Flashback

...the year was 1987

Class Officers

Janice McKinney - President

Karnice Campbell - Vice President

Junia Taylor - Secretary

Natasha Watts - Assistant Secretary

Kim Grant - Treasurer

Peter Johnson - Chaplain

Reginald Peace - Social Vice President

Claudette McCall - Sargeant-At- Arms

Denielle Moss - USM Representative

Owen Alford - Parliamentarian

Valedictorian - Bryant Johnson

Salutatorian - Kevin Cox

CLASS AIM: Today's preparation determines tomorrow's achievements.

CLASS MOTTO: The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is that little extra.

CLASS FLOWER: Carnation

CLASS COLORS: Purple, Gold and White

CLASS SPONSORS: Mrs. Garrett & Dean Washington

How Much things cost in 1987
Yearly Inflation Rate USA3.66%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 1938
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 8.75%
Average Cost of new house $92,000.00
Average Income per year $24,350.00
Average Monthly Rent $395.00
Average Price for new car $10,3055.00
1 gallon of gas 89 cents
1 LB of Bacon $1.80
US Postage Stamp 24 cents
Dozen Eggs 65 cents

What Events Happened in 1987

The World's Population reaches approx five billion (5,000,000,000)

Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut
The Food and Drug Administration approves anti-AIDS drug AZT.
Disposable Contact Lenses became available for commercial distribution
- Prozac makes its debut in the United States
- Televangelist Jim Bakker Scandal
- The Simpsons seen on TV for the first time
Popular Films
- Three Men and a Baby
- Fatal Attraction
- Beverly Hills Cop II
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- The Untouchables
- Stakeout
- Lethal Weapon
- The Witches of Eastwick
- The Last Emperor
- Wall Street
- Dirty Dancing
- RoboCop
- Moonstruck
Popular Musicians
- Michael Jackson with " BAD "
- Lionel Richie
- Janet Jackson
- Heart
- Whitney Houston
- Bryan Adams
- Bananarama
- Aretha Franklin
- George Michael
- U2