Alief Class of 72

Time Capsule

 

This here page is a chronological list of things that happened in the world and at Alief. We welcome your contributions to this page. Steven Sekal has loaned us a scrapbook full of sports programs and newspaper clippings. It's a treasure box of cool stuff to remember, and we plan to scan that material and put it on this site. Judy Bitner Barron and Becky Howard Munnell have shared some items with me as well. Others have contributed as noted below. The links to find a football newspaper report or stat sheet will be found on this page. The Lutheran game in 1969 is an example. So sit back, have a cup of coffee, and remember what it was like to be a high school kid again...

Oh, and the Alief events have the yellow background. The world events have your browser's default color.
Early 1900s
  NEW 27DEC03 - The District Office shared several historic photos with us for the reunion. Here are 8 of them, including Ms Alief O'Zelda McGee, old cotten gins, and a 30's brick schoolhouse.
About 1960
1960 NEW 10AUG02 -Curtis White shared this aerial photo of old Alief from the 1961 yearbook.
4th Grade
1964 Mark Perry has the fourth grade class yearbook. Oh my. You gotta see this. 18 students.
6th Grade
1966 Tom Russell has the sixth grade class yearbook. There are 27 photos here.
27 May 66 NEW 29APR02 - Hobo Party - you have got to see this.
Jr High
   
Freshman
Sept 68 NEW 26MAY02 - The 69 yearbook had a big old picture of the morning stand-around. Big file - 1MB.
Oct 68 Mickey Lolich wins World Series MVP, leading the Detroit Tigers to the championship. He went 3-0, 1.67 ERA, 27 IP, 21 K in World Series play.
Nov 68 Hoop Dreams. The Freshman basketball team. You haven't seen these guys this skinny in a very long time.
12 Jan 69 Broadway Joe leads the AFL Jets to victory over Don Shula's Colts in Super Bowl III, 16-7. This forced a merger with the NFL, which took place after Super Bowl IV.
17 Jan 69 1st Led Zep Album
Apr 69 NEW 26MAY02 - The 1969 Yearbook contained a number of pictures of the class.
20 Jul 69 Apollo 11, Armstrong and Aldrin walk on moon.
15 Aug 69 Woodstock
Grammies Record of the Year “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” 5th Dimension
Album of the Year Blood, Sweat and Tears, Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)
Song of the Year “Games People Play,” Joe South, songwriter
Best New Artist of 1969 Crosby, Stills and Nash
Best Contemporary Song “Games People Play,” Joe South, songwriter
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male “Everybody's Talkin',” Harry Nilsson
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female “Is That All There Is,” Peggy Lee
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Group “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” 5th Dimension
Oscars

Picture: Midnight Cowboy
Actor: John Wayne, True Grit
Actress: Maggie Smith, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Supporting Actor: Gig Young, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Supporting Actress: Goldie Hawn, Cactus Flower
Director: John Schlesinger, Midnight Cowboy
5 May 69 Boston wins Game 7 over LA 108-106 to take the NBA Championship.
  1. HEY JUDE -- The Beatles
2. I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE -- Marvin Gaye
3. LOVE IS BLUE -- Paul Mauriat
4. LOVE CHILD -- Diana Ross & The Supremes
5. HONEY -- Bobby Goldsboro
6. SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY -- Otis Redding
7. PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE -- The Rascals
8. THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU -- Herb Alpert
9. JUDY IN DISGUISE (WITH GLASSES) -- John Fred & His Playboy Band
10. WOMAN WOMAN -- Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
  ARPANET goes online. Later became the Internet.

