Senior Memories

T.H.S Senior Class Memories 1982

 

Class Song - "Time"

Class Flower - Yellow Rose

Class Colors - Midnight Blue & Silver

Class Motto - "We have opened the door; we have the courage to go beyond."

Valedictorian - Sheryl Lyon

Salutatorian - Kevin Lyons

1982 Senior Prom Theme - "Reach for the Stars"

1982 Senior Homecoming Float Theme - "Take the Bear Challenge"

Miss Senior - Becky Emberton

Most Likely to Succeed - Terry Proffitt & Tammy Dicken

Most Dependable - Roger Graves & Teresa Anderson

Best Personality - Jerry Monday & Jennifer Jones

Class Clown - Barbara Kirk

 

 

1982 TOMPKINSVILLE BEARS SENIOR YEAR MEMORIES – our world!

 

THESE WERE SOME OF THE NEWS HEADLINES. . . .

 

AUGUST 1981:   President Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers!  IBM introduces first personal computer!

SEPTEMBER:   Sandra Day O’Connor first woman named to Supreme Court!  Belize gains independence from Britain!

OCTOBER:   Egyptian president Anwar Sadat assassinated in Cairo!  Former UN rep Young elected Atlanta mayor!

NOVEMBER:   Actress Natalie Wood drowns in boat accident!   Space shuttle “Columbia” used in 2nd mission!

DECEMBER:   “Stardust” composer Hoagy Carmichael dies at 82!   Martial law in Poland, seven unionists killed!

JANUARY 1982:   AT&T agrees to end Bell monopoly!    78 die when jet smashes Potomac River bridge in DC!

FEBRUARY:   Wayne Williams guilty in deaths of 28 Atlanta black kids!  Astronomers find more moons of Saturn!

MARCH:   Comedian John Belushi found dead of drug overdose!  Nicaragua’s Sandinistas say U.S. is aiding rebels!

APRIL:   Argentine troops invade nearby Falkland Islands!  Nearly 50 dead in violent spring storms in mid-U.S.!

MAY:  1982 World’s Fair begins six-month run in Knoxville, TN!   Rev. Sun Myung Moon guilty of tax fraud!  

JUNE:   Hinckley found insane, not guilty in Reagan shooting!  Prince Charles and Princess Di have first child, a son!

 

WE WENT TO THE MOVIES AND SAW . . . .

 

Best Supporting Actress Maureen Stapleton in “REDS,” with Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton   . . . . Young Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore bonding with the cute little alien in Speilberg’s “E.T.” . . . . 1981’s Best Picture, “CHARIOTS OF FIRE,” a true drama about runners in the 1924 Olympics . . . . soldiers Bill Murray and Harold Ramis acting up in “STRIPES” . . . . Roger Moore as a “different” James Bond in “FOR YOUR EYES ONLY” . . . . Craig T. Nelson and Jo Beth Williams fighting a “POLTERGEIST” . . . . Academy award-winner John Gielgud “supporting” spoiled millionaire Dudley Moore as “ARTHUR” . . . . Best Actor Henry Fonda and Best Actress Katherine Hepburn in “ON GOLDEN POND”. . . . “STAR TREK, THE WRATH OF KHAN” the 2nd b.o. hit about the Enterprise crew . . . . Paul Newman and reporter Sally Field lock horns in “ABSENCE OF MALICE” . . . . 50’s Florida teens frolic in “PORKY’S” . . . . and Christopher Reeve sacrifices his powers for love in the blockbuster sequel in “SUPERMAN II.”

 

WHEN WE STAYED HOME, WE WATCHED . . . .

