Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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A quiet celebration: 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 And that ' s the way it was. Senior Amy Edmunds won on the local level in a national Bicentennial minute contest sponsored by the senior English classes. Contents Student Life .... .page 8 Sports .page 44 Academics.page 84 Organizations . . . .page 102 People.page 118 2 Opening: Bicentennial

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761976 1976 1976 1976 19761976 1976 1976 19761976 1976 Patriotic chicken boxes In the United States, Halifax County included, 1976 was the year of the Bicentennial. The nation’s 200th birthday was celebrated using everything from the tall ships and fireworks of July 4 to red, white and blue chicken boxes from Colonel Sanders. Though there wasn’t a rabid fever of Bicen¬ tennial patriotism running through our veins, the year’s big event was evident in the year’s activities. “Dawn’s Early Light” was the theme of the prom, seniors taped Bicentennial minutes and two representatives attended a reenactment of the 1st Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Although its novelty dissipated a little as the year wore on and people began to cease waving flags, the Bicentennial wasn’t forgotten. The Bicentennial was, and will be, the most remembered occasion of 1976. Library celebration. Mrs. Thelma Crowder and the other librarians maintained a monthly display of books dealing with America ' s 200th birthday. Historic break. We the People. a commemorative play recounting the life of frontiersman Daniel Morgan, added a Bicentennial touch to assembly schedule. Commander of the prom. General Terry Holt and Mrs. Eunice Holt greet several of the band members as they arrive at the Bicentennial Junior-Senior Prom. Mr. Holt was in charge of the annual event. Opening Bicentennial 3