Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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The Day before the Day after A hypothetical situation. It ' s third hour and a basic ordinary day in November. The monotonous class atmosphere is shattered by the shaky voice of Dr. Secttor. He blurts out something about a nuclear bomb hitting the Delaware County area in 24 hours. What are you going to do? The definition of a nuclear holocaust was always in the back of our minds, but when a television depiction of a bomb showed the destruction of a small Kansas town, the defini- tion then became a reality. After the airing of The Day After, the question rang through our halls and class- rooms-What would you do? There would be nothing you could do, answered Senior Mark McKibben. Seniors Steph Bean and Bret Goodpaster agreed they would be with loved ones. Some took the matter in a lighter fashion. Jokingly, Scott Francoeur, senior, said he would ...order 100,000 White Cas- tles. On a serious note, Mrs. Joan Campbell admitted she would ...go to church with my family. Others didn ' t know exactly what they would do. What would you do if there was A day before the day after? 1, ft J t Double trouble in the form of Poetry Readers Dean Keith Spurgeon and Principal Jerome Secttor, along with Bag Dancers from the front office, Millie Barnhart and Jessie Odom perform during the Christmas Convocation. What would you do? What would YOU do if faced with the knowledge of a nuclear holocaust on a 24 hour notice? Following the television movie, The Day After, on a similiar theme, stu- dents, along with virtually thousands of TV viewers nationwide, battled with the reality of nuclear warfare during our lifetime. Start Digging. -Rick Harris, 12 Say goodbye to all of my friends and get married - quick! -Cheyneen Carpenter, 12 £ Rob a bank, so if it didn ' t happen I ' d be rich. -John Miller, 12 There is nothing you could do, but keep yourself busy and wait for it. -Mark McKibben, 12 Spend the day with my family... it ' s hard to say. -Charlie Owens, teacher Jay Ettl as Cinderfella delights the auditorium of students as the faculty band drummer Charlie O, trumpeter Rick Thomas and first chair and only chair flutist Joan Campbell, play a rousing rendition of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. During the year 7

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t Jj k l us VRING THE YEAR NBC ' s The Day After was not only a televi- sion special-but a national event. Forums, news and talk shows all discussed the probability of a nuclear war and its devastating results. Check out Yorktown students ' reactions, complete with sur- vival tips. I The Christmas spirit of giving was present this year as Yorktown students were treated to a Christmas convocation-made up of all faculty talent. I Happy Birthday to you-an event worth remembering in unique ways by Managing Editor birthdays Unsuspiciously feasting on the birthday cake your friends so generously baked for you, a jolly greeter with a fistful of balloons serenades you with a birthday song. Some find it a bit embarrassing, especially when they ' re from dear old Mom, but when a group of friends remember your birthday and let the whole lunch room know it at the same time-it ' s kind of special. When the balloon man asked for me, I got rather embarrassed. But it was great afterwards because everyone knew it was my birthday, admitted Sophomore Phil Starsky. This year ' balloon giving ' became the fad for birthday gifts. For ten bu cks you can purchase a bouquet of balloons and a song for that birthday person in your life. The balloon man traveled to Tiger Country 36 times during this 83-84 school year to contribute in the celebrating of birthdays for Yorktown students. Birthday boy Dave Tanner receives a hug, a song and a fistful of balloons from the birthday clown on one of the many visits to our lunchroom. During the year

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Michael Jackson sets all of the ' records ' in the music industry, as he sails to super Stardom at age 25. m Editor Amy Hammersley takes a look at Video-Mania in 1 984 both on the Tube and on the Big Screen, to find that Seeing is truely Believing! Midnight Movie Madness abounds for Yorktowners as Rocky Horror Picture Show with its toasts and verbal insults tops the list of perenial favorites. intertainment takes over as York- dents were treated this fall to Junior Todd ' Elvis ' Walker ' s perfor- mance at Fall Preview, and to Free Fare ' s rock hits convocation. Entertainment Did ya hear? Did ya? Laura ' s back. No-seriously? Yeah, and the Beaver got Wally grounded for not raking the leaves. Boy, was Ward hot. Ask anybody what was on TV last night and you ' ll get a complete rundown of listings. What gets us so wrapped up in that tube? What makes a person like Senior Kim Guinn bring in her set so she won ' t miss an episode of General Hospital while working after school? What makes us rush home to catch the Brady Bunch in action for the 526 time? ...it ' s easy to do. says Senior Melinda Blanch. For less than $10 a month a person can water anything from George Carlin to a French che: on various channels. Home Box Office (Channel 3) is the only channel I watch, admitted Senior Debbie Moore. Senior Angie Rosinski stated, Whenever I ' m faced with cleaning, I watch television. From tear jerkers to comedies, the shows keep us tuning in to see if Gilligan changes clothes, All My Children were adopted, or Mr. T. gets a cramp. When you ' re sitting at home with mom and dad, watching a documentary on plastics, you know it ' s time to cut loose and head to the local movie theatre. Movies are a cheap form of entertainment for dates and friends, admitted Junior Brian Wilson. This year students had a tough time getting into movies if they were under 17, but once they got in there was a couple hours of entertainment for a reduced student rate - $2. For two bucks, we were repulsed by Scar- face, saddened by Terms of Endearment, and humored by 48 Hours. Senior Jenni Spears, who saw Terms of Endearment with her mother and sister agreed, Everybody cried. For a couple of bucks, we could throw rice at Kocky horror Picture Show, we could be in the house that held bleeding walls mAmityvilie 3 in 3-D, and we could stay up until two in the morning with al! of the late night movies. Sophomore Brian Marsh enjoyed Sudden Impact, with Clint Eastwood, because it ' s the only one I saw... Michael Jackson thrilled many Yorktown students who beat it home to catch the 3 o ' clock world premiere of his 14 minute Thriller video on MTV. The video, costing approximately $1 million was wild as described by Junior Pam Fullen- wider, It was the best video this year. Music jumped in with television this year to produce shows like Friday Night Videos, Nightraks and stations like MTV and RTV into the lives of many students. What makes the videos more exciting than regular radio is you can see what ' s going on in the song, stated Junior Laraine Snider. Countless weekends were spent in front of the tube with hit videos like Girls on Film, by Duran Duran; The Police ' s Synchronicity; Foolin ' , by Def Leppard, and Sharp Dressed Man, by ZZ Top, to name a few. I can ' t say which is my favorite; they ' re all excellent, stated Senior Tony Brown.