Thomas Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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By Wendy Cottrill Adrienne Hickey Aflick of a switch or a pull of a plug was not responsible for the unplanned holiday on Thursday, December 6th, approximately 10:00 a.m. It was Tampa Electric that excused only Jefferson students at 12:00 p.m. due to a power failure. Students immediately took advantage of this situation by playing cards, sleeping, or studying for a vocabulary test. Students expressed relief when they heard that if the electricity did not come back on before twelve, they would be released. After spending over two hours in second period, famished students, realizing there would be no cooked lunch, were excused to eat lunch. Later, students returning from first lunch fought chaos in the halls as Mr. Ballas announced, Students with their own transportation may now be dismissed. The best part of the unplanned holiday was work did not have to be made up. 2 6 Holiday When TECO'S generator blew, we had no recourse but to celebrate LIGHTS OUT! SOPHO- MORE Bry- an Gatza concentrates on his next move. Cf Z' WITH SPARE TIME on their hands, juniors Wendy Cottrill and Tony Lucas study for a vocabulary test.

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AND MAIN EVENTS 1. Re-election of President Reagan 2. Transplanted gorilla heart in Baby Fae, who later died. H A 3. Indira Gandhi's assassination 4. San Ysidro, CA., the MacDonald's massacre In 5. Dismissal of Miss America Vanessa Williams for posing nude 6. Ethiopian famine 7. Proclaimation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Ianuary 15 - 8. Russia's bo cott of U.S. Ol m ic ames at Los Angeles Y Y P g 9. Collaboration of English group Band-Aid E thzopza In one of the worst human disasters of recent history, Ethiopia struggled to survive a decade of drought and civil war. In 1984, 1 million people died of starvation and disease, while another 500,000 were left mamed. More than 40'Zn of the country's 42 million people were malnourished and 2.2 million people were left homeless. Though international aid was sent to Ethiopia, much more was needed. All most of us could do was pray. . 49ers beating Dolphins in Super Bowl, 38-16 On the Road Huey Lewis 8: the News Elton Iohn Rod Stewwart R.E.M. Twisted Sister Diana Ross Kinks Missing Persons Go-Go's Thompson Twins Chicago 17 Psychadelic Furs Santana Bruce Springsteen Cyndi Lauper Jacksons Hall 8: Oates The Fixx Rush Black Sabbath Jefferson Starship Triumph Molly Hatchet Deep Purple Jimmy Buffet Iudas Priest REO Speedwagon Sammy Hagar Prince U-2 Madonna Top Albums Prince-Purple Rain Springsteen-Born in the U.S.A. Huey Lewis-Sports Michael Iackson-Thriller Footloose Soundtrack Van Halen-1984 Lionel Richie-Can't Slow Down Chicago 17-Chicago 17 Culture Club-Colour by Numbers Madonna-Like a Virgin , 1 , , ..- .Je Ff,c'i.ts'2.f:fvtr'- - - ,. Q, .24 N ,L , .t,,.,, . , , ,,..,,...,,,. ,,,, -V-fr--Q --,H-V V-V -,., -Y, Y-, J.-.ls.+. , .Q ,-,i11,l,-aa, l if 1 V e. y, f L News!25 t l., l lf fi l?

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'WM f ENGAGING in a little mid-day mis- chief, Alicia Gilchrist and Terrance Morris trash George Smith dur- ing their up- expected ' free-time. SENIOR TODD COL- BORNE catches up on some sleep during the blackout. Holiday 2 7