Sayreville War Memorial High School - Quo Vadis Yearbook (Parlin, NJ)

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It seemed that every time one read the newspaper, another act of terrorism was hitting the headlines. Many people avoided travel abroad for fear of terror- ists. For instance a Trans World Airlines jet with 145 passengers and eight crew members was hijacked in Athens, Greece, in June. The Sheite hijackers took the plane to Beirut, then to Algeria and then back to Beirut. Most of the hostages were released within days but the remaining 39 hostages were held for 17 days. One American hostage was killed. Four Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro while on a Mediterranean cruise. One American, Leon Klinghoffer, was killed. After the ship was released the Egyptian government agreed to return the hijackers to the PLO. However, the hijackers were intercepted by American jets as they were flown out of Egypt and returned to Italy to stand trial. While the people of the United States were being confronted by terrorism in the air and on the sea, the people of South Africa faced a different kind of suppres- sion. Riots against apartheid were an almost daily occurrence in South Africa as evidenced in this picture which shows a white man running from a jeering group of stone-throwing blacks in downtown Johannesburg. Widespread violence erupted continually throughout the country. The Juniors who were on the prom committee spent “an afternoon in Hell” trying to create “A Night in Heaven.” Their efforts were not in vain however, because everyone who walked through the “Pearly Gates” on the evening of May 3 found themselves standing in a beautiful room decorated in blue and silver. “Heaven,” the theme song, originally written by Bryan Adams, was performed by FLOSSIE. Trying to top their award-winning junior prom was difficult but the seniors did just that on May Hi at the Aspen Manor in Parsippany. Decorated in burgundy, pink, and silver-gray, the room was filled with couples dancing to the music of Protege. “These Dreams” exemplified the theme of “Today’s Dreams, Tomorrow’s Memories.” Student Life 27

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW Sayreville students hoped to hear their school named as the winner in a contest held in the Tri-State Area. Students showed their school spirit as they tried to till out as many 3x5 cards as possible in the hope of winning a performance by Jon Bon Jovi at the school. Notecards, paper, etc. were filled out saying “92.3 K-Rock Bon Jovi,” and the name of the school. In the event of a win, not only would Jon Bon Jovi perform a concert at the victorious high school but the radio station would donate $5,000 to the school for its school activities. Unfortunately, after all the cards were counted, the victor was Collegiate High School in Passaic. In October, 1985, the Touchdown Club, a group of football parents, decided the football games needed some jazzing up. Presto! The Pep Squad was born! The purpose of the squad was to create enthusiasm and high spirits at football games. The members, including Kris Frasco, Kelly Koy, Rita Smith, and Lynn Buckler, supported the players by making banners, cheering, waving pom poms, and attending every game. Next year, the Pep Squad hopes to expand and bring more cheer to the football games. The Kansas City Royals won the 1985 World Series. Royals pitcher Bret Saberhagen embraces third baseman George Brett after pitching a five- hitter to give the Royals the World Series crown over the St. Louis Cardi- nals. Saberhagen, the winner of the two series games, was named the Most Valuable Player in the series. The 1985 World Series left the under- dog Kansas City Royals as baseballs World Champions. The Royals battered Cardinal pitchers while Kansas City pitchers Bret Saberhagen, Dan Quisenberry, and Charlie Leibrandt froze the Cardinals’ hitting attack. The Series started as expected with the Cardinals jumping to a quick lead three games to one. Kansas City beat the odds however, winning three straight including an 11-0 shelling in the seventh and final game. Visible in the Southern skies between late Sept. 85 and April 86 was Halley’s comet. It was named after Edmund Halley, a British astronomer who predicted its arrival in 1758. When the comet last visited the Earth (1910) its appearance created havoc. Panicking people screamed when its tail was visible over most of the sky and the light was bright enough to be seen in daylight. This year’s sighting, although not as apparent to the naked eye, was much more studied by scientists world-wide. Although the U.S. did not send a spacecraft to observe the comet closely, three foreign space faring agencies — the Soviet Union, the European Space Agency, and Japan — all studied Halley’s comet closely dur- ing its visit. Cincinatti Reds player-manager Peter Rose broke Ty Cobb’s career hit record in September. The historic No. 4,192 hit was a single to left field on a 2-1 pitch from San Diego Padres right hander Eric Show with one out in the bottom of the first inning.

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