I love flipping through old yearbooks. When I see a local yearbook, such as The Centralia from Bay City Central in Michigan, it is even better because a lot of the time I will recognize some faces and places. This 1973 copy of the aforementioned publication offered many talking points.
Forty eight years have gone by since the days in which this yearbook captured.
I know my eyes are playing tricks on me because that is certainly an IPad in that young man’s hands, isn’t it?
I tried to figure out what else it could be. Perhaps an original tablet? As in, the paper form? But once my eyes are seeing an IPad, they don’t want to pick up any other suggestions.
Here is a phone, but we can be sure it is not an IPhone, at least.
The first thing I notice here as a citizen of the 21st Century is Captain America about to hurdle off of this young man’s shirt.
Secondly, I notice an old timey paper hat like the old fast food employees used to wear.
Here is a boy I found pictured on Pinterest from about the same era.
It turns out there was a class called Restaurant Management class in 1973 at Central. It is interesting to me that this seems to be a male oriented class.
While the Restaurant Class seems to be testing its students on the art of cake making, on a completely separate note here is a cake contest that was held much later in the book.
It appears to be something women ran and/or participated in, on the other hand.
Psychology was offered for the first time in 1973 to Central students. The teacher chosen to teach the class looks like the perfect psychological specimen for pupils to dissect.
This teacher, Mr. Murphy, looks like he could be a peer!
And look, is that a member of the band, Greta Van Fleet to the left?
“The Chaperone” could be a thriller on USA Cable TV station.
This little page gave me pause because it reminded me a little of a montage we know from pop culture from around the same time.
Remember when they go shopping for tuxedos in Stephan King’s Carrie?
So glad Dan Sugar went with a traditional suit.
I liked this picture because the girl in it just seemed so laid back and happy. Check out her cheerleader letter. That is one very busy symbol, the B over the C. It strikes me as a little unclear. Is that an “S”in there?
Today’s team goes with a BCC in straight sequence, no overlapping.
Myra Selby was also Homecoming Queen of 1973.
Another student that stuck out to me was Meinard Studer. We are unlikely to see him walking around Bay City today because he was from a different country. If anyone has any idea where this exchange student is from or what his whereabouts are today, please let us know!
Okay, was someone being a jerk with a humongous swooping signature, or did little brother or sister get a hold of the yearbook?
I am digging those ‘burns!
It looks like Smackwater, “Water” for short according to their drum kit, got an early start on the long hair trend.
Did James Klass provide inspiration for The Ramones?
Couldn’t that be his doppelganger on the far left?
“I’d like to buy the world a Coke!” Remember that program?
I guess they were a bunch of blonde Coke drinkers?
This ad for a now defunct store called The Jean House was also featured toward the end. I can’t find any information about this establishment but I would love to hear any anecdotes about it!
I felt intense nostalgia for this period from these pictures even though I was born in 1981. It must have been a wild time to be a teenager. Look, they had their own Burning Man!
These guys just jump through hoops to get recruits, don’t they? That’s one thing that has NOT changed ; )
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