Van Alstyne High School - Panther Yearbook (Van Alstyne, TX)

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The Year That Was The four things people tend to remember about a year are the big headlines, the fads, fashions, and the scandals. The 1987-88 school year was full of each. The headlines ranged from sixties-like protesting to Jessica McClure. The fads and fashions included things like the return of the mini and acid washed jeans. Being an election year, 1988 by no means short of scandals. Junior Raquel Wolfe said, “The biggest thing I remember in the news was the Jessica McClure story, all I ever heard was her name for like a month and 1 still hear about her recovering and stuff on the news.” When two year old Jessica McClure fell in a well, in her back yard, hundreds of people volunteered their time and money to get her out. The media picked up on it and for weeks there were headlines about her recovery. Other big stories included the nations activities in in the Persian Gulf, election primaries, and the 1988 Olympics. With the eighties becoming more and more like the sixties as they came to a close, the fashion in ’87-’88 turned that way too. Hemlines went up and people let their hair down. Sophomore Chey Laube said, “Short skirts came back in and the school won’t even let you wear them because some people don't know how to sit in them.” Combining two of the years major interests, were the politicians and evangelists and their actions that made the top stories. Junior Laura Wood-roof said, “It seemed like every day another so called leader of society got caught in a scandal. 1 guess that once they became famous, they forgot that they weren’t above the rules.” So, whether its the fads, fashions, or the scandals that stand out in peoples minds the year will definitely be remembered. Rock-n-Roll’s best. The Irish rock group U2 accepts applause during Grammy Awards ceremony where they were honored with album of the year for “The Joshua Tree, at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Photo courtesy of the Sherman Democratc and UPI. CURRENT EVENTS 25

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Stock traders conduct business on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stock prices and the dollar plunged sending shock waves through the financial markets in October. Photo courtesy of the Sherman Democrat and UPI. “Baby Jessica throws out the first pitch to Texas Rangers Gcno Pctralli before the start of the Rangers game against the Cleveland Indians. Photo courtesy of the Sherman Democrat and UPI.

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Open up Jana. Seniors Laura Sloan. Jana Lightfool. and Laura Reynolds chow down at the graduation breakfast Saturday morning A cheerful tear. Senior Stacey Conner wipes a tear from her eye while the rest of the graduating class listens to Commencement speaker Ted Cherry. Formals To Finals From formals to finals. For this year’s senior class, it was the beginning of the end. No more studying for exams, eating in the cafetorium or planning for the prom. Senior Pam Pittman said, “I’m really going to miss all my friends and teachers when we graduate, but I'm definitely looking forward to having my independence.’’ It didn't matter if their post graduation plans included college. the military, or the immediate pursuit of a career, most seniors knew that they were in some small way going to miss high school. Senior Ray McMorris said, “After graduation I'm going to Canada to be a youth director for my church. It's going to be a lot of fun, but I know I'm going to miss all of my friends.” Many seniors agree that graduation had been a long time in coming. But, after thirteen years, they felt a strong bond of unity which had accompanied the label of “seniors.” Senior Stacy Conner said, We’ve really grown close in the past year, but we've also grown apart. It’s time for us to move on to bigger and better things.” Valdedictorian - Dawn McMahan Salutatorian - Pamela Pittman 26 STUDENT LIFE