Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (Troy, KS)

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World events bring changes Arms scandal, deaths, celebration highlight year In the many events that take place in the course of a year, there are those special happenings that classify as World Events. What follows is an account of those spe- cial happenings. Probably the biggest news in American poli- tics was the Iranian Arms Scandal. The U.S. was accused of selling weapons to Iran and then using the profits to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Americans celebrated the 100th birthday of the Statue of Liberty by holding a four-day party in New York Harbor, complete with the world's largest fire- works show. Joan Rivers left The Tonight Show” and Johnny Carson to start her own talk show on the new FOX network. Mike Hayden, Michele Rooney's uncle, was elected the new gover- nor of Kansas. It's pret- ty normal to have a gov- ernor for an uncle, but it was exciting to go to the election parties and in- augural events, Mi- chele said. Over 100 people died when an Amtrack train derailed in Maryland. The accident was be- cause of the use of drugs by the rail switchers. The Secretary of the Treasury of Pennsylva- nia killed himself at a press conference, the day before he was to be sentenced for embezzle- ment. And we said good-bye to several celebrities in- cluding Rock Hudson and Liberace who died of AIDS. Just 40 hours after being drafted by the Boston Celtics, Len Bias died of a cocaine- induced heart attack. And the Duchess of Windsor, for whom Ed- ward VIII gave up the throne of England, died at the age of 89. Fickle fads differ Coke shirts, baby-on-board signs popular with students There were those things however that, while they were front page items this year, would prob- ably be old news by the next — fads! The biggest news in clothing was the Out of Africa” look. This in- cluded Kakhi skirts, sa- fari-print shirts, and long denim skirts with petticoats. Swatch and Coke rugby shirts were popular and, when students didn't have Swatch shirts on their backs, they were wearing Swatch watches on their wrists. In hair fashion, the pony tail was back. It didn't matter if it were long or short, high or low, just as long as it was a pony tail. Some chose to pull their hair back with banana clips also. It started as a safety measure to warn people that there was a baby on board, but soon ev- eryone had yellow trian- gular signs in their car windows proclaiming such things as ex-wife in trunk and 36-24-36 on board. When Bruce Spring- steen released Bruce Springsteen and the E- Street Band Live from 1975-85, it was pro- claimed as the album of the century. But The Boss didn't dominate the radio by himself. Groups like Huey Lewis and the News, Bon Jovi, and Boston were also big hits. And when Kansas came to the civic Arena in St. Joseph, several students were there. Although tickets sold for $14, most thought it was worth it. I would have paid as much as $25 to see them. They were awesome, said Chris Bond. But, if you didn't have a chance to catch all of these items while they were hot, don't worry. For most, you could probably add an e to fad! Photography by Tom Martinez, McBee's, and Theresa Wood Student Life £S

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'A y j Student Life Copy and design by Michael Jasper and Julie Goss SIMULATED suntans be- came obvious as girls spent $3 for a half-hour tanning session. Pam Clary, below, shows off her golden color at prom as Michael Jasper watches. GOING Hawaiian at the senior skating party was Roger Miller, below. Flow- ered shirts and jam shorts became very popular as the weather got warmer. LONG denim skirts with un-tucked shirts, rolled-up sleeves, and huarache sandals were popular for a casual day at school. For a dressier touch, senior Cheryl Masters added a lacy bow in her hair.

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TIME OUT. Pat Franken finds time to relax and rehearse his lines for the all-school play. On the go Students enjoy social life It was hard to pin down just exactly what Stu- dent Life was. Everyone knew what students were and what life was, but when you put the two words together, they took on a whole new meaning. It was a hodgepodge of dances, dating, acting and organizations. When students weren't dancing the night away at Homecoming or prom, they were com- peting in FFA land judg- ing, practicing for the all-scnool play, or rising before the sun to partici- pate in a forensics tour- nament. The activities a student could be involved with varied almost as much as the students them- selves and the reasons for getting involved were also as different. Paula Johnson, sound manager for the one-act play, said she became involved backstage be- cause, I wanted to watch others act so that I could try out. I think it will help me do a better job. Being on the honor roll took extra time in itself, but Kim Koehler found time to balance both good grades and cheer- leading. She said, I al- ways make sure that my grades come first, but I try not to let my cheer- leading suffer either. When they ran out of things to do in Troy, most students headed to St. Joseph to shop, go to the movies, cruise the Hillcrest parking lot, or just pig out. Cindy Campbell said, I usual- ly go out to eat with Ju- lie Smith or Michelle Waggoner. We eat at McDonald's because it's cheap. Then we just ride around. But Cindy Buch, on the other hand, preferred to stay home with her boy- friend Anthony Dahl. We get to know each other better, she said, because, when we stay home, we talk a lot. But no matter how they went about doing it, stu- dents did their best to live life to the fullest, because there was al- ways something to do — somewhere in the blue. ROYALTY. Sheena Smith, Homecoming queen, and Julie Koehler, Queen of Courts, were elected by the student body. Becky Clary, FFA sweetheart, competed with other junior girls for her title. Student Lite