Salisbury High School - Echo Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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UPS and DOWNS Once upon a time, han- dicapped students had to hop, hobble, or crawl up the loomingly steep stairways at SHS. But one day HEW proclaimed, Let there be an eleva- tor. Soon afterwards, there was one, and SHS lived happily ever after. WANNA DRAG? Even though many teenagers do not own a car, they always find some way to get around. Cars, motorbikes, ten- speeds, skateboards, and feet played important roles in the lives of students this year. They often provided not only transportation, but also a topic for discussion and a means of entertainment. Weekends were the sal- vation of many students this year. On these glorious weekly two-day vacations, most students flocked to their regular hang-outs unless they found something more exciting to do. The most popular student hangouts were in local food joints or lounges, or on Main Street. Fashions, Fads, and Old Faithful ln the past few years, a person could be in style by wearing anything from hotpants to bellbottoms. But recently the fashion dictators have become less lenient. Hotpants and miniskirts have been ruled out, with long skirts and more formal attire taking their place. Along with the new clothing fashions, trends such as mood jewelry, platform shoes, and glove-socks have also appeared on the market. Even though blue jeans have now dis- guised themselves as skirts, jackets, and overalls, the traditional straight legs and T shirt remains popular. French fries constituted a major part of the average US teenager's diet this year. But man cannot live by french fries alone. Pizza, hamburgers, ice cream, doughnuts, popcorn, and other such nutritious foods served to sup- plement the all-sustaining french fries. Let's Boogie Wide attendance at various dances and con- certs this year showed the great interest which most teenagers have for music. Almost every- where that teenagers gather, music is heard. And if the music is good, either finger-snapping, foot-stomping, or dancing is inevitable. Some popu- lar dances this year were the Bump, the Harlem Shuffle, and the Shag. Much to the despair of our English teachers, we SHS students do not always use only Web- ster's Dictionary vocabu- lary words in our every- day expressions. We often make up our own words when we want to add some spice to our conversations. Thus many undefined words, such as SKUNYON, BESO, and NUNYA, have been formed.

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Lots to Celebrate Numerous Bicentennial activities were planned this year so that everyone could get involved in the celebration of the na- tion's 200th Birthday. But students and teachers especially enjoyed those holidays such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, which allowed them to relax and forget school- work for a while. BUY-CENTENNIAL .fi .xx vvsvE cor oun vw-iv er THINGS This year our nation was overcome by the Buy- centennial sellebration. For only 339.95 in Spirit of '76 coins, a patriotic citizen could purchase anything from a bust of George Washington to a 200-year-old Bicentennial toilet. -ai' Bicentennial graduates inspire, invent, instigate. Their pioneering spirit is born. Hell raisers! Nancy Lyon The Bicentennial minute tread slowlyj: 200 years ago, the colonists in America, after deciding that they were tired of being bossed around by England, revolted and overthrew the English power. Thus they gained their in- dependence and made it possible to do things their own way. They tried to create a democratic society in which all people were free and equal. Today we fight to keep and to improve the society which the colonists began, because we too have our own way of doing things. Wflblbrh '76 Decisions '76 Many students were dis- appointed this year when they found out that they would not be old enough to vote in the presidential elections. Others who would be 18 before March 23, began de- ciding which candidate they would support. Pr f Although many SHS'ers were not old enough to vote in the national elec- tions this year, they were all qualified to vote in the school elections. Howev- er, at the beginning of the year, when the need arose to elect a new school president, many students were not even willing to take the time to cast theirvote. Some national issues which concerned us this year were the Karen Quinlan case, abortion and sterilization laws, and the SALT talks.

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