Seminole High School - Salmagundi Yearbook (Sanford, FL)

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omn Sr Dinner lanes The stadium was filled to near capacity. People sat in the aisles. Cameras clicked as the scorching sun blazed down. What attracted these 5000 spectators? The moment parents and students had awaited for 12 years had arrived. The bicentennial class had reached graduation. Graduation came alive as Reid McLaughlin gave a reminiscent speech about going to school together since elementary school. Wearing a Mickey Mouse cap, Reid threw paper planes while remembering the days of Sanford Middle School and Crooms. There was some worry how this speech would be received. Some parents felt this was inappropriate for the occasion. However, more negative feedback came from parents who had to miss work to be present at graduation. Seasonal weather forced morning graduation over the alterna- tive of a limited attendance in the gym at night. Finally as the class proceeded across the makeshift stage in bicentennial gowns of red and blue, the joys and pressures of 12 years were released as 442 caps flew into the air in the climax of the day. ABOVE LEPT!The class of '76 hurls its caps sky- ward. LEPTlThe senior class recalls 'Memories' as Ianice Golden and Bryan Harden sing The Way We Were . GRADUATION I 21

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Q It probably wasn't the Come to the beach TV ads that made the sand and the surf so popular, but popular it was. Where else did stu- dents spend their free time? The class of '77 chose Daytona Beach as the site of the 1976 prom. The class of '78 added to the bicentennial theme by providing ushers in colonial costumes. The prom rocked to Mantra , a group well-suited for a Seminole Prom. Brothers of two Seminole students were in the band. A trip back to the '50's and a singing duel between An- thony Sutton and his brother, Ron- nie, a member of Mantra , made this group special. Bryan Harden added a sentimental flavor when he sang The Way We Were , the 1976 class song. It seemed the 900 promgoers could have danced all night, and they almost did as the prom lasted until 1:00 A.M. As the weary socialites left the prom for breakfast, home, or the beach, sleepy faces mirrored the happiness they had felt at the 1976 prom. BELGVV!5usiv l'VL7Odfllrfff1I1liGVL'g Rrzpv, 1:10 Spirit of'76, grvvtlim Dyfus with a prom nzcnzory hook. ABOVE RIGHTXTIM' l7Z'UV'L'l'OZUt1'Ul'I' dnnce floor forms izlivv to NNll17lfI'l1H. RIGHT!Svckir1g rvfugv from H10 busy dance floor, Clmrlus lnckson, Arthur Bradslmzv, and Ezra Walker vnjoy some pzmclz. the Bean 9 ll wg,-55 I 5 fi 2,-as ing: S, ' 'Tx ' 2 gg. -4 E3

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