West Monroe High School 1980 Yearbook (West Monroe, LA)

Decade

When curtains opened for

the first act of the 8th

performance of this century' s

entry into history, present was

the anticipation of relief from

the turmoil in which the 70' s

had •ended.

Dissension, conflict , hostility,

humor, unity, the unexpected,

achievement. and compassion

returned as integral

characters.Of

primary concern

throughout the United States

was the increasing number of

days of captivity for 50

Americans held hostage in

Iran. Added to this feature

was dissension (Amenca

proposed a delay. relocat1on.

or boycott of the Moscoyv

begins with anticipated relief

from

Summer OlympiCS .). conflict

(Off1c1als debated whether to

re1nstate the draft ), hostility

(Russian troops mvaded

Afghanistan). humor (Steve

Martm was a success m h1s

first mov1e "The Jerk "), unity

,canada and the Unit ed

States JOintly worked for the

safe return of s1x Amencans

m Iran ). the unexpected {Not

only gold but also silver

pnces soared ), achievement

{Pittsburgh Steelers won the1r

fourth Superbowl m 10

years ). and compassion (The

Amencan public became

aware of the needs of the

starvmg Cambodians )

The United States began its

turmoil

census. (China's census

results showed a population

of over 1 billion .), Louisiana

elected Dave Treen governor,

making him the first

Republican to hold that office

in more that 100 years. (The

pres1dent1al race became

more controversial as

Chappaqu1d1ck became a dark

shadow.), Political newcomers

defeated vetera_n lawmakers.

{An FBI mvest1gat1on md1cated

some Senators and

Congressmen had accepted

bnbes m exchange for

politiCal favors 1n less popular

polit1cal favors m Abscam. a

three-year-effort ) The West

Monroe Cotton Gin burned

(Califorma suffered more

earthquakes and tremors )

The first school-wide

musical, " Bye Bye Birdie,"

made its debut. ("Star Trek"

broke all records of box

off1ce earnmgs 1n 1ts f1rst

week ) The prom was held on

Saturday night due to

numerous absences and

checkouts. (Amenca mourned

J1mmy "Schonozzola"

Durante ) The football team

played its first interstate game

in the Red Carpet Bowl in

Vicksburg, Mississippi. (Mean

Joe Green's televiSIOn

commerc1al for Coca-Cola

was a nat1onal favonte)

ABOVE: Students gather outside Mrs. Banister's office to pay parlting fines for clearance prior to taking midterm exams. RIGHT: Inflation

prompted students such as Stacy Owens to find Christmas employment.

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