Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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% FRIENDSHIP: We've been together since way back when. Baby, you're still the one. What does friendship mean to you? Is it working on your class float until midnight, crying on each other's shoulders after losing an important game, sitting together under your favorite tree at lunch, checking” each other’s homework and getting accused of cheating, or just being there when you need each other? Withstanding every thrill and disappointment, a friendship grows each day. Whether you met each other in grade school or here at Sparta High, friendship can produce many good times and traumas, but it requires a little understanding and patience. Perhaps the best thing you can do for your friend is just be his friend. TOP LEFT: Stairway to Heaven” brings out the angel” in Mike Steen and Lea Ann Wiley for one night. TOP RIGHT: To Mary Wittenbrink. Marsha Pahlman. Sherry Welch, and Mary Barber, friendship is making even the toughest jobs fun. MID- DLE LEFT: A catered banquet, the opening event of prom, proves to be delectable for students as well as faculty. BOT- TOM LEFT: Recapturing the memories of their Prom days. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gerlach enjoy the 1976 Prom. 11

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POLITICIANS: They paint a fairy fale world. Even things at Sparta High are not what they seem to be. As you walk into the old art room, Cinderella smiles graciously and welcomes you. Pluto wags his tail and begs to be petted, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs invite you into the colorful castle, only for you to open its door and discover the boiler room. Even at Sparta High, things are not always what they seem: neither are they in an election year. Politicians seem to make each election an art show displaying a canvas of their persona lilies and opinions for the voters' critique. Gerald Ford unveils his painting of Little Miss Muffet, sitting on her tuffet, eating a peanut but- ter sandwich, while Jimmy Carter looks at a cari- cature of Mother Goose clumsily skiing in the mountains of Colorado. Finally, after hours of debating, the electorate opens the secret enve- lope and announces that this year's winner is . Sorry, this is an imaginary situation. Politicians only paint fairy tales in our minds; their dreams don’t always come true. TOP LEFT: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs dance their way to the castle. TOP RIGHT: Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia and President Gerald Ford, through three debates, try to influ- ence the voters in a campaign based on personality, not issues. BOTTOM LEFT: As the door opens, the castle turns out sim- ply to be the boiler room. OPPOSITE PAGE: Despite vigorous campaigning, much voter apathy arose during the 1976 elec- tion year. 13