Seminole High School - Salmagundi Yearbook (Sanford, FL)

Page 13 text:

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.

Page 12 text:

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

Page 14 text:

Q12 llQ,ll3,D Elia J QIJJZQ' Home. Sanford began build- ing a new image and still retained the flavor and spice of old Sanford. While seemingly over- shadowed by the wonderful offer- ings of Orlando and Disney World, Sanford sprang back with the final completion of the Central Florida Zoo. And while the zoo had become something very much to be proud of, Sanford still had claim to many places of natural wildlife along the St. johns River. The Downtown Development Corporation had a dream but it took some strong convincing. Sanford fi- nally caught on to the idea of creating a Victorian shopping village and the downtown area began work on its much-needed facelift. Plans were soon on the drawing board for a new city hall and aging places such as the Sanford Naval Academy closed. Economic strife was every- where but spirits didn't drop. The bicentennial july Fourth fireworks were less than spectacular but, nevertheless, were filled with that home town excitement and optimism that seemed to take the place of such material thrills. By September, new busi- nesses began popping up everywhere and jobs were a little easier to find. We were on our way out and it felt good! BELOWlLake Monroe still wears lmalgvs of old Sanford. Barge pilings, recalling tlzv early days of lazy steaniboat travel, silhouette thc sky. HWY ' ' 'l ', ' i l l0 COMMUNITY