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The Way We Were in 1976
A Trivia Page

A page of trivia about our world in 1976... From President of the USA to President of our class. From cost of living to number one songs. Enjoy your trip down memory lane for the year 1976.

The People In Charge

US President-Gerald R. Ford
US Vice-President-Nelson A. Rockefeller

CA Governor-Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
CA Lt. Governor- Mervyn M. Dymally

School Pricipal-Mr Ron Walters
School Vice Principal-

ASB President-Paul Tong
ASB Vice President-

Class President-John Marks
Class Vice President-Kathy Costa
Class Tresurer-Carla Christensen
Class Secretary-Mary Ann Whitaker

Class Advisors-Mr Fearman, Mr Pittner, Mrs Cultis, Mrs Cori, Mr Keith


These Are A Few of Our Favorite Things

#1 Songs During our Senior Year-

Billboard's Number One Songs (9/75-6/76)
Rhinestone Cowboy-Glen Campbell
Fame-David Bowie
I'm Sorry-John Denver
Bad Blood-Neil Sedaka
Island Girl-Elton John
That's The Way (I Like It)-KC & the Sunshine Band
Fly, Robin, Fly-Silver Convention
Let's Do It Again-The Staple Singers
Saturday Night-Bay City Rollers
Convoy-C.W. McCall
I Write The Songs-Barry Manilow
Theme From Mahogany-Diana Ross
Love Rollercoaster-Ohio Players
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover-Paul Simon
Theme Fom S.W.A.T.-Rhythm Heritage
Love Machine (Part 1)-The Miracles
December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)-The Four Seasons
Disco Lady-Johnnie Taylor
Let Your Love Flow-Bellamy Brothers
Welcome Back-John Sebastian
Boogie Fever-Sylvers
Silly Love Songs-Wings
Love Hangover-Diana Ross

Top Movies During our Senior Year-

49th Academy Award Winners
Lead Actor-Peter Finch in Network
Lead Actress-Faye Dunaway in Network
Best Picture-Rocky
Best Director-John G. Avildsen, Rocky
Original Score-The Omen
Original Song-A Star Is Born

Top Books During our Senior Year-

Nobel Prize Winner (Literature)-Saul Bellow of the U.S.
Best Selling Fiction-"Trinity" by Leon Uris
Best Selling Non-Fiction-"The Final Days" by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

In The News

The US celebrates its bicentennial, marking the 200th anniversary of its independence.
The Viking II sets down on Mars' Utopia Plains.
Promising "I will never lie to you" Jimmy Carter is elected president of the United States.
Israeli commandos rescue hostages from Entebbe, Uganda.
The supersonic jet the Concorde begins flights from New York to Europe.

Sports

World Series Baseball-Cincinnati (NL)
Super Bowl Football-Pittsburg
NBA Basketball-Boston Celtics
US Golf Open-Jerry Pate
Indianapolis 500-Johnny Rutherford
Boxing-Muhammad Ali
Stanley Cup Hockey-Montreal
Kentucky Derby-Bold Forbes
NCAA Basketball-Indiana
Heisman Trophey Winner-Tony Dorsett
U.S. Open Tennis (Men)-Jimmy Connors
U.S. Open Tennis (Women)-Chris Evert

Cost of Living

Average Income-$16,095.00
New House-$43,340.00
Gallon of Gas-$$0.59
Gold per Ounce-$125.32
New Car-$4,557
Loaf of Bread-$0.35
Gallon of Milk-$1.65
Silver Per Ounce-$4.37

Misc. Trivia

  • School Newspaper-
    "The People's Paper" Editor Karen Haley
  • Senior Prom-
    "Knights in White Satin" at Sir Francis Drake Hotel in SF May 29th
  • Graduation Day-
    June 11, 1976 with a graduating class of 348 people
  • School Play-
    "The Music Man" Director Richard Pontizous April 1976
  • Grad Nights-
    Disneyland June 4th
    Great America June 10th
  • Home VCR's
    first sold by Sony in 1976

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