THE YEAR 1996
BY: Jonathan Piedra
ADMINISTRATION
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ELAINE JAMISON PRINCIPAL |
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BILL MCDONALD ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FALL SEMESTER |
TERRI STANTON ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL |
LLOYD FRIES ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SPRING SEMESTER |
HAVING FUN AT SCHOOL
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REBEL POLL
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Most Likely to Sleep Through Graduation Josh McNutt and Jessica Mayfield |
Most Involved Rebel Marshall Coyle and Amber Ochoa |
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Most Likely to Become a Talk Show Host Susannah Gaines and Jerome Piper
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Most Memorable Eyes Mandy Soto and Oscar Perciado
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Biggest Flirts Brandi Williams and Harvey Rogers
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![]() Most Changed Rebels Tonya Grantham and Jacob Abney
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![]() Flashiest Smiles Karen Hamm and A.J. Harris
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![]() Most Stylish Rebels Jarvis Turner and Monica Martinez
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Most Daring Rebels Valerie Hardman and Eric William
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Homecoming
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Jaclyn Bennett and Jarvis Turner Homecoming Queen and Queen |
South High School Varsity Sports
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BASEBALL
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WRESTLING |
![]() VOLLEYBALL
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![]() SOCCER
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SOFTBALL
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CHEERLEADER
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EVENTS OF 1996
January 24- The prosecution delivers its opening statement in the O.J. Simpson murder case.
March 18 - Basketball superstar Michael Jordan announces he's returning to basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls, and the next day returns to the basketball court facing the Indiana Pacers.
March 31 - In Corpus Christi, Texas, Latin superstar Selena Quintanilla Perez is shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her own fan club.
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April 19 - Oklahoma City bombing: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the Murrah Federal Building. Timothy McVeigh and one of his accomplices, Terry Nichols, set off the bomb.
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May 27 - In Culpeper, Virginia, actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition, ending his career as Superman.
May 24 - AFC Ajax beats AC Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League.
June 15 -During his murder trial, O.J. Simpson puts on a pair of gloves that were found soaked with blood at the murder scene. The gloves appear not to fit, prompting defense attorney Johnny Cochran to remark: "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit."
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July 27 - In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.
August 24 - Microsoft releases Windows 95.
September 22 - American millionaire Steve Forbes announces his candidacy for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination .
October 1 - Ten people are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in 1993.
October 3 - O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of double murder for the deaths of former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. (He will be found liable in a second civil trial in 1997).
October 16 - The Million Man March is held in Washington, D.C. The event was conceived by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
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Sports of 1996
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New York Yankees World Series Champs
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Green Bay Packers Superbowl Champs
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