Oshkosh West High School - Notebook Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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AFFAIRS Ten years! It doesn't seem so long ago. I have so many memories of the events that happened during those ten years. The Energy Crisis was a big thing for about the past five years. Our thermostat was turned down to A68 degrees Farenheit. We had to wear warm sweaters around the house, and we kept a fire burning in the fire place almost every night during the cold winters. To cut down on import- ing oil and gas, the speed limit was reduced from 75 mph to 55 mph, and the Alaska pipeline was built. The United States made some great advances in the space explora- tion during the seventies. I remem- ber seeing different Appollos re-en- ter the atmosphere and splash down into the ocean, and watching astro- nauts walk on the moon. America made progress in international af- fairs through the space program when in 1975, Apollo and Soyuz, a Russian spaceship, linked up while orbiting the earth. Birth was an issue. Abortion was legalized and then protested by church groups and pro-life organiza- tions. The birth of test tube baby, Louise Brown, to a couple unable to have children naturally raised eye- brows and discussion, as did the pos- sibility of cloning. It seemed the older I got the more I heard about terrorism and hijacking incidents. There were Liberation Ar- mies involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict, in which the U.S. took a ma- jor part in the peace settlements through President Carter at Camp David. 4 iii 4 - World Affairs Perhaps the occurance that left the biggest scar on the United States during the seven- ties was Watergate. In August of 1974, Rich- ard Nixon became the first president in our history to resign. His successor, Gerald Ford eventually pardoned him for the scandal and coverup that followed. A very historic event in the seventies was our celebration of the American Bicentenial. The year 1976 marked the two hundreth birthday of the United States, which was ob- served with special activities in Washington DC and all over America. The early seventies ushered in a new era of political and social unrest. There was an in- crease in youth rallies and marched on Washington protesting the Viet Nam War. The womens fight for equality made some major gains during the past decade. Many people debated whether the Equal Rights Amendment would cause more problems then it would solve involving the discrimina- tion issue. Overall the seventies have been an exciting time to grow up.

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ff WHSSW I remember when Osh- kosh High split and everyone lost at least one friend to North , . . everyone started as a ninth grader, and the junior highs were changed to middle schools a smoking area was desig- nated for the students a pool was built . . . lifetime sports were implemented the library was renamed the Media Center and updated its resources . . . we didn't have to split lunches self-schedul- ing was brought in and, boy, were we mixed up! Green card for this, red for .. . co-op was designed for seniors in agri- business and business courses - for credit, or course with a co- ordinating job . . . girl's sports improved dramatically even though their funding is still lower than the male sports . . . vandalism hit a new high . . . a new roof was finally installed even though we nearly choked on the smell of tar girl's idldilft have to Wear regular gym suits any more flowers decorated our courts the rooms were finally paintedg hdhgwe hated that drab gray! 4' . . .' ive had to have hall passes or we couldn't travel through ,school Qwhy don't they call them visas?J all religious music was banned from the choirs . . . 6 West Driver's Ed enabled us to practice efficently with the brand new simulators . . . new programs were installed for learning and behavorial disabil- ity students . . . we have one athletic director be- tween schools instead of two . . . the energy crunch affected the heating and lighting in school fmittens were a mustll . . . all classes must have two credits of history beginning with the class of '81 Notebook started developing pictures in the darkroom in Mr. Rehberger's room the various departments received much needed grants to further their work . . . a jukebox was installed in the O-room courtesy of Student Council-wow, MUSIC! . . . a marquee was also erected in front of school- now everyone could see what was going on . . . health careers were introduced to our curricu- lum . . . we were able, finallyl, to chose our own gym units- each set for three weeks at a time . . . ice cream-wow- in the O-room! . . . co-ed gym was a reality . . . and so many of our favorite and not- so-favorite teachers left, replaced by others we soon learned to accept.