions but soon fell back to average. This year we see the death of Soviet leader Brezhnev who was replaced by Y uri Andropov a former KGB spymaster. Andropov had a large agenda ranging from the Soviet gas pipeline to keeping Eastern Europe in line. The Vietnam veterans were finally honored when the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened. A symbol of recognition for the 57,939 who died. Their names were engraved in the giant memorial on the mall in Washington. Congress had a grim task in determin- ing if defense or Social Security would be cut in the budget. While our national deficit reached far past the trillion dollar mark. Princess Grace of Monte Carlo Monaco died this year leaving many fans that had loved the Oscar-winning actress Grace Kelly. At age 52, she passed away after her car somersaulted 1 20 feet down a mountain side. This year we saw a war between two famous fast-food restaurants, McDonalds and Burger King. After a law suit, a stuffed Ronald McDonald was found in a coffin at a Burger King, STABBED! Disney's new Epcot Center opened this year. A 260 acre setting Orlando, Florida, at a cost of $1 billion, where the future is told as journeys through time. In the Future World you can see Spaceship Earth, World of Motion. Universe of Energy, Journey into Im- agination, The Land, and Communicore. Then in the VI orld Showcase you see a display of architecture and culture of nine countries. A monorail links Epcot with the Magic Kingdom of Disney World. This was Disney's last dream, but something more; under Disney's talent to amuse lay a deep faith in man's ability to solve problems and achieve a better quality of life through technology. — Ross B. Vaughn Princess Grace of Monaco 18 Nrw»