Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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N L strike, stock market crash, Hearings result in controversy After two Delta jumbo jets had a near miss of about 30 feet last September, the U.S. Board urged the Federal Aviation Administration to is- sue new rules which required that the crews apply at least five of six techniques for verifying their location. On Oct. 49 an unimagina- ble collapse in the Stock Market Scale occurred as never seen before. Prices went down rapidly wiping out an entire year's gains. By the time the closing bell rang at A pm., the Dow Jones industrial average had plunged 508 points 522.6963 to close for the day at 4738.74 The day instantly became known as Black Monday. During the same week lit- tle Jessica Mc Clure, 48 months old, tumbled down a dry oil well while playing in her aunt's backyard. With the town's help, she was res- cued 58 long hours later. Her right foot was badly injured, and her face required cos- metic surgery. The name Oliver North be- came a household word after the Iran-contra scan- dal broke and the lieuten- ant-colonel testified before a Senate committee. Fired from his office, he implicat- ed others in the dealings that threatened to shake the Presidency. After 5 years Michael Jackson was back on the charts and in the public eye with Bad But while his fans were out buying his albums, he was in heavy rehearsal for his yearlong concert which began in Japan be- fore coming to the U.S. After years of hibernation, Mi- chael made a comeback once again from his world record-breaking Thriller in 4984. Pope John Paul ll went on a ten-day visit of the United States from Sept. 40-49. The cities he visited were Qin or- derj Detroit, San Francisco, Monterrey, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Antonio, New Orleans, Columbia, and Mi- ami. The issues he covered included priests and mar- riage, homosexuality, the ordination of women to priesthood, abortion, birth control, and divorce. Gary Hart was forced to . Kin. .k.V W withdraw as a presidential candidate for the 4988 election. This was due to his alleged affair with actress! model Donna Rice. The National Football League went on strike in search of free agency, and 'iscabs were hired to play three games that the regu- lar teams missed. During this time the Chicago Bears were 2-l, and when the re- gulars returned, they went on to capture their division championship. Robert Bork, federal judge and former law professor, was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be the l04th Supreme Court Justice. However, after days of in- tensive interviewing by the Senate Judiciary Commit- tee, his nomination was de- feated. Then Douglas Gins- burg, former Harvard profes- sor, was nominated, but after confessing that he had smoked marijuana during the 60's and 70's, he with- drew from consideration amidst the controversy. Fi- nally, Anthony Kennedy, an appeals-court judge, was confirmed. ...- Q. . ess- .s f' Af?-sitfxt --4 . sk..--sg. ., fs -ss, ,uw A k sl, x x-. ,X W., - H ig F gs.: . 'L --ws- . Ohm.. ss-sf .-sf, - r . , Qu, fx.1i,,,,. ttf3gkiW5-gmt 9' I A .NJ ' f 't ' Xi ! bf ff O 'TTT' ifxsmft g r-is, I 'if F ,i .vjfsx sx . ,assi s ugw., . -K' -we 1.:3s.:. . .g':-QM- ' N TW 'W m.4?.'S P The United States discov- ered that iran had been lay- ing missiles in the Persian Gulf. Soon after this discov- ery, the Iranians opened fire against Kuwaiti oil ships that were accompanied by U.S. ships. On the local side, Angelo Caliendo, a sixth grader at Roosevelt Jr. High School in Riverdale, was given two 40-day suspensions for refus- al to remove his earring. He violated the policy which stated that the wearing of jewelry or bodily ornaments could be distractive, disrup- tive to the educational pro- cess, and possibly threaten- ing to the safety, health and welfare of others. Chicago mourned the loss of its first black mayor, when on Nov. 25, Harold Washing- ton died of a massive heart attack. The following Wednesday Alderman Eu- gene Sawyer was elected acting mayor by the city council. Other deaths occurring during the year were Lorne Greene, Lee Marvin, Jackie Gleason, and Fred Astaire. Thls was the year that the Horticul- ture Club added its own touch to the courtyard. Current Events 37

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Challenges increase as home work piles on As the homework plied on, classes got harder. The day never seemed to end with tests and research papers even though school seemed to have just started. Students were shocked with the fact that summer was over, andltwastlrnetohltthebooksagaln. Students were faced with many challenges. Academics became more and more intense with competition. grade-weighted classes, and extra- curricular actlvltles. According to rules by the administration, athletes had to pass four subjects per week in order to participate on a sport. Dumg footbai season, the weekly eligibility llst made me dsc myself to get my home- from junlor hlgh. lt felt Hke I was mov- lnguplntoabettergroupofpeoplel was excited that l finally mode it to high stated freshman Abby Johnston. Sophomores took on the challenge of the Drivers Ed range. while juniors dreaded taking the ACT or SAT for their college oppllcatlons. Seniors struggled with senlorltls to get through each day, as they looked to the day that they finally graduated. Tobeellglbleforhonorrolwasa challenge in itself. Students who earned a grade point average of 3.0 were honors, 3.5 and up were hlgh honors, and 4.0 and hldier were dlstln- guished scholars. lpllne work done.' sald senior MarkSkalman. Each grade levelhadmany obstacles to overcome. For the freshmen, starting hlgh school was very different uDLi?il sQ football season, the weeiriy eligibility list made me disciotine myself to get my homework doneff -- Mark Eikolmari Being a distin- guished scholar took a lot of hard work. sold Dawn Fultz. sen- lor. ln essence, dl stu- dents found that academics was what school was dl CIDOUT. , Mr. Charles Wierchern, physics teacher, ex- Learner Die - that is the motto fOr MF- David plains the law of gravity to senior Kevin Yott. Kohkol S EFWQHSU CIGSS-95' X ' 52 -Q-. ,, 1-.. L l ', , f-3.-:i7'f' sv S ll K r 5 ,T.. K 'Y .ef A Q iiii iihwtl su 'i 55' Academics Divider 39 F