The 1980s

1979-1980 School Year

• Teacher strike for first two weeks. Students faced substitutes, two hour wait for schedules, and no bell system. Approximately 300 of Rialto's 450 teachers stayed off the job. The student newspaper reported on the strike.

• Seven periods shrank to six
• Linda Robertson, Football Homecoming Queen
• Lunches were shorter
• Inflation and gas shortage caused fewer students to attend away games. The odd and even license plate plan went into effect and prices nearly doubled.

• Debbie Martinez, Basketball Homecoming Queen
• A night rally was held before the big Fo-hi game. Alumni Mark Bryant, Joe Hamilton, and Ron Lott came back to visit.
• In spring, the new administration building finally opened. The building is twice the size of the original. Students were able to enter the library without having to go around and passing periods were easier. Students were able to once again hear the morning bulletin rather than read it. The following are pictures from the original to the current, including a layout of the new admin building.

• The cafeteria reopened on May 1. In the middle of the cafeteria floor a large EHS in green and gold tile was installed. The cafeteria had been out of operation since the administration moved into it after the fire of 1977.
• Two reporters from the Eagle's Eye interviewed Ron Lott at U.S.C.

1980-1981 School Year

• Student practicing on a Driver's Education simulator

• New administration building is in full use and students have use of the cafeteria back. They no longer have to eat outside.
• Maria Carrillo, Football Homecoming Queen
• Drama returns after a three year absence. Students were able to run their own programs.

• Some students were evacuated to the National Orange Show because of the Panorama Fire
• Stoney Jackson, Steve Yeager, Barry Williams, Lew Saunders, Jim Perry, Ira Angustain, Steve Powers, Peter Brown, Doug Corbin, and Armand Granni were the celebrities that came and played at Eisenhower
• Sherry Gregory, Basketball Homecoming Queen
• Girls' volleyball went undefeated in league play

• Girls basketball were CBL champs for the first time in EHS history

1981-1982 School Year

• Little Theatre in R-1 remodeled with plush seats, carpeting, drapes, and theatrical lighting

• Robin Moore, Football Homecoming Queen
• Punk, New Wave, and Prep were the new fashion trends

• CBL titles won by Volleyball and Girls and Boys Cross Country
• Sophomore football returned after a three year absence due to budget problems caused by Prop. 13
• Kim Clayton, Basketball Homecoming Queen
• A smoking area was installed behind the R wing
• Stuffed eagle donated by John Dawson class of 1971

1982-1983 School Year

• Seniors show their spirit in the gym

• Locker passages were closed. The locker hallways began at the J wing and ran all the way through campus down to the C wing. The hallways were later converted into small offices or storage rooms. The current Security Office in the I wing is one of those spaces.

• Kecia Woodstra, Football Homecoming Queen
• Eisenhower Appreciation Week was a time for students to show the residents of Rialto the positive things happening at Ike. Several clubs held fund raisers in front of the stores or displayed posters.
• Robin McIver, Basketball Homecoming Queen
• Ron Harris was all-CIF in Cross Country and tenth in state competition
• Eisenhower was hit by a terrible rainstorm which brought sandbags to Ike
• Students paid a fee for their lockers
• Eagle mascot showing off the Eagle banner

1983-1984 School Year

• Eisenhower had a Future Farmers of America club

• Silver anniversary
• Renee Hurchalla, Football Homecoming Queen
• Class of '84 won the float competition three years in a row, an Eisenhower first

• A new shopping center across the street from Eisenhower's east side was built over the summer. The Golden Eagle Alliance Band performed during Von's ground breaking ceremonies. The photo (above) shows the stadium as it looked before the shopping center was built. [Look carefully--no Carrows and no Bakers]
• Off campus permits were given only to students who had parent permission
• A student survey of their favorite football player listed our very own Ronnie Lott as #1
• Leslie Loparco, Basketball Homecoming Queen
• Volleyball team had to travel even for home games because the new gymnasium floor was being installed

1984-1985 School Year

• Homecoming float reflecting the Olympics that were taking place in Los Angeles

• Girls allowed in Key Club for the first time. There were more girls than boys in the club.
• Christi Hernandez, Football Homecoming Queen
• During the Los Angeles Olympic Games, Maria Burton helped at the Olympic Village at USC while Susanna Furfari and Brandi Courtney helped at Pepperdine University for the Water Polo events
• Rhea McIver, Basketball Homecoming Queen
• Business department was thrilled to get correction tape typewriters!!
• Lockers were changed from last year's green and gold to this year's bright orange

• At the beginning of the year, there was a controversy over Prom because of the 35 mile distance limit set. Parents were concerned that prom was usually held too far away for some students to drive to it.
• Most unpopular change was the addition of extra days and minutes to the school year. 4 more days and 4 more minutes of class time were added.
• Lawrence Dixon, set the San Bernardino County 100 meter record (10.33). It still stands to this day.

