Princeton High School - Student Prince Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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26 0 Student LifeXCommunity Involvement Vikes Learn Life Beyond High School Walls aking advantage of a variety of opportunities, PHS students carried their iife of learning beyond the classroom and out into local communities during 1976-1977. . i .National League play-offs against the Philadelphia Phillies and the subsequent four-game Worid Series victory over the New York Yankees in October found Princeton journalists visiting the Marriott and the Ramada Inns to interview various ball players and radiofTV celebrities In office of Rex E. Baysore, PHS seniors Shelly Hartman and Diane Henize tStandlngi learn du- ties of the safety service director with Dottie Harmon tSeatedi. Mr. Notre Dame. Wearing her Fricker hat tRightt. senior Lori Guy distributes leaflets at Sharonviiie polling place on November 2 Council chambers tBelowi in Springdaie give senior Vicki Kaley an insight to city government on Wednesdayr November 3, for stories in Odin's Word. ...With local and nationai elections held on Tuesday, November 2, at least eight students worked at polling places to distribute information on behalf of their favorite candidates and causes. . . .On the next day, selected Vikings from Springdale participated in that city's first annual HYouth Government Day as they worked in various positions of responsibility throughout the day with city officials. ...In a similar program, 13 Viking seniors were amongthe 21 students of Sharonville from Princeton, Moelier, and Mt. Notre Dame to take part in the annual Student Officials' Day there on Tuesday, November 9. as they shared duties with full-time officials before conducting a two-hour mock session of Council that night. i. ,Also learning about life beyond the classroom. students in the social studies seminar of Mr. Paul Merrill worked in business, governmental, and health agencies localiyt g

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Open windows of art rooms Ulboma reflect the uncompleted construction which causes art stu- dents to use cafeteria untii late in October. Soles and heels of construction crew uefn are familiar sight throughout the building as electri- cal re-wiring continues during '76-'77. Empty crates Mbovq decorate main lobby as ceiling tile is installed throughout the first floor during the week of Christmas vacation. Workman tLefu re-winds hose as debris from construction litters area between applied arts and new music facilities early in September,

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'27 Cuddling a raccoon, senior Susan Borden learns to care for animals at Cincinnati 200 through PHS social studies seminar. Notes from interview at Mariott Inn on Oc- tober 11 allow Dave Yeager, Tony Potts, and Joe Cocoia to write Odin's Word sto- ry. Lead singer Ian Anderson tLeftt gets the crowd roiling on August 5 during the Jethro Tull three hour concert at Riverfront Coliseum, Spotlight shines on lead singer tBelowt Steven Tyler as Riverfront Coliseum is crowded with fans on December 9 to see Aerosmith . Riverfront Coliseum Rocks, Rolls As 35+ Groups Schedule Shows Roaring claps, screams and yells almost shook down Riverfront Coliseum more than once this year, when in the 1976-77 school year, Cincinnati held more than 35 concerts at Riverfront alone. ...Some of the top stars appeared, such as, t'Kiss , Chicago , HE.L.O. , ttAerosmith , HDoobie Bros. , i'Boston , and HJethro Tull . .. .Along with the events at Riverfront Coliseum, Music Hall held several concerts, which included Barry Manilow , HNeiI Sedaka . and HGeorge Carlin . .. .Although the concerts were held three and four times a month, the harsh winter months brought about a change. ...There was not only a fuel shortage. but also a concert shortage, N.HZZ Top was cancelled and not as many concerts were scheduled since musicians are l'fuel eaters. ...Cincinnati went almost two months without the regular concert schedule in winter-before spring and summer brought a renewal of concerts, including the appearance of The King of Rock n Roll, Elvis Presley. before 17,140 fans on June 25 in the Coliseum. ...Princeton students seemed to have had one thing in commone regardless of each person's age. the weather. what kind of music each individual liked, or even the type of friends one had, all P.H.S. Vikings seemed to be concert fans. E