BGHS Class of 1977
BGHS Class of 1977
1977 Trivia

Major News Stories
  • Worst plane crash in history (to-date) over the Canary Islands
  • Blackout in New York City led to looting spree
  • Son of Sam on killing binge
  • Concorde made first U.S. landing
  • Oil from Alaskan pipeline began to flow
  • Anwar Sadat made historic visit to Israel
  • Anita Bryyan crusaded against homosexuals in Florida
  • Elvis Presley died
  • Most severe winter (to-date) in U.S. history
  • Capital punishment renewed as Gary Gilmore was shot
  • CB radios became national craze

Sports Champions
  • Dallas Cowboys - Superbowl XII
  • New York Yankees - World Series
  • Portland Trailblazers - NBA Finals
  • Seattle Slew - Triple Crown in Horseracing
  • Pele starts soccer fever

Top 20 TV Shows
  • Roots
  • Laverne & Shirley
  • Happy Days
  • Three's Company
  • Charlie's Angels
  • All in the Family
  • 60 Minutes
  • Little House on the Prairie
  • M*A*S*H
  • Alice
  • One Day at a Time
  • How the West Was Won
  • Eight Is Enough
  • Soap
  • The Love Boat
  • NBC Monday Night Movie
  • NFL Monday Night Football
  • Barney Miller
  • Fantasy Island
  • The Amazing Spider-Man

Top Ten Movies
  • Star Wars
  • Smokey and the Bandit
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Annie Hall
  • The Last Wave
  • Saturday Night Fever
  • Sorcerer
  • Black Sunday
  • The Spy Who Loved Me
  • The Gauntlet

Local Prices
  • 3 bedroom ranch: $69,500.00
  • gallon of milk: $1.35
  • carton of cigarettes: $3.99
  • pork chops: $1.18 / lb.
  • beef roast: $.85 / lb.
  • 12 Pampers: $1.49
  • loaf of bread: $.19
  • bananas: $.18 / lb.
  • Ford Granada: $5,499.00

Top 40 Singles
  • You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone
  • I Just Want To Be Your Everything- Andy Gibb
  • Evergreen- Barbra Streisand
  • Undercover Angel- Alan O'Day
  • I Like Dreamin'- Kenny Nolan
  • Dancing Queen- Abba
  • Torn Between Two Lovers- Mary MacGregor
  • Higher And Higher- Rita Coolidge
  • Best Of My Love- The Emotions
  • Southern Nights- Glen Campbell
  • Angel In Your Arms- Hot
  • Don't Leave Me This Way- Thelma Houston
  • I'm Your Boogie Man- K.C. & the Sunshine Band
  • Margaritaville- Jimmy Buffett
  • When I Need You- Leo Sayer
  • Telephone Line- Electric Light Orchestra
  • Rich Girl- Hall and Oates
  • Slow Dancin'- Johnny Rivers
  • Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band- Meco
  • Rocky (Gonna Fly Now)- Bill Conti
  • Things We Do For Love- 10cc
  • Weekend In New England- Barry Manilow
  • Hotel California- Eagles
  • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing- Leo Sayer
  • Nobody Does It Better- Carly Simon
  • Whatcha Gonna Do- Pablo Cruise
  • I've Got Love On My Mind- Natalie Cole
  • On And On- Stephen Bishop
  • Do You Wanna Make Love- Peter McCann
  • Sir Duke- Stevie Wonder
  • Got To Give It Up- Marvin Gaye
  • Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
  • Carry On Wayward Son- Kansas
  • Easy- Commodores
  • Lonely Boy- Andrew Gold
  • Feels Like The First Time- Foreigner
  • You And Me- Alice Cooper
  • Car Wash- Rose Royce
  • Keep It Comin' Love- K.C. & the Sunshine Band
  • Don't Give Up On Us- David Soul

Top Fifteen Albums
  • At The Hollywood Bowl - The Beatles
  • Barry Manilow/Live - Barry Manilow
  • Book Of Dreams - The Steve Miller Band
  • Boston
  • Commodores
  • Hotel California - Eagles
  • Live At The London Paladium - Marvin Gaye
  • A New World Record - Electric Light Orchestra
  • Night Moves - Bob Seger
  • Part 3 - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
  • Point Of Know Return - Kansas
  • Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
  • Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs
  • Simple Dreams - Linda Ronstadt
  • A Star Is Born - Soundtrack

Notable Senior Year Events
  • Senior Prom: If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words
  • Senior Ditch Day: Held at Chris Stamm's lake house. Then moved to Lage Geneva
  • Graduation Night: Lori McCartney had 300 graduates attending largest party
  • Gerald Ford "re-elected" to second term by students
  • Fred Heesch does "Elvis"