Seminole High School - Salmagundi Yearbook (Sanford, FL)

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3 Y lt was a year of ups and a year of downs. Prices were up and the stock market was down, actually as low as 939 in October as a result of the Ford Auto Workers' strike. It was a year for the frequency of natural disasters to go up and it was a time when voter turnouts went drastically down. But unlike the voting genera- tion, it was a time for student interest in government and politics to rise skyhigh. Sanford didn't seem to be af- fected greatly by the myriad of natu- ral disasters that plagued the nation. But while the rest of the world wor- ried about volcanic eruptions, the Swine Flu epidemic, hurricanes, tor- nadoes, the mysterious Legionnaires' disease, plane crashes, suicidal whale beachings, and earthquakes, Seminole students were doing some earth shaking of their own. It all began when principal Don T. Reynolds decided to run for ,.,,.-,,. ,-... ,.. , - ,M , t isa. ti' Y it 'lz l lt li E AME 0 ffl T A ' i v. United States Congress. Being rela- tively unknown outside of Sanford, Mr. Reynolds needed a strong back- ing to become known throughout the fifth district, which just happened to be the largest one in the nation. It didn't take long for Vicky Reynolds and Sally Oyler to get fired up over the campaign and their enthusiasm quickly spread. They recruited other Seminole students to hit the cam- paign trail every Friday night and Saturday. The hot weather made door-knocking and parking lot hop- ping an unbearable job. But they didn't stop there. There were those 10,000 envelopes that needed add- ressing, stamping, and sealing. After five months of campaign- ing, the primary rolled aroimd and Mr. Reynolds, who campaigned so urgently on a youth-oriented plat- form, didn't make the cut. The battle was left to Ioann Saunders and Richard Kelly. But the game of poli- tics was just starting for us. Ford-Carter mud-slinging contests caught the attention of the rest of the school without any trou- ble. Talking about who said what about whom became a s common as winning football games. And the Great Debates came directly to Seminole High School. . . indirectly. john Alexander and Bill Kirchhoff debated early one morning in October for history classes. Mr. Kirby's American Government class provided the panel of questioners. The students asked questions about city drainage problems, bike paths, and wanted to know more about the Apple Valley parks controversy. Politics had finally hit close to home and we were determined to take advantage of it! BELOW!Dm1 Fitzpatrick and Bill Wooden watch the Inst and the least caustic ofthe debates. ' Ji ,Ji M 4. I! a- . V l V a !. I ii. 'lla T A ggi' T t ,st V

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Dressing up-and up, and up, and up! Suddenly clothes surged to the front and made a flashy debut. The fashion scope covered bulky sweaters, the vested-look, and casual Florida styles. Even jeans took a fash- ionable facelift. When it was time to dress down, yet look dressed up, we did it a la dependable denim. And so as the old and junky clothes faded from our wardrobes, we also grew to love something very new. DISCO! It swept the nation al- most as fast as the Beatles did. It was happy and made us happy. Discos and school dances sprang into popu- larity, and disco dancing became a well-practiced art. Disco was here to feed the fires of the music scene. So everytime the beat picked up, we got higher, and higher, and higher! THE MUSIC I 7 i?ii 532553 QE 2535? l w l l r l 1

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OUR -n K ' YNOLD , 5' Sfgi IL, ABOVEII-'rustrations and new-found patience charge the air in Mr. Reynold's campaign head- quarters. Thoughts of addressing one more en- velope or making just one more pledge call are often distressing, but Anna Nichols, Sally Oyler, Maureen Harrison, and Vicky Reynolds won't give up until the last letter has been mailed. FAR LEFTl1immy Carter comments on Mr. Fords signing of bills in the Rose Garden, which he claims, was done for political attention. LEFTlGerald R. Ford speaks out against Cartefs stand on foreign defense and defense spending. Photos courtesy of Orlando Sentinel Star.