Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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Bamberger's Lehigh Valley salutes Whitehall High School and the graduating class of 1977

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“1 can't do a thing with my hair and I have to go out tonight! This new hairstylist had better do a nice job!” whines a first-time customer. “Well, the hairstylists are pleasant and attentive, and the price is certainly right, but that is not everything. “Wow! Is that Mel What a beautiful job! My hair looks like a million dollars and the haircut was not even expensive! I’ll have to remember Jordan Beauty Salon for haircuts and styling. This will knock out that cute beagle next door. Should 1 wear my emerald or ruby collar tonight ...” JORDAN HAIRSTYLISTS 723 Jordan Parkway Whitehall by Barb Robertson Memories of high school are recollected by some Whitehall graduates through rose colored glasses while others see it accurately mirrored and still others perfer to shatter the past into a thousand sharp and painful reflections. Experiences from academic suicide to intellectual resurrection occur annually, but certain events this year seem to glimmer more brightly among the rubble of reminiscences. To capture the radiance of Whitehall's insight, humor, disappointments and accomplishments which are the rough gems of the future, and to try to polish them just enough to reveal their future value is the purpose of this yearbook. Although sports were often criticized as being given too much attention, an undefeated football team was under a much deserved spotlight during the fall. The baseball team, winning the East Penn Conference League title, also helped nourish the healthy team spirit. Speeding again to victory and entering in district competition was the girls track team for its second year. On the darker side of sports, however, was the winter season. The basketball, swimming, and wrestling teams all had losing records, and controversy concerning basketball coaching and fighting fans further split the fragmented season. Individual highlights threw a complimentary light on the school as well as a bright hope for the future through promising students whose scholastic and athletic accomplishments set them above the ordinary. Apparently the school board did not always agree on the price of excellence. In attempting to prepare a budget in spring, the board proposed drastic cuts in teaching post and sports which many parents, students and teachers felt were vital to the quality of education. The school board’s decision to be frugal reflected the attitude of the nation as its people conserved energy, gas, and money. After the election of Jimmy Carter the economy recovered and politics became calmer as the country slowly and cautiously moved back into its industrial grind. Conservative was the adjective describing the year in all its aspects but underneath still glowed the ever-present spirit of suppressed enthusiasm. (w) 5

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ourmnunt Thinking back about Whitehall, the more I think, the more I realize I don’t want to think about it. But as time heals all wounds. I’m sure it will heal mine also. This is not to say nothing good came from Whitehall as 1 have some enjoyable memories but these are “precious and few.” One of these precious memories is my recollection of the Student Government talent show. This I remember not so much for the actual assembly, but for all the planning and organizing of the days before. Such team work you would not even see on the football field. And what I think is very unfair is these people do it all for nothing. They receive not the slightest bit of credit for the time and effort put in. The sports program is supposed to turn “boys into men, but more often than not I’ve seen it turn men into boys. On the other hand those who worked on Student Government projects achieved more personal growth than anyone else in the school, yet they did it all for nothing. Brian Harrison Student Government President iirp t ftij t Whitehall has a fine reputation for continually producing innovative yearbooks. But as a former staff member, I know that coming up with new ideas is increasingly difficult each year. The 1973 Whitehall, heralded outstanding by several press associations, was a tough act to follow for our ’74 staff. Fortunately, editor-in-chief Joan Coringrato had the courage to break with tradition. Much to our delight, the 1974 Whitehall turned out quite successful. Now in 1977 your staff is introducing another concept new to Whitehall yearbooks — a magazine style format. This unique innovation certainly must have tapped the creativity of all your staff members. Congratulations to you and your staff. Bonnie Charles 1974 Whitehall Associate Editor Editor’s Note: Ms. Charles, a journalism major at Lehigh University, recently completed a public relations internship with Miss Marjorie Lazarus. Whitehall adviser. 7