Sophomore

  Football Schedule - Varsity, JV, 7th and 8th grade.
12 Sept 69 FOOTBALL. Alief 40, at Lutheran 6. News clipping. Stat sheet.
  NEW 26MAY02 - 1970 Yearbook cover - showed a pep rally. This is a huge file, almost 4 MB. You can see a lot of students in the gym.
19 Sept 69 FOOTBALL. Alief 26, Hungerford 6
26 Sept 69 FOOTBALL. at St John 44, Alief 18
3 Oct 69 FOOTBALL. Alief 20, Splendora 13. Program.
Oct  69
Donn Clendenon New York (NL) .357, 3 HR, 4 RBI
World Series MVP
17 Oct 69 FOOTBALL. Alief 19, Sheridan 0
24 Oct 69 FOOTBALL. At Danbury.
31 Oct 69 FOOTBALL. At Orchard.
7 Nov 69 FOOTBALL. At Sheridan.
14 Nov 69 FOOTBALL. Danbury.
17 Nov  69 1st round of SALT talks
21 Nov 69 FOOTBALL. Orchard.
28 Nov 69 FOOTBALL. Bi District. Alief 32, High Island 6.
5 Dec 69 FOOTBALL. Regional. Montgomery 16, Alief 6.
19 Dec 69 NEW 28APR02 - 1st Annual Coaches Appreciation Night. Program.
1 Jan 70 World Population estimated at 3.7 billion. US Population: 203,210,158. 
US Unemployed: 4,088,000
US Divorces: 708,000 US National Debt: $382 billion
 US Life Expectancy: Male, 67.1; Female, 74.8 Average US Annual Salary: $7,564
US Food prices: milk, 33 cents a qt.; bread, 24 cents a loaf; round steak, $1.30 a pound
 
  Varsity Basketball Schedule
8-10 Jan 70

Boys Basketball: Sheridan Tourney
Girls Basketball: Cy-Fair Tourney
11 Jan  70 KC 23, Minn 7 in SBIV. Minn jumped the old AFL right at the start. Beating them in the last game played by the AFL was a special comfort to AFL owners.
12 Jan 70 Basketball - Boys and Girls at St Johns
13 Jan 70 Basketball - Montgomery at Boys
16 Jan 70 Basketball - Mt Carmel at Girls
19 Jan 70 Basketball - Boys at Montgomery, Montgomery at Girls
22-24 Jan 70 JV Boys Basketball wins Consolation at Bayland Home tourney. Steve Sekal is all-tourney. News clipping.
22 Jan 70 Basketball - Mt Carmel at Girls
27 Jan 70 Basketball - Sheridan at Boys and Girls
Feb 70 Alabama Governor George Wallace urges Southern governors to defy federal integration orders. He says he may run for president to "send them a message."
Mar 70 Simon and Garfinkel split up
Spring Follies NEW 25APR2003 - The Golden Brigade Drill Team held a Spring Follies event. Here's a picture.
Grammies Record of the Year “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon and Garfunkel
Album of the Year Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)
Song of the Year “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Paul Simon, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year Carpenters
Best Contemporary Song “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Paul Simon, songwriter
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male “Everything Is Beautiful,” Ray Stevens
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," Dionne Warwick
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Group “Close to You,” Carpenters
Oscars

