Prince George High School - Peerage Yearbook (Prince George, VA)

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22 Elections X Wagon Train HATS OFF! All American Ford booster Tricia Docx sports red, white, and blue stickers in her Vote Republican campaign speech. Fl. Wifi, UND Hey! Look what just pulled into the parking lot. Surprised classroom learners flocked to windows and out of doors to get a glimpse of the just-passing-through, headed for Valley Forge wagon train as traveling pioneers pulled horses into PGHS. A peanut farmer for President!?! Who's he? Mixed reactions met unknown Jimmy Carter as he announced his candidacy against President Gerald Ford. Down-to-the- wire results kept fans up until 3:20 AM when the Carter is declared winner! projective broadcast flashed on. Black fingers, sore balloon blowing jaws, sign making boredom - history classes got ready for mock elections. Sophs handled Daniel and O'Brien for Congress while Juniors took Byrd and Zumwalt for Senate. Seniors controlled the main event as the huge Ford-Carter debate shaped up. Signs and stickers covered up every inch from wall to ceiling. Buttons hung everywhere from jeans and shirts to illegal hats. An early morning assembly brought make believe delegates piling onto the confetti coated gym floor. Cheers, balloons, signs, toilet paper, and even peanuts flew through the air before, during, and after Congress and Senate speeches. Never ending noise only grew louder as Ford and Carter carried out their speeches and delegates yelled at top capacity. Still not quiet, short time delegates returned to classes full of Who are you voting for? questions. Next day poll results showed Daniel beating out O'Brien, Byrd with a landslide lead over Zumwalt, and Ford putting the presidency in the bag.

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f Nothing exciting ever happens around here! Regular summertime boredom took a backseat to nationwide events that filled up the sweltering months of June, July, and August. Brought to you live, TV coverage of Bicentennial celebrations, nominating conventions, and all-sports Olympics lasted twelve hours a day and even pushed your favorite nighttime shows out of their spot. f Bright sparks of color exploded in the dark and otherwise empty sky as PG ushered in the second hundredth Fourth of July. Nighttime Fort Lee fireworks watchers packed into already crowded bleachers and parked onto any available field space while waiting to take their part in an all-American salute to 200 years of life. if shouts of Right on Jimmy! iechoed across the country as the 'Georgian peanut farmer swept the nation in an all-out campaign forthe presidential nomination. Realizing that 'Carter had it in the bag, an expecting public tuned out major channel coverage and waited until next morning broadcasts announced convention results. f Familiar promises sounded as Ford and Reagan battled for much needed Republican delegate support. Oddball votes counted too, even when someone cast a ballot for Dallas Cowboy, Roger Staubach. Uncertainty about who would win kept dedicated Jviewers up until early morning hours when the FORD WINS! news flash sounded out over every local and national TV station. i' On your mark, get set, GO! First time ever male AND female torchbearers ran side by side through Canadian streets to kindle the Olympic starting light. For the next two weeks, intrigued audiences watched Americans take medal after medal in specialized events. Athletes won not only for themselves but also for every citizen who ate at McDonald's when the fast food place decided to offer free Olympic game cards. Suddenly gold medals meant Big Macs while silver and bronze meant a side order of French tries and a'coke. As the offer expired, school reopened, and summer vacation ended once more - but maybe a little busier this time. Summer 21

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