 

CBS on Sundays, for five of the top-rated shows in a row -- leading off with the #2-rated show, “60 Minutes”. . . . followed by Carroll O’Connor  tending bar at “Archie Bunker’s Place” . . . .then “One Day at a Time,” with Bonnie Franklin . . . .Linda Lavin as widow waitress “Alice” . . . and finally the All in the Family spinoff, “The Jeffersons” . . . .ABC had two top-rated shows on Tuesday, leading off with the #4 show “Three’s Company,” with John Ritter and two female “roommates” . . . . followed by “Too Close for Comfort,” starring Ted Knight . . . . a new CBS Friday “wine family” saga, “Falcon Crest,” with matriarch Jane Wyman . . . which aired right after the  “oil  family” saga “Dallas,” in its fourth season., and a third Friday CBS show hit show moved to accommodate  Falcon Crest  “The Dukes of Hazzard” . . . .also ABC’s Saturday “The Love Boat,” cruise . . . and the ever-popular “M*A*S*H” on Mondays.

 

AND . . .IN SPORTS . . . .

 

The two-month baseball strike ended in August with the A.L. winning the All-Star Game 5-4. . . .after split-season playoffs, the Dodgers defeated the Yankees in 6 games for the 1981 World Series . . . . LA pitcher Fernando Valenzuela was named N.L. Rookie of the Year. . . .Clemson went undefeated to finish #1 after whipping Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, 22-15 . . . Texas was ranked  #2  . . . .San Francisco edged Cincinnati 26-21 to win the 1982 Super Bowl  . . . .Regular-season #1 North Carolina edged Georgetown 63-62 in the NCAA finals. . . .led by Magic Johnson the LA Lakers whipped Philadelphia in 6 games for the NBA title. . . .and the New York Islanders swept Vancouver in 4 to win their 3rd straight Stanley Cup . . . .Gato Del Sol won the Kentucky Derby . . .and Gordon Johncock the Indy 500.

 

 

1982  TOMPKINSVILLE BEARS SENIOR YEAR MEMORIES – our music!

 

Does music take you back?  Somewhere in this list are the songs YOU remember!  The times when you listened alone in your room, or celebrated with friends – maybe one special friend.  These tunes should bring back memories – whether it be a smile, a touch, a whisper, or even a tear or two.

 

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SONG

ARTIST

PEAK MON.

1

ENDLESS LOVE

Lionel Richie & Diana Ross

September

2

PHYSICAL

Olivia Newton-John

December

3

EBONY AND IVORY

Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

May

4

WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU

Foreigner

December

5

CENTERFOLD

The J. Geils Band

February

6

DON’T YOU WANT ME

The Human League

June

7

JESSIE’S GIRL

Rick Springfield

August

8

THE SWEETEST THING

Juice Newton

January

9

ARTHUR’S THEME

Christopher Cross

October

10

ROSANNA

Toto

June

11

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

Vangellis

April

12

OPEN ARMS

Journey

March

13

START ME UP

The Rolling Stones

November

14

QUEEN OF HEARTS

Juice Newton

September

15

SWEET DREAMS

Air Supply

March

16

I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

April

17

PRIVATE EYES

Daryl Hall & John Oates

November

18

KEY LARGO

Bertie Higgins

April

19

NO GETTING’ OVER ME

Ronnie Milsap

September

20

ALWAYS ON MY MIND

Willie Nelson

June

21

SLOW HAND

The Pointer Sisters

August

22

YESTERDAY’S SONGS

Neil Diamond

January

23

THEME FROM THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO

Joey Scarbury

August

24

SIXTY-FIVE LOVE AFFAIR

Paul Davis

May

25

I DON’T NEED YOU

Kenny Rodgers

August

26

WE GOT THE BEAT

The Go-Go’s

April

27

I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME

Charlene

May

28

STEP BY STEP

Eddie Rabbitt

September

29

LEADER OF THE BAND

Dan Fogelberg

February

30

THAT GIRL

Stevie Wonder

March

31

WHO’S CRYING NOW

Journey

September

32

TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND

George Benson

February

33

ELVIRA

The Oak Ridge Boys

August

34

HERE I AM

Air Supply

November

35

LEATHER AND LACE

Stevie Nicks

January

36

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Sheena Easton

October

37

I CAN’T GO FOR THAT

Daryl Hall & John Oates

February

38

FREEZE-FRAME

The J. Geils Band

April

39

WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE

Diana Ross

December

40

LET’S GROOVE

Earth, Wind & Fire

November