Independence High School - American Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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ln September of 1979, the-first true graduating class of Independence High School embarked upon their nal year of high school. This class is referred to as the first true graduating class of Independence it is the first class to have endured four full years here at l.H.S.. rit has risen to incredulous proportions. Almost the entire student body as well as the faculty partici- ed in Spirit Week. Attendance has risen at football and basketball games. Independence has finally n to blossom into an authentic school with an enthusiastic and vivacious student body. Independ- a school with exceptional facilities and potential, can look forward to a prosperous and exciting uk it ji i . it i if . in . MU 'lccgj' fl V, my 'g 1 My 'Q WM E'MhVwy Ljb .iT'WvU.ON ilfllxjlqtb . QL! . 'V' Ld rd rig, :fx 'N Nfl ' iqxjvl. . if ,Qu ylpyf .yy lf .QP w k- Qf3,t,k,,i ly K! V - i e ' A I 1 l 'Ut WX Ubi tw Wa'-M CV H f' I X MBL? it wiv X SX! myititiisakgy . ftg,t.yiimMl it rgflv r. .6 lf1 ,. f i if f 'if it ggi Vyflfb 'ti Of OJ V lkfkjtlk'UllQ'N Ubi, fl QUQJUVQMX 1 Ins wvfml fxlxfluxigi W UW uf' v , V tub yodlgtifff .0 -yd WMA Q I lv Nl .I x bij tliwi Viilffvly JN XB 1 I A fl ttf 'k'k'ki'

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1979 proved to be an even better year in lndependence's history. The girls track team ended their season with their usual record of all wins and no losses. Chris Lundy, Pam Landrum, Tony Harris and U'rainnah Broussard each left hisfher perspective sport to graduate and enable some other aspiring talent to take his place. Shawn Petera and David Chew demonstrated their abilities academically and won awards and schol arships to further inspire their educational goals. ' While Independence had its own successes and failures so did the rest of the country. Inflation continued to take a tremendous bite out of everyone's salary. Skylab began its final descent in july of 1979 while the world waited and worried for the outcome of its perilous fall. Nuclear power was increasingly becoming the subject of many debates, especially after the near-disaster at the Three Mile Island plant in March of 1979. l 1 Q Qtrl 1 vvxeel io islpvgrfh wmv Mlws Avo vagal- OA 960.0165 KIXOXJS . SX goxwlbfwx - soz wwf

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The 1979-80 Independence High School Year- book Staff would like to thank Mr. Guy Klit- gaard and Mr. Mel Goertz for their support in making the yearbook possible. We would also like to, thank Mr. Paul Ender and Mr. Vince Bernucci, the yearbook advi- sors, for their effort, time, and patience in helping us put out the yearbook. Last but not least, we would like to thank the teachers, the teams, the administration, the students, and everyone else who is part of lndependence High School and the 76'er spirit. 4 Advisors Edigs ,A X H . ' i WWW l Closing 'k'k'ki'