West Stanly High School - Pegasus Yearbook (Oakboro, NC)

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The Best and Worst of . . . 1984 Baby Fae died 32 days after the ransplant. William Schroeder iecame the second human to eceive an artificial heart. The movie business had another Jrosperous year with such box Jffice hits as, Ghostbusters, 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and GrembIins. Other :ox office hits, such as, Purple Rain and Footloose produced nigh-grossing soundtracks al- aums. Clint Eastwood's movie, 'Sudden Inpact also gave us the :atch phrase, Go ahead, make my lay! The music industry thrived in l984. Lionel Richie becamethe star to watch as he scored with the top selling album, Can't Slow Down. His album produced five hit singles, All Night Long, Running With the Night, Hello, Stuck on You, and Penny Lover, and sold over fifteen million copies world-wide. The Jacksons' grossed over ninety million dollars on their 20-city Victory Tour. Last year, the world welcomed the birth of a second son, Prince Henry, to Prince Charles and Princess Diana, but also said goodbye to many others. The Soviet Union and India mourned the loses of their leaders, Yuri Andropov and Indira Gandhi. Here, in the U.S., we were sadden by the loss of two important men in the music industry, Marvin Gaye and Count Basie. Actor Richard Burton will also be missed greatly in the entertainment world. Actor John Belusi and David Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, also died in tragic drug-related accidents. Another day, another year, some good times, some bad times, we remember the real 1984 and we will continue to compare it with the predictions of George Orwell's 1984. SHOWING OFF. Tina Howard wheels out of school in her car, a Camaro Z28. in ' Yearly Re vie W ' '55

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COMPUTER BLUES. Mr. Michael Boggs, Sherri Coftin, Chad Gallimore, and Sharon Furr look on as Cathy Yow works on the computer. LENDING A HAND. Marsha Thomas and Julie Stogner staple political posters from the '84 Campaign up in Mr. Larry Wagner's room. 54 ' 'Yearly Review f f

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ffm I jfeadaf or me in SPORTS From the cold rainy nights of fall to the sizzling afternoons of summer, the wide variety of athletics offered, gave the student body numerous ways to show their school spirit. Al- though the Colts didn't become state cham- pions during the various seasons, the effort and the pride remained. Each season the coaches have had the taskofmakingagroupof individuals into a team that works as one. The coaches were successful in making Colt teams in every sport. The ONE DOWN, ONE T0 GO. Junior runningback, Scott Broad- way makes his contributions to the varsity tootball team by giving it all he's got. With one Tiger defender down, Scott has one Tiger to go. intrasquad support was very strong and inspiring for those on the team as well as those who gave their support from the stands. Many hours of hard work paid off for in- dividual athletes who excelled in their sport, and for the teams who advanced as the season progressed. No matter what the record showed at the season's end every athlete who survived the season and gave it their all had a reason to be proud of their team and their accomplishments. THROUGH THE NET. Senior Misty Tucker is a vital part ot the varsity basketball team. Misty can always be counted on to put the ball through the net when things get tough. 56 Sports Divider