Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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T There is good news and bad news, but it ' s all. , . n the news Headliners during the year in- cluded everything from Hailey ' s comet to a different type of air- craft, the Voyager, which flew around the world in 1 1 days on one tank of gas. Americans celebrated the party of the century on the fourth of July for the centenial birthday of the Statue of Liberty. The war on drugs was also in the news with a national cam- paign to teach children and teenagers to just say no to drugs. First Lady Nancy Reagan led the campaign. A governmental scandal dealing with the release of American hostages held in Iran, the sale of arms to that coun- try, and money sent to the Con- tras also made the news several nights each week. Faces in the news included many government employees tied to the Iran Scandal and Vanna White, hostess from the popular television game show, ' Wheel of Fortune. Len Don Bias, Rogers. died died June 19, June 27, 1986 1986 in June Zsa-Zsa Gabor weds Prince Frederick von Anhalt, Duke of Saxony Heather Locklear weds Tommy Lee of Motley Crue Debra Winger weds Timothy Hutton John McEnroe weds Tatom O ' Neal Arnold Schwarzenegger weds Maria Shriver Prince Andrew weds Sarah Ferguson Caroline Kennedy weds Edwin Schlossberg, author-artist Diana Ross weds Arne Maess Jr., Norwegian zillionaire Drugs Claimed 2 sports Stars and 147 others After the deaths of college sports stars Len Bias and Don Rogers in a nine day period in June, 1986, LIFE magazine research revealed that during those nine Days, 147 other Americans died of drug abuse. Republican Bill Clements wins Gover- nor ' s race over Mark White. Federal tax laws are revised. New York Mets win World Series over Boston Red Sox New York Giants take Super Bowl win from Denver Broncos American Journalist Nicholas Daniloff accused of spying in Moscow, Russia Aids disease spreads Herschel Walker becomes highest paid football player for $1.5 million per year with the Dallas Cowboys. ' In the News 34 —

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Half pipes, channel ramps, and knee pads are all a part of . . . kateboarding They ' re back again, but now bigger and better than ever. The name skater may be the same but the tricks are way different. Even though you don ' t see a lot of skaters cruising down the street doesn ' t mean they ' re not around. Now they ' re confied to ramps, otherwise known as half pipes or channel ramps. The skateboard is not a Coby Cardosa demonstrates how to jump from his skateboard just before turning it completely over. mischievious toy, it is a way of expressing yourself and learn- ing balance. Most people do not realize the physical and mental coordination needed in skating. Skating is just like any other sport, they have contests and championship finals at the end of the year. This fast growing sport is the latest new way of expressing one ' s coordination and individuality. Chad Cardosa displays his talent in skateboarding on the channel ramp. Skateboarders use this to practice their routines for their championship finals which are held at the end of the year. Brent Smiga displays t he old familiar way of skateboarding which one is most familiar with. Skateboards were forbidden on campus and if a student was caught with one. the board would remain in the office until 3:30 p.m. that same day. Skateboarding —

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