Woodway High School - Sinn Fein Yearbook (Edmonds, WA)

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went bankrupt, but managed to secure a government loan, gold became a demanding asset, skyrocketing to 3900 an ounce and went down again to 3475. Nationally there was talk among major countries of a ,Salt II Treatyg the first test tube baby, Louise Brown, in England, was born proving the experiment to be a successful one, a total eclipse of the sun was experienced by this generation on February 26, 1979. Pierre Trudeau took charge of Canada again in a stunning election victory, Paul McCartney was sentenced to ten days in jail in Japan af- ter an attempt to smuggle marijuana into the country while on a concert tour with his group. Wingsg a portion of the 39200,000 which D.B. Cooper, the airplane hijacker, seum on New Yearis Eve to celebrate the coming of 1980, the same night, named at the Puget Sound Music Awards was Led Zeppelin as the number one group and sec- ond was Supertramp. The male vocalist was Robert Plant and the top female vocalist, Pat Benatar. The most popular album was, In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppe- lin and with a close second was, Breakfast in America by Supertramp. The best con- cert was performed by Supertramp, then Heart, and the third favorite was Judas Priest. The hot movies of the 1979-1980 time span were: 10 , The Electric Horse- man , The Turning Point , Kramer vs. Kramer , Norma Rae , All That Jazzw, Rocky 11 , Going in Stvlew, The Lord of escaped with. was found by a family on the banks of the Columbia River, which was one of the most significant findings since the crime took place in 1971, no wonder hi- jackers forced every major airport in the world to search passengers and to x-ray their luggage. Locally, a monorail crashed at Seattle Center without any major injuries, the Hood Canal Bridge was destroyed by a violent wind storm, which also caused a school closure for two days, in .lanuary school was closed for another two days due to heavy snowfall. The 11ew Alderwood Mall opened in October and a new roadway was built to transport the many interested con- sumers to the area. Fat Tuesday, held in the Pioneer Square at Seattle, similar to the Mardi Gras held in France and New Or- leans, was canceled in 1980 due to rowdy crowds. The limelights of the various entertain- ment fields flickered brightly through the year. Numerous concerts came and vanished all too quickly. The Knack, Rush, Van Ha- len, The Cars, Styx, Earth Wind and Fire, Foreigner. Alan Parsons Project and The W'ho to name a few. The Who sold out both shows in less than one day, reserved seating only due to the mishap in Cincinatti, Ohio. The rock group, Froeigner blitzed the coli- the Rings , Star Trek , North Dallas Fortyw, Apocalypse Now , 1941 , The Muppet Movieii, American Gigolow, Roller Boogie , Oh, Codii, The Life of Brian . Up i11 Smoke , The Black Hole . Prophecy , Amityville Horrorw, The Omen 11 , Phantasm , The Fog , The Rose , Halloween , The Main Event , and An Unmarried Wtima11. Many fads cluttered the school year. The styles for the female population were straight leg jeans, painter pants and sasson jeans with the baggy look which could be accompanied by a bright and colorful Ha- waiian top. The girls and the guys wore cow- boy hats, overalls, boots and velour tops to get into the fashion scene. The girls experi- mented with their hair either wearing a bun on one side or French braiding. The sayings encountered and rememberd were that something that happened was fine and something good looking was beautous. An upsetting attitude towards some occurrence caused a comment to come out such as wretch mel Something highly impressive was referred as darn cool,', or hu- mungousw amount was massive Totally and for surei' meant there was no doubt about it. The scoop was the top secret gos- sip that everyone just couldn't miss. The phrases I guessi' or you know began ev- ery sentence. People did not say things, in reference to a converation, it was 1 go . . . McDonald's became a popular and well known fad for the Woodway students to use as a hangout after games, and for a place to turn to on a Friday and Saturday night since the Edmonds Union Oil Beach was- closed for remodeling due to rowdy kids, excessive drinking and smoking. During the summer of 1979, General Foods gained a 352.5 mil- lion dollar profit on the fastest moving 116W candy ever seen, better known as thc energetic Pop Rocks. They came in packets of cherry, grape and orange. A hotline was even established to call and receive a re- corded message about the new candy. The disco craze hit many, as the discos were the places to go on a weekend night. Disco mn- sic hit the radio stations and even roller rinks. Donna Summers was better known as the Disco Queen. To this famous music the skateboard influenced those as a way of transportation or enjoyment. Talks of the closure of Wtrodway Senior High School were a major issue. The unity of the student body proved to be a chal- lenge for the School Board of Directors who had wished to convert Woodway into a Con- tinuation High School, and transfer Wood- way students to other schools throughout the district due to Woodway's declining en- rollment. Another possibility was to change Woodway to a four year high school and this the students fought for with petitions. and Save Our School tee shirts. At the School Board hearing on the closure, 1,500 angry students, teachers, and parents crowded the Mountlake Terrace Junior High School gym to speak their minds to the School Board. Later. ,lack Cooper, a School Board Member, informed the pa- trons of Woodway High School that by a single vote, the four year high school was fa- vored, and our high school would remain open for at least another school year. In conclusion, 1979-1980 was a fun year. broadening our horizons. -Sandy Scribner 159

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Early in January, three of the District 15 School Board Members proposed that Wtmodway High School be closed next year as a result of declining enrollment. Woodway students, parents and faculty united on January 28, for a public hearing on the issue of school closures. The meeting, held at Mountlake Terrace Junior High, was covered by Steve Pool from KOMO news, and reporters from major newspapers. A rally of students took place in the Terrace Junior High parking lot before the meeting at 6:45. Our famous Woodway High School Band played the fight song and many other favorites. The cheer- leaders were also there to get the crowd going and really show our spirit. When the doors opened, orange T-shirts reading W.H.S. S.O.S., save our school and The 4 year plan, try it, it worksl' dominated thc Terrace Junior High gym. The rumors that Wood- way had no spirit were shot down by over 1,000 supporters, as cheers rang out proclaiming We have spirit! As a result of this meeting, the School Board Members changed their original pro- posal from closing a high school to keeping the high schools open and closing two junior highs. ,Q 5 'I' Q Q Q QODLJ Q Q , . 0 . I Q I . l ' EVER ' C. ,' u,g' On February 11, another very emotional meeting took plaee at Meadowdale High School. This time the crowd was eomposed of the parents who wanted to keep Terrace Junior High open. The ar- guments for keeping Terrace open were that too many of the schools on the east side of Aurora Avenue have already been closed. and also that the new boundaries would foree some students to change schools again. The School Board Members did point ont. however, that there have been almost the same number of sehools closed on the west side of the highway. The Board Members then voted to wait to name the schools to be closed and start the four year plan or an alternate plan in September. 1981. And so our school lives for at least another year! 161