Chattahoochee High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Chattahoochee, FL)

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It seems like it began yester- day; this year of 1979. It’s pass- ing very quickly and everyone has tried, I hope, to get all they can out of it. Some have par- ticipated in athletic activities or dramatic experiences and some have helped to put this yearbook together. Yes, this has definitely been a classical year here at C.H.S. Why? Nine- teen hundred seventy-nine is the first graduating class to be declared functionally literate by the State of Florida. The class of '79 also was one of the first classes in recent years to have a Valedictorian with a per- fect 4.0 grade average. All these things and more make 1979 a classical year. As you browse through the pages of this book, you will not only find pictures and words, but also a mirror of the past year. You can look back on good friends, good times, and inspirational people in your life. You will be able to say “seventy-nine was a classical year. It was during the school year of 78-79 that Chatta- hoochee received its first taste of classical music and art cour- tesy of the American Wind Symphony and its mentor, Robert Bo Ireau. Yes. 1979 was indeed a clas- sical year. So go ahead and turn these pages with a fond remembrance that for some it is the first year of the rest of their lives. For others, it means growing up and accepting re- sponsibility for their work and taking pride in their abilities. C.FI.S. is a school bursting at the seams with opportunity for scholastic and athletic achievement and it always will. Openingll