Sports

The Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, Korea.

Flo-Jo introduced new styles in running apparel.

Ben Johnson, Olympian who earned a gold medal in track, had it revoked due to steroid use.

Oral Hershier, pitcher of the L.A. Dodgers, wins World Series.

The Payette Pirates win the state football title. ( Did that happen or do I remember it differently?)

Super Bowl XXIII- San Francisco 49rs beat Cincinnati Bengals 20-16

Pete Rose is banned for life from baseball for gambling on the sport.

 

WORD EVENTS

George Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president, Dan Quayle (potato...with an e) is the VP.

100's of pro-democracy demonstrators are killed in Pekings Tien-an-Men Square

US forces invade Panama. General Noriega surrenders..it is now a must go tourist destination.

Exxon Valdez disaster happens off the coast of Alaska

Demonstrations in East Germany lead to the destruction of the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War

The Soviets withdraw from Afganistan after 10 years

 

 

Movies/TV

"Rainman" hit the box office with a smash and received 4 Oscars.  Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman had best performances.

A big tv hit was "Roseanne"

New TV Series "Ten Most Wanted" and Unsolved Mysteries", The Seinfeld Chronicles premiers on NBC it is later retitled as "Seinfeld"

The Simpsons premiers on Fox

Oscar Winner for Best Picture:  Driving Miss Daisy

Jake Lloyd-actor(Anakin Skywalker), Daniel Radcliffe ( Harry Potter) & Lil Romeo, rapper  are born. ( Yeah we are that old)

Arsenio Hall becomes the first African American to host a nightly talk show.

Popular Movies:

Tequila Sunrise, Cocktail, Roger Rabbit, Beaches, Chances Are, Big, Twin, Big Business, Scrooged, Bull Durham, Pursidio, Child's Play, Accidental Tourist, Coming to America.

Rob Lowe gets in trouble in a video tape-details not necessary.

Top Grossing Movie:  Batman @ 251 Million

 

 Other Facts

Chad Mitchie and David Gray still had hair.

Price of Gas:  1.12

Minimum Wage:  3.35

Stamp: .25

Average New Car:  14,645

Median Income:  28,906

Unemployment:  5.5

Average price of a new home:  148,000

Average Price of a week of hair gel for David Ney:  20.00

 

Music

Top 6 TAPES of the year:

Def Lepard - Hysteria,

Guns-n-Roses - Appetite for Destruction

Poison - Open Up and Say Ah

Metallica - And Justice for All

Bon Jovi - New Jersey

Cinderella - Long Cold Winter

Milli Vinilli wins best new artist of 1989 (a personal favorite of Tom Parsons)- They were later stripped of the award because it was found out that they had been lip syncing.

Top Song of the Year: "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins

 

SCHOOL EVENTS

Homecoming Queen and King Candidates:  King: Brad Rhinehart, Braden Buttars, Brad Debban  Queen: Aimee Goss, Melanie Eichler, Kimmie Davis

School was forever changed. Outside locker pods were enclosed but walls with the schools remodeling.

Dances:  Candyland Dance, Lady's Choice Dance, JR/SR Prom Title:  "In the Still of the Night"

Valedictorian: Aimee Goss

Sandy Holloway won the Millbrook Award and the outstanding educator

Commencement Address: Jerry Lundsford

Mr. PHS Contest: Winner Gary Mordhorst  presented by reigning Queen Michelle (Mike)Boyer

Drama Club Performed:  Harvey & Angel on My Shoulder

Troy Butler won the McCain Scholarship

White Rose was class flower

Class song was "Dont know what you got till its gone" by Cinderella

Class Poem: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Class Prophecy by Cassie Gray and Doug Lineberry given on Class Night