Ysleta High School - Otyokwa Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Glvmpic boycott, Eighties make dramatic entrance National election After the dramatic entrance of 1980 into the lives of Americans, we all shared the same vision of important new directions to be taken in all phases of our lives. No sooner had Americans adjusted to life in the eighties when events oc- curred which would set the year distinctly apart. The Soviet invasion of Afghani- stan, in January, shocked and an- gered Americans and resulted in the United States boycott of the Summer Olympic Games, held in Moscow. The boycott was re- ceived with mixed reactions by Americans. Many felt that it was unfair to deny American athletes a chance at competing in the Olym- pics. The question, Do politics have a place in athletics? was raised by the people, the media, and by international government officials. With the absence of American athletes in the Olympics, the na- tion began to speculate on presi- dential hopefuls. The Republican Convention, held in July in De- troit, Michigan, proved no sur- prise, as ex-California governor Ronald Reagan easily gained his partie's nomination. The Demo- cratic Convention, held in New York's Madison Square Garden in August, was a complete contrast. At the end of the tumultuous convention, Carter received the Principal W.T. Denham announces the winner of the spirit flag, the junior class, at the Homecoming pep-rally. ..s..M..i,,-,..-.,w.4.a..-f..a-..f ...M ,,,,,,.,,,-iiiwwe-f-w--v ,- is M, As a show of good sportsmanship, the Ysleta and Austin Varsity Football Teams exchange handshakes at the conclusion of the game. Above: Students and instructors attending an advertising workshop at UTEP were enter- tained over lunch by members of the Viva El Paso! summer production. Left: Virginia Vasquez, standing, laughs at the antics of her Journalism l classmates, as Trudy Klimczak, lower right, works on buttons to be distributed as a part of a campaign to sell student activity cards.

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Unforgotten hostages, Ailing auto industry prisoners, which completed a year in captivity on November 4, na- tional election day. Reagan won the election with a landslide number of electoral votes. In the minds of most Americans, the decision of electing a president was not a matter of voting for the most qualified candidate, but choosing between the lesser of three evils. The American Auto Industry found itself facing evils of a differ- ent sort. Sales of American-made cars plummetted from 9.3 million in 1978 to 7 million in September 1980. An figures recorded in the last week of August 1980 showed that America's Big Three auto makers, Chrysler, Ford, and Gen- eral Motors, sold the fewest cars for any mid-August period since 1967. Because the Auto Industry was the single largest industry in the United States, the economy Indian mascot, Arturo Gonzalez, clothed in the traditional Indian headdress, issues an Indian war cry to the opposing team on a Friday morning pep-rally. Tury was elected mascot for the sec- ond year in a row. Opening 4 i Solutions sought for crisis' I and job force of the entire nation was affected. In all, 650,000 jobs in related business were sacrificed. I Ford Chairman Philip Caldwell said, lt,s not really just the auto business. I think we're talking about the industrial capability of the nation. To counteract the 1 downward trend, auto-makers went back to the drawing board to produce a fashionable, comfort- able, affordable, and fuel-efficient car. Taking advantage of a hot summer day, a nearby desert, and a tank full of gas, Senior Mike Escobar speeds down a dusty road. As gas prices reached 51.10 a gallon, drivers began to limit their use. . an-1-f-A-fi.w'f ? , u'?'5fiP'iE f ' ' ..,,,siw,ff ...r fa:-1fw1':w:vi','j' :ra - ' fi Af fi i . af'-s.ess,e..1--J, .wixf-,M is ag, F-f 1 'i 7. -+ , A , 'f . ' .-i-wr-ffm. . 15 Q-sg my 4 i-F.. 'f ' ' W1--. Eff . . - ,, r.'fe.1,Hfsf:.': '-nr,.f.-ixiw-fr, 5-.:1s:,,,f,:,g.1 - :,.ii'2x.f g1:'f ., .' . f I ' ' f':,i1J2f'f HW--ii,-. m:if' A f ,Q ,,. , 2-.e.Eef.,s-.,-fr, For those students who did not wish to attend the University of Texas at El Paso, Community College offered the opportunity to study at less cost, and in less time. Shown is the Valle Verde Campus.