Picture: Patton
Actor: George C. Scott, Patton
Actress: Glenda Jackson, Women in Love
Supporting Actor: John Mills, Ryan's Daughter
Supporting Actress: Helen Hayes, Airport
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner, Patton
Apr 70 Assuming that if it was okay for Simon and Garfunkel, it must be okay for everyone, the Beatles split up
10 Apr 70 NEW 27MAY02 - District One Act Play. Alief entered two productions, "The Lark" and "something else." The Lark won district, regional, and came in second at state, where Becky Sharbrough and Mark Scott won All Star Cast.
17 April 70 District Track Meet
21 Apr 70 The first "Earth Day" is celebrated
30 Apr 70 President Nixon announces that he has ordered U.S. combat troops into part of Cambodia to destroy North Vietnamese headquarters and sanctuaries
4 May  70 Four students killed in incident with National Guard at Kent State (Ohio) University.
  Alief places 2nd in State UIL One-Act Play, Class B
7-9 May 70 Alief places 3rd in the State UIL Boys Track meet, Class B. NEW 30MAY02 - State Meet Page
  NEW 27MAY02 - The 1970 Yearbook came out. Pictures of the sophomore class are here.
  NEW 25APR2003 - 1970 Yearbook - Student Council
  NEW 25APR2003 - 1970 Yearbook - Who's Who
8 May  70 Knicks beat Lakers 113-99 to take Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
July 70 The most liberal abortion law in the country goes into effect in New York
  1. AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN -- 5th Dimension
2. SUGAR, SUGAR -- The Archies
3. HONKY TONK WOMEN -- The Rolling Stones
4. COME TOGETHER/SOMETHING -- The Beatles
5. EVERYDAY PEOPLE -- Sly & the Family Stone
6. CRIMSON AND CLOVER -- Tommy James & the Shondells
7. I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU -- The Temptations
8. GET BACK -- The Beatles w/Billy Preston
9. SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER -- Diana Ross & the Supremes
10. DIZZY -- Tommy Roe
  U.S. Post Office Department workers go on strike; the army is called out to deliver the mail
  The Carnegie Corporation reports that U.S. public schools are "grim," "joyless," and "oppressive"
  Speaking against the war... and the country, actress Jane Fonda says, "It's my fondest wish, that some day, every American will get down on their knees and pray to God that some day they will have the opportunity to live in a Communist Society."

Junior

  Alief goes 2-8 in their first season in Class A. Boling whips us 83-0. The Football Program.
18 Sept 70 Jimi Hendrix dies - OD.
4 Oct 70 Janis Joplin dies - OD.
30 Oct 70 Homecoming. Alief vs Hungerford.
December 70 The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is born. Within five years, it will be spending $2 million dollars a day
17 Jan 71 Don Shula's Colts beat Dallas 16-13 in Super Bowl V.
23 Jan 71 Elton John's Your Song hits #8
  The approval of soft contact lenses by the FDA marks a huge step forward in eye care
  NEW APR02 - The Junior Yearbook arrived. We have a few pictures in it here.
  NEW 30MAY02 - The Junior Yearbook had a number of student activity photos.
  NEW 28MAY02 - Boys District 26-A Track Meet. Alief wins. News reports.
May 71 UPD 25MAY02 - Junior-Senior Prom. Lots of pictures on this link.
1970 World Series
Brooks Robinson Baltimore .429, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI
  1. RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD -- B.J. Thomas
2. I'LL BE THERE -- The Jackson Five
3. I THINK I LOVE YOU -- The Partridge Family
4. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER -- Simon and Garfunkel
5. (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU -- Carpenters
6. MY SWEET LORD/ISN'T IT A PITY -- George Harrison
7. WAR -- Edwin Starr
8. AMERICAN WOMAN/NO SUGAR TONIGHT -- Guess Who
9. LET IT BE -- The Beatles
10. I WANT YOU BACK -- The Jackson Five
19 Jun Carole King's "Tapestry" makes the charts
  Walt Disney's vision of a theme park with endless land comes true after his death with the opening of Disney World outside of Orlando, Florida
Oscars

Picture: The French Connection
Actor: Gene Hackman, The French Connection
Actress: Jane Fonda, Klute
Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson, The Last Picture Show
Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman, The Last Picture Show
Director: William Friedkin, The French Connection
Grammies Record of the Year “It's Too Late,” Carole King
Album of the Year Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)
Song of the Year “You've Got a Friend,” Carole King, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year Carly Simon
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male “You've Got a Friend,” James Taylor
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Tapestry, Carole King
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Group Carpenters, Carpenters
   

