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

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Let’s hear it for the ladies! 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1971 4 Opening: The Women

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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

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176 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 19761976 197 Acting farmer. History was made for women ' s lib as Mary Seamster was the first girl ever to join the FFA club. Mary, active in drama, tried out for the spring production. Top lady. Senior Regina Morton leads the way as the girls dominated class offices. All the presidents were girls. Man’s world no more Pink overcame blue as the 1975 International Year of the Woman crept into 1976 causing an obvious change in the senior high system. In the overall spectrum, females outnum¬ bered males in the school’s enrollment; and women headed all three classes, all three major publications and the marching band. “Bold” took the place of “traditional” as girls entered new areas of competition. In the world of sports, one girl set the pace for female runners on a previously all-male indoor track team, and the baseball team almost gained a diamond doll. Green thumbs do not always grow upon male hands as another female proved when she joined the Future Farmers of America and worked to win contests. She did too. Men had better get to work or accept the change because “It’s a man’s world” is quick¬ ly becoming a forgotten statement. Opening: The Women 5