The Quiz Bowl team took 1st place for the first time ever in the history of WJHS.
The panther's basketball team won the Nuclear League, District 5 & 6, and the State A-3 Championships."
"Richard Chase climaxed a superb varsity career by scoring over 500 points his senior year and leading the squad to an overall 23 - 1 season mark", (Coach Jon Wilson, 1974 Yearbook).
Wendy Ellis was the year book editor.
Kim Bare was editor of the school newspaper.
A 55 MPH speed limit was imposed to supposedly save gas.
Album of the Year at the Grammy's: Innervisions by Stevie Wonder.
Bette Midler won Best New Artist for lyrics.
Record of the year was Roberta Flack's performance of Killing me Softly With His Love. That song also won Song of the Year for writers Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox.
Richard Nixon became the first US president forced to resign after the Watergate Scandal.
The average price of gas was between $.42 a gallon and $.53 a gallon, a dozen eggs cost $.45.
Stephen King, age 26, published his debut novel Carrie.
Average cost of a new house was $35,900.00, and average monthly rent was $185.00.
