Richmond High School - Pierian Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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33 s § § ; § $ 23 23 § 1 § $ 23 ; § M § ; § ; i I i i 23 ; S Freedom of Choice As we approached our 200th birthday and took part in all the Bicentennial festivities, we were reminded of what rights were granted us to exercise today by those men who fought in the Revolutionary War. Being high school students now, we also acquired many additional choices to make as we progressed through the days that separated our lives as high school students from the years after graduation. We were able to resolve whether we wanted to attend musical productions, watershows, several dances including Homecoming, Snowball, and Prom, and could now make a choice about attending our own class's graduation. We could also make a decision about whether we wanted to be hassled when we missed class or left school for lunch. Indirectly, we made choices about listening to reports concerning our nation and could make our own decisions about whether we had a particular view on a certain national issue without any fear about what would happen. After school was over for the year we also made decisions about how we wanted to spend our time on a 90 degree day. THREE YEARS come to a close as the Class of 1975 enters Civic Hall for their last time as students for the Honors and Awards Assembly. DEDICATION and hard work are put together in this scene from Annie Get Your Gun. The production was performed in McGuire Hall during April, 1975, by the Music Department. LOOKING THINGS OVER before adding the final touches, Pam Peters works on the sophomore class float which will later be entered in the Homecoming parade. 8—Events Division

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It was Mrs. Betty Ford, wife of the President, caused much controversy during an interview on television when she was asked questions relating to her chil- 200th anniversary of the United States brought some new faith in America and restored confidence in the ideas of democracy among the citizenry. Festivities were held throughout the country commemorating the Bicentennial year, and fire hydrants were painted portraying colonial men in many towns and in nearby Cincinnati. Special parades 10—World News with Bicentennial themes were organized the country over. Red, white, and blue were the prominant colors on most products sold during the year. Many felt the Bicentennial should be celebrated by all Americans, but with less commercial ties. Presidential candidates appeared in various cities promoting issues of national concern and promised steps for a solution if they were only elected. dren. Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, closed in mid-February after U.S. hopeful Sheila Young captured a gold medal in skating. Many Americans expressed concern overAngola and some wondered if the U.S. would be participating in another Vietnam. Nevertheless, most youth were ready to forget national worries by getting away on bicycles, motorcycles, and in cars.