Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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Straiaht Talk for an year MAG OPINIONS QUESTION: After last year ' s tragedy would teachers at T.R.H.S. so up in the shuttle? ANSWERS: YES 60% NO 40% Super senior DAR recipient and state finalist Becki Handy plans on attendins Concordia Collese. DAI Each year the faculty at TRHS chooses a member of the senior class to be the school ' s DAR (Daushters of the American Rev- olution) Good Citizen. Becki Handy was selected as the representative this year. She competed in the Michigan DAR program by submitting a bio- graphical questionairre along with an essay and written test. In February, Becki was notified that she was one of the ten State Finalists and was going to be traveling to Lansing for State competition. Get into the groove. Madonna was one of the many performers who joined tosether in Philadelphia to benefit Live Aid. a icC 4ccIa Not the kind of band aids that heal superficial wounds such as cuts and scrapes, but the kind that heal much deeper wounds, those of world poverty and famine. Over the past year music artists have opened up their hearts and given their all to help relieve world famine. The care- ful planning and praying of people such as Willie Nelson and Bob Geldof have led to events such as Live Aid and Farm Aid concerts. But not all of the fund raisers have taken place in the U.S. There is a long list of music artists from abroad that have given a little of themselves to this noble cause. Opera for Africa in Italy; Hermanos, a group of sixty artists from Latin America, the Northern Lights from Canada, and many more. These artists haven ' t only raised the awareness of millions around the world, but have also raised 137 million dollars.

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4, As she turned the door handle to the closet, squeezins her eyes tishtly shut, hoping and praying that when she opened the door it wouldn ' t happen, but it did, her worst fear had come true, she had nothing to wear to the big dance. Clothes, clothes, clothes, ev- ery girls passion. Be it Levi ' s, Gasoline or Guess, fashion played a big part at T.R.H.S. The once famous alligator went to work for Capezio, Coca-Cola replaced Calvin, and Jag re- placed Jordache. Many differ- ent combinations have been No Sweat Seniors Wendy Williams and Caryn Weiandt express their senior attitude of I don ' t care. seen at T.R. High, from holey faded Levis with Dad ' s bulky oversized sweater to stirrup pants with a paisley shirt hang- ing over the waist and pumps on the feet. The combinations were end- less and were even more en- hanced by the accessories. These may have been the basic in styles but T.R.H.S. has a style all its own. Lucky lady. Since her birthday fell on the same day as Valentine ' s Day sophomore Tammy Jansen was loaded down with balloons and flowers. Is romance dead at T.R,H,S.? ' For centuries now romance has been expressed through romantic poems, candy, flow- ers, picnics in the park and a simple gesture such as covering up a mud puddle with a cape. But alas, times have changed and methods of winning over one ' s heart have changed with it. On February 14, 1986 at T.R.H.S., many students felt the touch of cupids arrow and dabbled in the art of romance. Students came up with new and creative ways to charm their someone special such as choco- late roses, balloon bouquets. and stuffed animals. Marrey Cannon says she was really surprised when she received a chocolate rose from an admirer. Pam DuFour and Beth Gleason spent their Valentine ' s Day lay- ing on the sunny beaches of Florida, while leaving their sweetheart ' s behind. Mark Ruggles used creativity in selec- ting Deann ' s Valentine gift, he made her a card and sent her flowers. So, students continue to search for Mr. or Ms. Right or even a first date. Romance re- mains alive and kicking at T.R.H.S. Some were baggy, some were saggy, and some just right. From hot pink to neu- tral grey, the colors and styles of sweat pants were unlimited. Students wore sweats to school even though the adminis- tration didn ' t ap- prove. Sweats were casual, comfortable and controversial at T.R.H.S. MINI MAG

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■vS Sl ' ' - cv ' Beauty and the Boss. Attemptins to popularize livins in the United States, the Boss composed one of his most popular albums, Born in the USA. Althoush the title of Bruce Springsteen ' s 1 hit was Dancins in the Darl , the Boss has been everywhere but in the darl this year. With a marriage in May to model Julianne Phillips, Springsteen has had a very busy year. In the past 15 months he has toured 62 cities, playing to more than 3.5 million fans with 1 29 sellouts. But does Bruce have time for his new bride? Well, during the final performance of his U.S.A. tour, the Boss twirled Julianne into the Coliseum spotlight, explaining, A man ' s got a right to dance with his own wife. But what does Julianne do while Bruce is giving four hour concerts? For starters she models for $2,000 a day along with auditioning for each script that falls into her hands. Springsteen ' s album, Born in the U.S.A., has won the Best Album award in the People ' s Choice Awards and seven of his songs turned gold tying Michael Jackson ' s record. Modeling to music magic. Twenty- one year old Whitney Houston is the cousin of popular sinser Dionne War- wick. eemedlikeji ears ago haj eality for fej ney Houstor g gospel al modeling, anl other ' s nightclj jusTa few of the thir her noticed. Then on Tuesday, February 25, 1986, Whitney Houston re- ceived a Grammy Award. A last look. The last look at the Challenger is a picture Americans will find difficult to forset. Subway terror. Pleading self-de- fense, electrical engineer Bernhard Goetz symbolizes the right of every American to protect himself. Disaster In the nir It was spooky. It was unex- pected. It was the space shuttle Challenger. As the nation watched in horror, the Challeng- er exploded in a flash and disintegrated into a fiery ball with the force of a small nuclear bomb. In the instant that it took the right solid rocket booster to ignite the shuttle, five men and two women simply vanished. Space travel that had seemed so flawless took on a new meaning. Safety was no longer taken for granted. Putting peo- ple in space became question- able to many of us. The Ameri- can public was alarmed. Space travel came to a halt until the mystery of the disaster was solved. Americans believed that it was necessary to carry on space exploration, but became hesitant for fear of another tragedy. Mini MAG 11