Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (Troy, KS)

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 n the existence of any country, within a year, both good and bad events occur and leave memories, scarred or happy, and the year of 1985 was no different. Events of 1985-86 could have been put into the following categories: natural disasters, deaths, sports events, and those with happy endings. September 19-20, twin earthquakes jolted and de- stroyed Mexico City, and killed more than 7,000 people. Bangladesh was the scene. May 24-25, when a cyclone and tidal wave swept over this coastal town and killed 10,000-40,000 people. No- vember 13, Nevado del Ruez, a volcano in Co- lombia, erupted and caused mudslides that took over 25,000 lives. More people died in 1985 in plane crashes than any other year in history. August 2, a Delta Air Lines jumbo jet crashed while trying to land in a thunderstorm at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport; 137 died. Ten days later, 520 people were killed when a Japan Air Lines jumbo jet crashed into Mount Osutaka, Japan. The most shocking event of the year was that of the space shuttle Challenger's explosion, Tues- day, January 28, 1986. This tragedy at Cape Ca- naveral, Florida, was the first in-flight disaster in 56 manned space missions, and claimed the lives of six astronauts and one teacher, Sharon Christa McAuliffe; she would have been the first teacher in space. The astronauts killed were Michael Smith, Francis Scobee, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnick. Another disaster was that of the melt down of a Russian nuclear plant at Chernobyl. The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamil- ton), Rock Hudson, and Ricky Nelson, were all famous people who died. Hudson died of Aids and Nelson died in a plane crash. All of the aforementioned were disasters, and the following are good and happy events, the best memories to have. The world series was a Show-me-state series. The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals in the first two games, 3-1 and 4-2. The Royals won the third game, 6-1, behind Bret Sa- berhagen's pitching. The Cardinals took the fourth game, 3-0, but the Royals ended the series victoriously in the last three games with scores 6- 1, 2-1, and 11-0. September 11, Pete Rose lined a single to left- center field for his 4192nd career hit, and broke Ty Cobb's record of 4191. In the football scene, the Chicago Bears won 15 of their 16 regular season games, and January 26, in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans, the Bears defeated the New England Patriots, 46-10. The biggest famine relief effort was July 13, with the Live Aid concert. Live performances in Phila- delphia and London were broadcast to about 15 billion people; this took in more than $50 million in pledges. Champaigne, Illinois, was the setting for the Farm Aid Concert, held to raise money for strug- gling farmers, in September, 1985. Willie Nelson was the emcee. Also performing were Merle Hag- gard, Hoyt Axton, and John Schneider. The ''greatest show on Earth was when Halley's Comet made its 30th recorded appearance. The orbit of Halley's Comet brought it by Earth in November, 1985; it rounded the sun, February, 1986, and passed Earth again in April, 1986, re- turning to the solar system to await another 76 years. Those were some of the world events, and yes, they are once-in-a-lifetime. Even though there will be more disasters, deaths, world series, su- perbowls, and more good things, these are all unique. No year can possibly be the same twice. Opposite page: In memory of the space shuttle Challenger and its crew of seven, the nation flew its flags at half mast for seven days. World Events

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Above: Jackie Herpich helps pass out year- books on enrollment day. Top right: Farmer Day was one of the ac- tivities during spirit week for Queen of Courts. Mark Rooney and Terry Scholz show their school spirit by wearing T-shirts, seed corn caps, flannel shirts, and overalls. Right: Theater Arts was one of the new classes added to the THS cur- riculum. Drama is stud- ied in this class. Pam Guy, Cindy Buch, and Michele Rooney per- form a skit during a pep rally. Student Life