South Vermillion High School - Old Gold and Black Yearbook (Clinton, IN)

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The 50th annual NCAA tournament held in Kansas City, Missouri pitted Big Eight rivals Kansas and near- by Oklahoma against one another. The Jayhawks of Kansas entered the game with a so-so record of 27-11. Oklahoma on the other hand had an impressive record of 35-4. In a seesaw battle that cul- minated in the final minutes, the underdog Jayhawks, led by Danny Manning, pulled off a stunning upset by beating the sooners in a final count The 25th Winter Olympic games in Calgary, Alberta, provided a chance for life- long dreams to be achieved. McMahon Stadium was the sight of the opening ceremo- nies, which was considered the most colorful winter cer- emony in history. The United States began the Games on a tragic note. Speed skater Dan Jansen re- ceived news of his sister Jane’s death to leukemia. He found this out the morn- ing before he was going to have to skate the 500. Dan fell in the 500 competition, eliminating him from a chance for the gold. Dan had a few days to sort his feel- ings, and concentate on the upcoming 1000. Tragically, Dan fell again, he was left in a dazed disbelief of the week's happenings. After he was eliminated, he flew back home for his sister’s funeral, but returned to be with the team for the closing cere- monies. There was a show down between the U.S. and Cana- da in the Men’s Figure Skat- of 83-79. It was Kansas’ sec- ond national title since 1952, and coach Larry Brown's first in three trips to the final four. The win was a fitting end to an up-and-down season for the Jayhawks. Early sea- son injuries and lackluster performances by Manning nearly spelled demise for the Jayhawks. However, ev- erything came together at the right time and place to spell victory for Kansas. Dona Kuykendal ing competition. It was called “Brian vs. Brian, Canada’s Brian Orser, and the U.S.’s Brian Boitano. Boitano’s higher marks in technical merit, brought home the gold, while Orser's close second, awarded him the silver. A similar situation pre- sented itself in the womens’ competition. America’s Debi Thomas and Russia’s Katar- ina Witt squared off for gold medal honors. Debi ran into a few problems, while Katar- ina skated a very respect- able performance. Canada's Elizabeth Manley displayed an outstanding perfor- mance, which proved to take the silver. Thomas had to settle for the bronze, as Witt took the gold. The United States sal- vaged only six medals, while the Soviets led in the medal count with 29. The U.S. was plagued with bad luck, and depressions from their showings. They claim how- ever, Americans will prevail in Albertville. Indiana 76 21% Purdue RICK Mears holds up three fingers to signify his c. U third Indy victory, picture courtesy UPI Mears wins Indy 500 After setting speed records in qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 pole posi- tion, Rick Mears did not sur- prise anyone when he cap- tured his third 500 victory. Mears did become the first pole winner to take the flag since Bobby Unser did seven years ago and joined Johnny Rutherford as the only two- time winner from the pole. However due to a record fourteen yellow flags Mears' winning average was only 144.809 mph. This was the slowest since Unser’s vic- tory. Mears did have some problems at the beginning of the race. His Penske car, which was made especially for the race, offered the pit crew a challenge as they searched for the right align- ment. After several tire com- binations and working on the aerodynamics and wing set- tings, they were able to find the right combination to gain Mears a place in the winners circle. Marc Ugo MINI MAG 29

