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The Way We Were in 1976
A Trivia Page

A page of trivia about our world in 1976... From President of the USA to President of our class. From cost of living to number one songs. Enjoy your trip down memory lane for the year 1976.

The People In Charge
US President-Gerald R. Ford US Vice-President-Nelson A. Rockefeller CA Governor-Edmund G. Brown, Jr. CA Lt. Governor- Mervyn M. Dymally School Pricipal-Mr Ron Walters School Vice Principal-	ASB President-Paul Tong ASB Vice President- Class President-John Marks Class Vice President-Kathy Costa Class Tresurer-Carla Christensen Class Secretary-Mary Ann Whitaker
Class Advisors-Mr Fearman, Mr Pittner, Mrs Cultis, Mrs Cori, Mr Keith

These Are A Few of Our Favorite Things
#1 Songs During our Senior Year- Billboard's Number One Songs (9/75-6/76) Rhinestone Cowboy-Glen Campbell Fame-David Bowie I'm Sorry-John Denver Bad Blood-Neil Sedaka Island Girl-Elton John That's The Way (I Like It)-KC & the Sunshine Band Fly, Robin, Fly-Silver Convention Let's Do It Again-The Staple Singers Saturday Night-Bay City Rollers Convoy-C.W. McCall I Write The Songs-Barry Manilow Theme From Mahogany-Diana Ross Love Rollercoaster-Ohio Players 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover-Paul Simon Theme Fom S.W.A.T.-Rhythm Heritage Love Machine (Part 1)-The Miracles December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)-The Four Seasons Disco Lady-Johnnie Taylor Let Your Love Flow-Bellamy Brothers Welcome Back-John Sebastian Boogie Fever-Sylvers Silly Love Songs-Wings Love Hangover-Diana Ross	Top Movies During our Senior Year- 49th Academy Award Winners Lead Actor-Peter Finch in Network Lead Actress-Faye Dunaway in Network Best Picture-Rocky Best Director-John G. Avildsen, Rocky Original Score-The Omen Original Song-A Star Is Born Top Books During our Senior Year- Nobel Prize Winner (Literature)-Saul Bellow of the U.S. Best Selling Fiction-"Trinity" by Leon Uris Best Selling Non-Fiction-"The Final Days" by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

In The News
The US celebrates its bicentennial, marking the 200th anniversary of its independence. The Viking II sets down on Mars' Utopia Plains. Promising "I will never lie to you" Jimmy Carter is elected president of the United States. Israeli commandos rescue hostages from Entebbe, Uganda. The supersonic jet the Concorde begins flights from New York to Europe.

Sports
World Series Baseball-Cincinnati (NL) Super Bowl Football-Pittsburg NBA Basketball-Boston Celtics US Golf Open-Jerry Pate Indianapolis 500-Johnny Rutherford Boxing-Muhammad Ali	Stanley Cup Hockey-Montreal Kentucky Derby-Bold Forbes NCAA Basketball-Indiana Heisman Trophey Winner-Tony Dorsett U.S. Open Tennis (Men)-Jimmy Connors U.S. Open Tennis (Women)-Chris Evert

Cost of Living
Average Income-$16,095.00 New House-$43,340.00 Gallon of Gas-$$0.59 Gold per Ounce-$125.32	New Car-$4,557 Loaf of Bread-$0.35 Gallon of Milk-$1.65 Silver Per Ounce-$4.37

Misc. Trivia
School Newspaper- "The People's Paper" Editor Karen Haley Senior Prom- "Knights in White Satin" at Sir Francis Drake Hotel in SF May 29th Graduation Day- June 11, 1976 with a graduating class of 348 people	School Play- "The Music Man" Director Richard Pontizous April 1976 Grad Nights- Disneyland June 4th Great America June 10th Home VCR's first sold by Sony in 1976