South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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The 1987 Senior Class Officers present South Side with the traditional ivy on Ivy Day photo by Watters Ivy Day and Prom — 21

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L Prom and Ivy Day Head Senior Events As young Archers, we all heard about those magical things that hap- pened after twelve long years of go- ing to school, the Senior Prom, Ivy Day, and of course, Senior Skip Day. On May 8, 1987, the beginning of the magic became reality for the class of '87. Although totally unofficial and very illegal, Senior Skip Day was organized by the seniors who had struggled long and hard for so many years, namely, all of them. Despite its illegality, the school was a lot guieter and Senior locker hall was nearly empty. The next Friday, May 15, began the more sober of the senior events. As it had for nearly 65 years, the senior class, clad in caps and gowns, parad- ed down Calhoun Street. Following the procession was an assembly held for the seniors, the crowning of Candy Lockett as Ivy Day Queen and the naming of Julie Morris, Whitney Bish, After being announced by Mr. Mendenhall, a group of Prom goers wait to begin the festivities. photo by Watters Kendra Washington, Laurie Knittle, Lynn Cavender, and LaDonna Wattley as her court, and the presentation of the ivy to the school by the senior class officers, President Mike Mortensen, Vice President Beth Felger, Secretary Candy Lockett, Treasurer Kendra Washington, and the Social Commit- tee: Debbie Thatcher, Kelly Reynolds, and Sherry Petrick. On a more romantic note, the Jun- ior Senior Prom was held on May 22 at the Botanical Conservatory. The theme was A Touch of Class ; and the music was provided by Headwind. After a private dinner, the couples spent the evening there, then headed for Peltz Reception Hall for the After- Prom. Overall the evening proved to be an excellent cumulation of the magical moments of a senior, to be egualled only by commencement. — Andrea Muirragui 20 — Ivy Day and Prom

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. Mini-mag A Year In Review This year the Totem staff wanted to try the hottest craze in yearbooks. This craze is mini-mag (so the editors learned at Journalism Camp). Mini-mag is de- signed to recapture the headlines of the year. The time period from which the information was gathered was between March 1987 through February 1988. The yearbook itself is designed to spark your memories in twenty years of the good ol' high school days, but with the mini-mag we hope you'll be able to remember what the world around you was like. Of course all the news couldn't be covered, but the staff hopes the events included will help you always remember this year, bad or good. Yes, adults may find it easy to chuckle of the trials and traumas of high school life, and, maybe, they don't remember the importance of a aate to the PROM or in Jim and Tammy Bakker were in- volved in the PTL. Holy Wars which was one of the biggest scandals of the year. Sketch N. Manco owning a first car, but little do they realize that WE have a few things to chuck- le about ourselves. To us, the young, the idealistic and the unaffected, some of the big news pieces of the real world can seem about as silly as the necessity to own the right brand of tennis shoes. One example might be . . . Oral Roberts, or, an- other, Gary Hart. Like most years, 1987-88 had its share of highly publi- cized disasters, traumas, celebrations and joys. In fact, with the Presidential election approaching, we had a little more humor than usual. Here is a list compiled by the speech-team's ex- tempers of note-worthy events that took place dur- ing 1987-88. March — A highly critical report on President Reagan is re- leased by the Tower Com- mision on his handling of the Iran-Contra affair. The Presi- dent was found to be poorly informed, and was a weak leader who knew little Wc AJUi — tf about what was happening behind his back, and, at times, in front of his face. — Pop-artist Andy Warhol, known for his famous impres- sions of Campbell's Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe, dies of a heart attack (1929-1987). — William Webster be- comes head of the CIA after William J. Casey dies of a brain tumor. — One hundred and thirty- five people die when a ferry capsizes in the North Sea near Zeebrugge, Belgium. April — The reputation of TV evangelists is tarnished upon claims by Jessica Hahn that Jim Bakker, head of the PTL organization, seduced her into a sexual rendezvous in a hotel room. Also coming to surface is the large debt of the PTL. — Sugar Ray Leonard comes out of retirement to defeat middle weight box- ing champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler. — The U.S. and the U.S.S.R begin negotiations for the first ever treaty to reduce the stockpile of existing nu- clear missiles. May — Gary Hart, one of the strongest Democratic hope- fuls, withdraws from the Presidential race after the Miami Herald links him to Donna Rice. — The U.S. begins reflagging of tankers in the Persian Gulf to protect them from Iranian attack. June — In a tragic accident, thir- ty-seven American navy- men are killed when an Iraqi missile slams into the USS Stark. — An earthquake measur- ing 5.0 on the Richter scale rocks the Midwest, including Fort Wayne. — A New York jury finds sub- way vigilante Bernard Goetz innocent of attempted murder. July — Lewis Powell retires from the Supreme Court, open- ing the way for President Reagan to leave yet anoth- er Conservative legacy be- hind him, but not before bit- ter controversy and debate. — Dancer Fred Astaire dies (1899-1987). — Actor Jackie Gleason dies (1916-1987). — Ronald Reagan nomi- nates Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. — Oral Roberts claims he will be summoned home un- less he raises eight million dollars. — After Oliver North be- comes the fall guy for the President and his administra- tion in the Iran-Contra hear- ings, the country is swept by Oily-mania. August — The Pan American Games are held in Indianap- olis. They were dominated by the American team. — A Northwestern Airlines jet crashes in Detroit; all one hundred fifty-six aboard are dead except four-year-old Cecillia Cichan. September — Pope John Paul II visited the United States. — The growing freguency of student riots in South Ko- rea begins to raise concerns over the 1988 Summer Olympics to be held there. — Paula Cooper, an eigh- teen-year-old girl from Gary, Indiana, convicted of first degree murder for the stabbing of her seventy- two-year-old Sunday school teacher, waits on death row for word on her pleas in ap- peals court. — Seventy surgeons, physi- cians, nurses, and techni- cians take twenty-two hours to successfully sepa- rate Siamese twins joined in the head in what is called the most complex surgical procedure of this century. — The super-powers reach an agreement to shrink nu- clear arms and open the way to a summit. — Joseph Biden's bid for the presidential canidacy are shadowed by charges of plagiarism. — Peter Tosh dies. October — The U.S. ambushes the Iran Air in the Persian Gulf. — The Bork hearings begin. — North Korea will still not accept the invitation to the 1988 Summer Olympics to be held in Seoul. — The NFL players go on strike, and scabs take their place to dramatically re- shape current league 22 — Mini-mag