Senior

Aug 71 Dave Campbell's 1971 Texas Football Magazine had an article about Alief.
  Alief goes 1-9 in football.
Oct 71 World Series MVP
Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh .414, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI
  First class stamp - 8¢
1 Nov 71 Parents meeting with class sponsors about trip to Hawaii.
6 Nov 71 Powder puff game, won by Srs 72, 6-0.
19 Nov 71 Bear Facts, Vol 8 No 2
30 Nov 71 WC Fields Film Festival - class trip fund-raiser.
Dec 71

Top Singles of 1971

1. MAGGIE MAY/REASON TO BELIEVE -- Rod Stewart
2. IT'S TOO LATE/I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE -- Carole King
3. JOY TO THE WORLD -- Three Dog Night
4. KNOCK THREE TIMES -- Dawn
5. HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART -- Bee Gees
6. BRAND NEW KEY -- Melanie
7. GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL -- Donny Osmond
8. FAMILY AFFAIR -- Sly & the Family Stone
9. INDIAN RESERVATION (THE LAMENT OF THE CHEROKEE RESERVATION INDIAN) -- The Raiders
10. JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME) -- The Temptations
10 Dec 71 Boys Basketball Alief 94, Orchard 41
11 Dec 71 Boys Basketball Alief 74, Lutheran 18
 
11 Jan 72 Boys Basketball Alief vs Louise
15 Jan 72 Don McLean's American Pie tops the charts.
16 Jan 72 Landry's Cowboys take revenge on Shula and the Dolphins in Superbowl VI, 24-3.
18 Feb 72 Bear Facts, Vol 8 No 4
21 Feb 72 President Nixon shocks the world by visiting communist China for 8 days.
  Boys Basketball Alief 79, Hungerford 22
22 Feb 72 27APR02 - Boys Bi-District Basketball at Waller.. Magnolia 41, Alief 36. Program (454K).
Scores for each game of the boys season.(314K). Basketball Stats.
Mar 72 27APR02 - Many seniors sent out graduation invitations.
8 Mar 82

NEW 30MAY02 - Alief Advertizer article about Outstanding Graduates Paul Scott and Diane Dresing.

  NEW 26MAY02 - Paula Issinghoff sent a few photos of the One Act Play Cast.
April 72 Bearbackers present scholarship to Sandy Golden and Steve Sekal. Link to article and photo.
2 Apr 72 The buses left the school for Miami
3 Apr 72 The TS Flavia sailed from Miami for the Bahamas.
7 Apr 72 Seniors enjoyed DisneyWorld
9 Apr 72 Seniors returned to the parking lot, older and wiser.
  Boys District Track Meet
  27APR02 - Outstanding seniors named in newspaper article.
20 May 72 UPD 25MAY02 - Jr-Sr Prom, Volume 2. Rice Hotel.
26 May 72 Class of 72 hits the bricks. Commencement exercises at 8pm. Graduation photos. (26 May 02 - added Santerre)
17 June 72 Watergate burglaries
Oscars

Picture: The Godfather
Actor: Marlon Brando, The Godfather
Actress:Liza Minelli, Cabaret
Supporting Actor: Joel Grey, Cabaret
Supporting Actress: Eileen Heckart, Butterflies Are Free
Director: Bob Fosse, Cabaret
Grammies Record of the Year “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Roberta Flack
Album of the Year The Concert for Bangla Desh, George Harrison, Ravi Shanker, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton and Klaus Voormann (Apple)
Song of the Year “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ewan MacColl, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year - America
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male “Without You,” Nilsson
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female “I Am Woman,” Helen Reddy
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus “Where Is the Love,” Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
  Top 10 Number One Singles of 1972:
1 WITHOUT YOU - Nilsson
2 PUPPY LOVE - Donny Osmond
3 AMAZING GRACE - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
4 AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean
5 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - Roberta Flack
6 POPCORN - Hot Butter
7 ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
8 MY DING-A-LING - Chuck Berry
9 BEN - Michael Jackson
10 IMAGINE - John Lennon
Nov 72 Nixon elected to a second term, but he didn't finish it.

What we didn't have:

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