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Not all the events of the year were happy ones as Yorktown suffered rebellion, controversy and disappoint- ments as this year took on unusual importance for... The teachers as they combined forces and threatened to delay the start of the school year when negotiat- ing teams on both sides bumped heads and found compromise almost un- attainable. • English teacher Jerry Russell when he was fired after the first two months of school for reading a controversial poem about incest to his Literature I and II students. Russell subsequently filed a federal lawsuit for his First Amendment rights, backed by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union. The varsity football team as their hopes for a second consecutive playoff berth in Class AA crumbled with their shattering defeat by the Shenandoah Raiders, 20-6, on the Tiger field. Giggle overcome Sophomore Heather Brinduse while she takes time out in the band room to have some fun. A good friend to lean on to for emotional support is essential to survive some of the school ' s more trying contests as Cross Country members Junior Mike Cooper and Senior Joe Dee listen for further instruc- tions during a key meet. a It was disappointing not going to football playoffs-we had high expectations. Dave Ambrosetti senior )) OPENING 5
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t ta L } t vb i Peter Ueberroth, Times ' Man of the Year, pulled off an Olympic achieve- ment in Los Angeles. Julian Lennon debuts in the music world with his Valotte album, and stood comparison to his father, John Lennon. Eddie Murphy remained on top as Beverly Hills Cop grossed $64.5 mil- lion in 23 days. MVP Joe Montana lead the San Francisco 49ers over the Miami Dolphins in the high scoring XIX Super Bowl. e t ( nV As the temperature rose to the 90 degree mark, not only was the weather hot, but so were many teachers as the start of school became... THE YEAR THAT ALMOST WASN ' T fof t weather, hot tempers and hot disputes all combined to make this past summer almost too hot to handle, for teachers, members of the school board and the community at large. As the summer drew to a close, the teachers and school board of Mt. Pleasant Township realized they were no closer to a contract agreement than they were in late June when a 15 min- ute meeting, consisting of the school board making a proposal and the teachers rejecting it, ensued. Reasons for the initial rejec- tion were obvious, with the proposal including no salary increase except the built-in two percent increment, elimination of existing dental and prescrip- tion drug coverage in the tea- chers ' health plan, a require- ment that teachers make up snow days on a one-for-one basis, and the expectation that teachers pay an anticipated 45 percent in- crease in Blue Cross premiums. In early August tempers flared Headaches accompanied deci- sion-making as expressed by Sup- erintendent David Hales, following a long day of negotiation talks. as C.A.R.E. (Committee for the Advancement of Respected Educators) spokesman Terry Nelson gave a fiery speech that won her a standing ovation from hundreds of teachers and sup- porters at a regular school board meeting. In her speech, Nelson claimed that the teachers were tired of lip service... if we are your number one priority as you say, then we want you to prove it. The newly-formed C.A.R.E. group, together with the York- town Classroom Teachers Asso- ciation, worked hard to earn community support throughout the negotiation talks. The tea- On the air with Channel 13 is Chief Negotiator Chris Goodwin on the night teachers decided to accept the schol board ' s final proposal. chers set up information booths around town, picketed the su- perintendent ' s office and opened up a Crisis Information Cen- ter on Smith Street. A petition was also passed around by par- ents at the first home football game that resulted in a compila- tion of over 200 names in sup- port of the teacher cause. Initially, the teachers wanted a 15 percent pay hike, but as days of negotiations continued, this percentage kept lowering until the final settlement reached a 5.16 percent salary increase, including increment. Other ma- jor points of interest were those concerning job security and Tired and frustrated, negotiating team member Chuck Newman, fram- ed by Kay Schnuck and Marilyn Pickell, take a break outside the Lion ' s Club following a marathon negotiating session. major benefits in insurance in- creases. The final proposal was accepted just hours before tea- chers were expected to report to school on Monday, Aug. 26. Had the teachers voted against the contract, a strike would have been the most obvious result. Chief negotiator Chris Good- win revealed the final vote to accept the board ' s last offer was not a strong majority vote, but it wasn ' t extremely close, either. There was a lot of coopera- tive spirit, stated YCTA member Carolyn Jones. The community ISSUES
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