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VX ... A local concern Burn it here? Store it here? Transport it and burn it somewhere else? The VX controversy will continue for some time. What is VX? It was the most lethal chemical war- fare agent known to man. A drop on the skin could have caused death in a matter of minutes. It was stored in Newport, Indiana. Many proposals Fall from glory “Hallelujah, Praise the Lord, Amen. These phrases were not uncommon to tele- vision. Sunday mornings, as well as late night television, became plagued with many television evangelists. Many watchers tuned in every night making heroes of the preachers. However, scan- dals made headlines as some of these people fell from grace. Jessica Hahn came for- ward to publically announce she had an affair with Jim Bakker this year. Although he denied it at first, he finally admitted something hap- pened. Tammy Faye, his wife, cried as she publically forgave him. The PTL club, his television program , did not forgive him though. The couple was fired after it was made known that they were were made on how to dis- pose of it. One idea was to destroy it by incineration at the Newport Army Ammuni- tion plant. Another idea was to transport the remaining VX to a national dump site, away from people. With an incineration at Newport, many citizens were afraid of a leak, or an explosion. If taken to an iso- lated area, it would have taking a portion of the dona- tions made by viewers to purchase their mansion, several cars, and to add on to their set, which was al- ready worth millions. Hahn still continued to try to make her innocence ap- parent as she did a complete story in Playboy, in which she was the centerfield. Jimmy Swaggert also fell from grace when his rende- vou with prostitutes were uncovered. Although he claimed the meetings were just pornographic acts, he was suspended from the pul- pit, while capturing the cov- er of People magazine. Despite their actions many people still believed in both Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggert, saying they were only human, while others lost faith in both men. 28 MINI MAG been transported by train. This had been done safely for the past forty years, al- though there was always chances of an incident by derailment. The Army had complete control over what was to be done with the supplies of VX. They had the experience and capabilities to decide on where and how the VX would be destroyed safely. The Army recommended outside incineration. They wanted to start testing of the process in 1997 in Iowa, testing it for a year to make sure of its safety. Starting in December of 1990 the investigation, plan- ning, and designing would begin at Newport, Indiana. If it was decided to burn the VX at the Newport site, it would be done May of 1995 through September of 1996. Nothing would be decided until 1990. Heidi Bruce October 19, 1988: Black Monday Dow Jones plunges 508 pts. The period of October 16 through the nineteenth was dubbed “The Panic of '87”. When the closing bell rang at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Octo- ber 19, dubbed Black Mon- day, the Dow Jones had plunged 508 points. A sum of $500 billion in paper value was lost. Economists blamed the stock market rash on the staggering trade deficit and rising interest rates. Some critics believe that “pro- gram trading” with comput- ers was also a cause. The computer programs acceler- ated the buying and selling of equities. The after-effects of Black Monday were felt worldwide: I in Tokyo, London, Hong Kong, and Paris. On Tuesday stock prices fell by 12.2% in London, 15% in Tokyo, 6% I in Paris, on top of big losses Monday. Besides panic and chaos, the stock market crash pro- : duced some big losers. Sam | Walton, the owner of Wal- Mart stores, lost $500 mil- ’ lion. Leslie Wexner, chair- man of the Limited, Inc. lost $1.65 billion off of his esti-' mated value of holdings, | when The Limited’s stock fell from 49 to 21 Vi a share. I Although the stockmarket recovered from the losses, it ■ will be quite some time be- | fore the owners of stock feel confident with their invest- ments. Dona Kuykendal BRIAN Boitano won the gold medal in figure skating at the winter Olympics. Picture courte- sy of UPI

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ACADEMIC Excellence Award winners were: (front row) Julia Marshall, Erica Felix, Nancy Albin, Michelle Lewis, Tonya McCullough, Jenifer Brownfield, Patty Brower, (2nd row) Tracie Miller, Misty Wright, Chellie Gardner, Susan Rumple, Twila Hart, Jenny Scheller, Chris Merri- field (back row) Alison Lamb, Nikki Overpeck, Dieter Kaufman, Shawn Merrifield, Lori Waugh, Daniel Thomas, and Doug Andrews. Recognizing excellence Students receive awards for outstanding accomplishments As students began arriving in the auditorium they no- ticed many of the seats were already occupied. Parents, as well as those students be- ing honored, had already filled the first rows. The award winners came from all classes and were honored for various reasons. While the awards given on honors day were for a vari- ety of different accomplish- ments another award was given solely for academic ex- cellence. The recipients of these awards were juniors who maintained a GPA of 3.75 or better. They re- ceived rings at a banquet, which also honored their fa- vorite teachers. Those sen- iors who had continued to maintain this GPA received the Academic Excellence Award II. As the first recipi- ents of this award they re- ceived gold medallions on honors day, which were worn during graduation. All award winners could be proud of their accomplish- ments, while the other stu- dents could set goals for the future. I became aware of some of the awards that are given and now my goal is to receive some of the ones I think are important,” com- mented Brent Frazier. Misty Wright Yearbook Awards Michelle Lewis Jeff Hastings Tonya McCullough Kris McLeish Art Awards 1st year Amy Costello 2nd year Susan Rumple 3rd year Angie Yelich 4th year Yolanda Kelley Thespian Award Kristy Yager Athletic Academic Awards Lori Waugh Nikki Overpeck Chellie Gardner Erica Felix Dieter Kaufman Tonya McCullough John Riley Kris McLeish Angie Hotter Mica Farrington Ron Baysinger Lisa Harris Andy Kirkman Scott Royer Gale Martin Becky Hollers Rob Foos Becky Barnard Angie Givens Brooke Overpeck Lisa Ball Student Council Male Female Athletes Males Ron Baysinger Dieter Kaufman Female Lori Waugh Student Council Service Award Tonya McCullough Student Council Scholarship Becky Bush Newspaper Awards Nancy Albin Mary Beardsley Lisa Ball Ron Baysinger Mica Farrington Erica Felix Sara Heskett French Awards 1st year Daniel Thomas 2nd year Misty Maloney 3rd year Steve Turner 4th year Kristi Boardman Exchange Students Rec. Juan Barreda Ana Regaldo Juan Ruiz Home Ec. Department Award Gale Martin Business Department Awards Accounting Tabby Twigg Typing Misty Maloney CO-OP Lori Laney SASS Angie Givens Beth Cappa Hope Persinger Inga Beard n f