Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Today it seems like we will never forget all the happenings and headliners of the year. So many things took place in and out of Roosevelt during 1976-1977 that will mark this year different from all the rest. New clothing styles, hit movies, songs, election, and several national news events swept the nation to carve its own piece of history. Right now these things are fresh on everyone ' s minds, but ten or twenty years from now, who will remember? Because high school life goes beyond students ' faces, names, and teachers, the Roundup staff has selected those major items we feel worth remembering to help you reminice back over this school year. 1976-1977: The year that . Peter Frampton, Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac, Kansas, Boz Scaggs, Boston, Rod Stewart, and Wings sang their way to millions of record sales . A Star Is Bom, Rocky, King Kong, Network, All the Presidents Men, and Black Sunday hit the movie screens with phenominal success. . Farrah Fawcett-Majors and Charlies Angels took the country by surprise with dazzling beauty. . Jimmy Carter narrowly beat incumbent Gerald Ford to become our 39th president in an election that was called the closest in history. Carter ended up with 51% of the vote, Ford 48%, and Eugene McCarthy 1%. TV debates were also used between Carter and Ford for the first time since the 1960 elections. . Alex Haley ' s Roots swept the world by 000(4 and TV. . The albums Frampton Comes Alive, Wings Over America, and Stevie Wonder: Songs In the Key of Life became the biggest selling records this year. . Bruce Jenner, once from Lamoni, Iowa rose to fame and was crowned Athlete of the Year by winning the grueling decathalon event in the summer 76 Olympics. — The western drought, southern floods, and the worst winter in rec history, destroyed much of our land, people, and industry. — The anti discrimination code of Title IX brought national attention to annual Daddy- Daughter Dinner and threatened its termination. In his first months in office, President Carter granted amnesty to Viet h draft evaders and also held his own radio talk show for listeners to phor questions for him t o answer. — The high price of coffee left many Americans drinking tea. — Washington DC was terrorized by Muslim force for almost 48 hour — Nadia Comaneci received the first perfect score of 10 points in gymnastics event during the summer 76 Olympics. A new desegregation plan hit the Des Moines schools. — Two 747 jumbo jets collided on the ground of the Canary Islands ain causing aviation s worst disaster in history with over 575 victims and c 60 65 survivors. Many old clothing fashions crept back into the scene such as vests vest chains, blazers, button down shirt collars, gauchos, boots, straighi pants, three piece suits, hats, suspenders, and mandarin stand up col and tiny one-button cuffs on women ' s bouses. So that was the year that was. Next year things will change and everything we just lived through will become history. Now you can remember at least a small part of the events that helped shape the year.

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Many activities fill Homecoming week; Cindi Abrams receives queen honors The week of October 25-29 was designated Homecoming week and was filled with activities including sock day, blue -white day, hat day , jersey day, and the mum sales. The highlights of the week, however, came at the end with students gathering in the auditorium for a jubilant pep assembly led by enthusiastic cheerleaders, mimes, Riderettes and the band. Senior Cindi Abrams was crowned Homecoming Queen by the co-captains of the football team. That evening, in spite of the constant rain, a car rally led Rider fans to the Williams football stadium for the Homecoming game against North. Julie Sandler was the winner of a gift certificate for the best decorated car. At half-time, the Queen and her attendants were escorted around the field in antique cars to accent the theme Just An Old Fashioned Homecoming. The dance was held the next night in the gym. Seniors Sara Froyd and Shelly Stetson and junior Sue Zuckert planned the dance. The group, arranged by Don Hoy, played music from the big band era. Homemade ice cream and cotton candy were sold in some of the booths to create an old fashioned atmosphere. Upper left: Seniors Becky Caudillo and Kent Anderson watch the group set up before the dance. Upper right: Senior attendant Betsy Phillips takes time out from her date to dance with Mr. Everett Craft. Below: Senior Homecoming attendants chosen were Colleen Mazzoli, Anna Cage, Betsy Phillips, and Sara Froyd. 12 1 Homecoming