Wellston High School - X Ray Yearbook (Wellston, OH)

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CURRENT EVENTS Listed are some of the worldly events that intrigued, entertained, and shocked us throughout the 1986-87 school year. 1986: The spaceship Challenger exploded and killed seven passengers, Corozon Aquino was sworn in as the new Philippine President, and, former President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife found a new home in Hawaii after their long ordeal. In Chernobyl, a nuclear reactor explosion killed 31 people and permeated the air and soil with radioactive elements. Hands Across America took place from coast to coast. The Statue of Liberty celebrated her 100th birthday. Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew were wed. The Mets won the world series. The Iran Contra Affair went underway. The Titanic was located and explored. Halleys Comet made its arrival. 1987: The Iran Contra affair was still in full swing. Jim and Tammy Bakker were expelled from the PTL. The Baby M trial raged on for custody. Gary Hart, presidential hopeful was accused for less than respectable behavior with model, Donna Rice. The Voyager made the first non-stop flight around the world. Oral Roberts asked for money and stated if his quota wasn’t met he would be “called home”. AIDS was spreading at an alarming rate. Liberace, the famous pianist died from AIDS complications. The most popular sit com was The Cosby Show. Former Ohio State football coach, Woody Hayes died. The USA won the Americas Cup back from the Aussies. STORY BY HOLLY SNEDECOR 8 CURRENT EVENTS

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Our year would not be complete without an inventory of the fads and fashions that made it unique, the trends that classed it up or pulled it down, the overall image we tried to project throughout the '86-'87 school year. This was the atmosphere of a year in the life of all of us. The guys at W.H.S. shaved their heads and bravely displayed their spirit with W's and football numbers, while the ladies let their locks go long and bobbed or pulled them back in french braids or banana combs. Watches — and not just one, but a whole armful — became a sign of the times, while stacks of Madonna-style gummy bracelets disappeared from the fashionable world. Speaking of Madonna, her True Blue album was a true hit this year. We also rocked and romanced to the music of Peter Cetera, Steve Winwood, The Outfield, and most especially Bon Jovi! 60's everything made a comeback, as did outback styles from the land down under, thanks to the box office smash Crocodile Dundee. Ay, mate? The good old American blue jeans came to us bleached, prewashed, and stonewashed, and denim showed up everywhere else, too. Rhinestones dazzled us and transformed city slickers into real urban cowboys. (Cowpeople???) Reebok stepped in to top the ratings with their hightops, while Georges Marciano raked in big bucks with his Guess label. Shorts got longer and pants went athletic for bikers and surfers. Orange (unfortunately) became a la mode, and we leaned toward green to perfect our wardrobes. The look this year was loose and flowing, oversized and ultimately comfortable. Natural was in and so was a good tan, regardless of whether the tan was acquired naturally or not. On the silver screen, Top Gun, Stand By Me, and Platoon were the STORY BY JAN BEITING 10 FADS