Bladensburg High School - Peacecrosser Yearbook (Bladensburg, MD)

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to be them own thing Tke at an Whodidn'r assure the wearer of good luck. Oh was set up in the downstairs cafeteria and fans and were presented with corsages UhtilMayrhk March 1, 391 StUdentS 0f 3H5 reglstered popular esouneds of soul were heard. and boutonnieres. The Madrigals sang at Eir'ingsegnf. to YOte. Groups of ten and fifteen raised A landslide vrctory over High Point made a reception held for the players after the eaChJF-wensrl. their right hand antigtook the oath that Parents nght an even more enjoyable game. ' U enables any US. Cltlzen to vote m any evening. Parents of the Varsity and Jr. The Fairmont Heights Gospel Choir were official election. Varsity basketball teams and all parents our guests at an assembly held in Several Sock Hops were held through-out of the performing groups were invited to memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. The the year, some as fund raisers and Others attend. Before the game began parents of service was organized by the as alternate activities. A big stereo system the Varsity players were introduced to Afro-student Club. . .. Gibson re swornrin Student Life 29

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Honoring parents of the Var- sity basketball team cheer- leader Linda Myers pins boutonniere on . McDaniels. W BhS stubents get Chance Every person at BHS found himselfi' in some activity this year, whether you boogied at a Sock Hop, finally realized you were an adult when you registered to vote, or felt a little different when you started wearing your high school ring. Vickie lvoryy Sophomore Class President, was Chosen in October as Miss Black Teenage P.G. County. Since then she has given speeches to black youths at Adding to the entertainment, members of the Fairmont Heights Gospel Choir sing several songs at the Martin Luther King assembly. churches and she also spoke at an assembly at Bladensburg. Unlike last year's JuniOrs, who didn't receive their Senior rings until May, this years Juniors acquired their rings early in March. As is the tradition each Jr. went to his friends and had their ring turned until that Magical number Seventy-Five rolled around. This ritual is supposed to

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Aim, a spi- rited Bl densburg crowd wa' S, W ' Q ptt and ' ., 4. .e questio K7 1h studio 30 Student Life f I .3 v k n, . 7, . , t MIKE Getting .ready, to start the show, team members receive help from a studio member, , IT'S ACADEMIC It's Academic ACAOEHHC ACESEESE qmoup talent Dueling against Damascus and Western High Schools, Steve Proctor, Mike Elliott, and David Rakes used their above-average scholastic knowledge to battle it out on March 2, 1974 at WRC-TV in Washington DC. The It's Academic team was well supported by the student body and parents. Representing BHS at the taping were Cheerleaders, Pom-Poms, and Pep Band. The team came away with 200 points and $100 scholarship for school.