Slatington High School - Reflections Yearbook (Slatington, PA)

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ENTENNIAL CELEBRATION BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION BICENTE The celebration of our nation's founding was an unforgettable event made even more unforgetable by the Class of '76. The theme for Pennsylvania's Bicentennial is So Your Children Can Tell Their Children. Our school and community were involved in plans ILAL CELEBRATION BICE to make this 200th anniversary one our class 'E would remember and would discuss with fu- el-5' ture generations. Through the youth, the E family, and the community, the spirit of '76 Z was ignited 'by many community affairs. 2 ln school, to excite our youth, many 'E projects were proposed. Youth Bicentennial ,E Committee was established throughout Le- 5 high County and Kathy Jones, representing 25' Slatington, was elected secretry of the com- CELEBRATIQN -, mittee. Half-time at football games, our S band gave an impressive performance, re- E created the colonies' fight for freedom. The 'rt' Bicentennial Class then held a Bicentennial E Week in Nlay in which assemblies depicted 2 different aspects of United States' history. an Since the graduating class wanted to make E their class trip a never-fading memory they I embarked on a two day excursion to Boston. E 5 S xl S. z z Ll-I 'E EATION BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIUN BICE d LJ -I E z z VIIHTIHIJ Tl1lNN31N33I8 NOII.VIl83T33 TIIINNELNHIJIH NOILVIIHEITEIU TVE ivmuatuaolag E E E Z 2 I- 1 1 1 Lu .I Lu C.: .I E Z z Lu I- Z Lu E I Z 2 I- E I u.: ..: Lu LD

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