Saugatuck High School - Compass Yearbook (Saugatuck, MI)

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Life is just a fantasy. Can you live this fantasy ... Life?

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OCIETY 1984-1985 The 1984-1985 year passed leaving many footprints in the minds of all Americans. This year was one in which social aware- ness was a path many of us chose to wander upon. Americans became concerned with problems here and abroad. A number of performers got together and formed a group called USA for Africa. They put together several arrangements including the ever-popular We are the World.” Lyrics in this song make a plea to all nations to come together and become one. The proceeds of this music went to the starving people in Ethiopia. All the world gasped on India’s night of death when an American Union Carbide plant polluted Bhopal India. More than 2,500 people were killed. This tragedy affected all the world as they learned a very concrete lesson about industrialization. Within our own borders the presidential campaign for four more years” was heard on the radio and seen on bumper stickers across the country. Debates were viewed upon the TV and concern was raised about attitudes of fighting our battles in the sky. A realistic star wars” was. and is, the movement of our nuclear technology. The 1984 election introduced the US to a sharp lady. Geraldine Ferraro was the first female vice presidential candidate in US history. Although President Reagan was re-elected, her nomination has opened many new doors for women in politics. The year proved to be very successful for those associated with the science of medicine. Cardiologists progressed in several areas. Baby Fae’s life was extended through a heart trans- plant that came from a baby chimpanzee. Although she did not make it, all Americans were aware of each breath she took right up to the last one. William Schroeder was another beneficiary of the new technology. His diseased heart was replaced by an artificial replica. Now, months later, he is living a close to normal life. Thanks to the media we got to meet this man, and share his day-to-day successes and failures. Entertainment provided us with such flicks as Beverly Hills Cop, a movie that was overflow- ing with the hilarious humor of comedian Eddie Murphey. The movie Breakfast Club gave a message to high school students everywhere. It was a movie that combined humor with a clear message. Students in this film portrayed the seriousness of not stereo-typing people and instead, learning to accept each other for who we are. This section just touches on the large number of events that occurred throughout this year. These were events that no-one, who experienced them, will ever forget. It- (J V Z. WV - - [ ! SS £ AmbUM 1 tr ' » J A rm.j - v Y . - , n Ut AftfcfMt UWU.O • 2 . - iiiTi -. TjTL, • “ “ f t Cy-U 1 ’ f rgytQTf- f fir n i, «9 4 A ' - ma . tL A' ' mwvs '' ' Sj l ju- tjrjrtTTlJJliKZ tea 8 Once Upon a Time