1985-1986 School Year

• Students show pride in their rides

• Lots of construction was going on in Rialto. The new postal building was constructed on Walnut and new homes were built on Lilac Avenue across from Eisenhower.
• Enrollment was about 2,496 students by the third week of school which caused parking problems
• Most of the teachers noticed that their classes were filled to the maximum capacity
• The student population increased to the point some of the students did not have a locker, and some students had to enroll in night classes because day classes were full
• Registration was held on Sept. 5. After, there were still 200 students who had not registered. Still using the scramble system.

• Stephanie Pendergraph, Fall Homecoming Queen and Derrick Alexander, King
• Girls' soccer was added
• A new computer lab was added in E-4 where students could be drilled an tutored on computer skills

• Lori Dyell, Basketball Homecoming Queen
• ROP classes were taught on and off campus six days a week. Aviation was one of the classes offered. Students took the class at the Art Scholl Aviation School in Rialto.
• FFA (Future Farmers of America) members planted trees, put in sprinklers, and ground cover at the west end of the football field
• The M wing was re-named the B wing and surveyors measured for new portables to be added the following year
• Another version of the Eagle mascot

1986-1987 School Year

• Students working a problem for math class at the chalkboard

• Students returned to school to find mounds of dirt all over campus, a new heating system was installed
• The readmit policy was reinstated. If students were not in class with their readmit when the bell rang, there were automatically to report to the cafeteria for the rest of the period.
• Rosalie Nunez, Football Homecoming Queen
• The smoking area was closed due to a state law
• Theresa Negrette, Winter Homecoming Queen
• Varsity football went to the semi finals of CIF beating #5 Bishop Amat along the way
• Karen Matvey was Ike's first Girls' Singles Champion in Tennis. Jenny McBride was a CBL Champ also.
• A new wing of portables was added to the south end of campus to help with overcrowding. The old M wing of two rooms was now the B wing with 15 rooms. Bulletin announcements were not heard and fire bells were faint in the BB wing at the beginning of the year.

• Student T.A. answering the phone in the office (sitting next to the intercom system). The intercom was used to communicate with classrooms as there were no phones in the classroom at that time.

1987-1988 School Year

• Students using the card catalog. This is how students found books in the library before computers.

• 2,736 were enrolled at Ike by November (1,370 Sophomores)
• New classrooms were constructed between the J and the L wings and were called the M wing
• Students were encouraged to park their cars in the student parking lot. The principal asked students not to park in the vacant lot north of the campus. (Notice there is not a brick wall and no apartments north of the school.)

• New concrete picnic benches were installed near the snack bar

• Leilani Delgado, Football Homecoming Queen
• Computer registration was used instead of the old scramble system
• Nashaka Leon, Sweetheart Dance Queen (instead of Basketball Homecoming)
• County buildings were added to the north end of campus
• Michael Smalls was named All CIF, a Parade All-American, and State Defensive Player of the Year. In addition, Michael received a scholarship to Notre Dame and as a freshman, started in the National Championship game against West Virginia.
• Brandie Burton, sophomore, became the California State High School Champion for the second year in a row. In addition, Brandie was named Toyota Player of the Year by the Southern California Professional Golf Association and was the youngest member of the American Junior Golf Association.

1988-1989 School Year

• Students sewing

• Student working in small engines class

• As part of the 30th anniversary, the yearbook provided an aerial shot of the school.

• Schools in Rialto were closed on Feb. 8 during a severe ice storm that caused many power outages
• Lisa Sole, Football Homecoming Queen. (Lisa went on to compete as a professional wrestler)
• Intramural sports offered during lunch with volleyball, basketball and racquetball tournaments
• Isna Anderson, Basketball Homecoming Queen
• Boys' varsity soccer reached the CIF playoffs for the first time
• Lisa Sole won the All-American Cheerleader Award and cheered at the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii
• Portables in the R-wing were added
• Lockers were issued by Student Council members. A homeroom period was added so readmits could be issued during that time.
• A new computer lab opened for the English department using Macintosh computers

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