St Charles High School - Halo Yearbook (St Charles, IL)

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Fleetwood Mac . The '77-78 school year was a good one for music. Fleetwood Mac, Ted Nugent, and Foghat topped the list of popular albums this year. Steve Martin's t'Let's Get Small comedy album was another hit at STC. No one will forget his Smoking sketch, t'lHey, mind if I SMOKE'?'t7 or his famous HEXCUSE ME!! line which were both on the album. The biggest selling album of the year was Fleetwood Mac's Rumors Songs like Second Hand News and Don't Stop entertained STC students at Keg and at home. Along with albums, came the necessity to buy a stereo. Headphones became an important part of the stereo, as parents continually screamed, Please, turn down that NOlSE!! But, whether it was Steve Miller Band's Book of Dreams or a commercial-free hour on WKQX radio, the reply was always the same. That's not noise, Mom. That's MUSIC.

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rorunr STC: button-pushin' crazy lNV, log, 0 through 9, these are all part ofthe calculator. During the past years, calculators became a familiar sight at STC. Calculators were an easy way to speed up workin school. In science or math class, it was a sure bet that someone had a calculator with them. Some people owned expensive calculators with so many buttons, one needed a four-man-team just to use them. Others had your basic calculators used to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Calculators were carried in everything from a box to a blue jean case. People kept them in their lockers, purses, and even a few 'brains' kept them attached to their belt loops. Richard Newman Sandy Newman Dave Nold Kirk Nordenfelt Fred Norris Linda Norris Lori Notz Gary Nussbaum Rachel Nystuen Diane Oberly Bob O'Brien Kevin O'Brien Julie Ochampaugh Ellen O'Connell Glenn O'Connell Steve O'Connor Ed Okerblad Dan Orland Tim Osland Mike Owen Brad Padilla Linda Paigen Paul Pearah Mark Peltier Wayne Penn Louis Penny Marie Perkins Laurie Pertl Lyle Peters Kristie Petersen Tim Petersen Tom Petersen Debbie Peterson Debbie Petrucci Dan Pfeifer Barb Pfitzinger Melanie Pieper Bob Pillar Mark Plante Kim Polly Sandra Poteat Patti Prentiss

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iojunr Gong show provides laughs and money for STC The sound of the gong was something that contestants of the 1978 Gong Show feared. The show, which was presented by the junior class, was a big hit at STC. Acts ranged from vocal solos and dances to a Barber Shop Quartet . One of the more popular acts was a fiddle solo by Wayne Penn. But the real show stopper was the pom-pon routine performed by STC's own lovely legged lady-killers. If you weren't being entertained by the unusual acts, or by the music of the band Manus, there were emoees Ralph Becker and Wally Sanborn to keep you laughing. The l'celebrity panel of judges consisted of teachers Ray Rogina, Tom Haymond, and Dawn Anderson. When the show was over, and the decision of the winners was made, there was a tie for first place between Cindy Sommer and Dave Hunt, both of whom sang solos. The most outrageous act, voted by unanimous decision, was the pom-pon routine. The show was put on as a money-maker for the junior class to finance prom, and there was quite a turn-out. If people wanted to get a good laugh, and see some pretty good entertainment, the 1978 Junior Class Gong Show was the place to be. lr