Woodlawn High School - Echo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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GREAT ADVENTURES ADVENTURES IN THE WORKING WORLD Alicia Pritchard. Surety financial Services Tracey Barr. Underwriters Adjusting Co. Kim Coursey. La. National Bank Jodie Daigle. Diawe Allen. Audubon Aco Ins. Co. AROUND THE WORLD ... In 1986, the dictator of Libya. Muammar Gaddafi, organized many terrorist attacks against the United States. In retaliation, the United States launched an attack on Libya. The attempt has been called successful since terrorism from Libya has declined. Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his Sandinista regiments have been trying to defeat the American backed Contra rebels. The Contras are “freedom fighters fighting against the Communist government. Congress, however, has forbidden any further funding of the Contras. Chernobyl radio-activated the world with its major explosion at a nuclear plant in Russia. This disaster again reminded the world of the inevitable danger of nuclear holocaust as we had not been reminded since the incident at Three Mile Island. THROUGHOUT THE NATION .... In November, 1986. senate races were held around the United States. The outcome of the races gave the Democrats control of the Senate, which had been controlled by the Republican party for six years.

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WOODLAWN ECHO ENTER THE ADVENTURE VOLUME 37 1986-87 WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL 14939 TIGER BEND ROAD BATON ROUGE, LA. 70817 TABLE OF CONTENTS STUDENT LIFE 5 SPECIAL EVENTS 19 SENIORS 39 JUNIORS 65 SOPHOMORES 75 FRESHMEN 85 ADMINISTRATION-FACULTY 95 CLUBS-ACADEMICS 104 SPORTS 134 ADVERTISEMENTS 154

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OF 1986-1987 Michelle Grumbles. Dr. Kyle Kennedy. DOS Sheila Cone. Family Debt Counselors Sarah Wharton. Audubon Amco. Ins. Co. A scandal, sometimes compared to Nixon's Watergate scandal, broke out in the United States in 1986, involving the sale of arms to Iran in return for hostages from Lebanon. To make matters worse, the money made from the sales was later discovered to have been sent to aid the Contras. Many top United States officials were questioned before Congress. Daytime soap operas were interrupted to televise the Congressional hearings. Soap operas have not been interrupted for such a purpose since the Watergate scandal. ACROSS THE STATE ... In November. Louisiana’s voters had to choose their United States senator. From the run-off election featuring John Breaux and Henson Moore, the voters chose Breaux. The election of John Breaux, a Democrat, helped the Democrats to gain control of the United States Senate. Louisiana's Governor Edwin Edwards proposed the idea of a lottery to save Louisiana’s plunging economy. The Legislature, however, refused to pass the bill. They plan instead to cut dollars from the budgets governing health and education and to charge tolls for people traveling across state bridges.