THE YEAR 1973
Created by; Jonathan Piedra 2007
Marlene Wright, President
Anthony Vengarick, Vice President
Beverly Harding, Secretary
Carla Hawes, Treasurer
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Principal and Staff
 Don Murfin |
Principal: Don Murfin
Assistant Principal: Jim Fillbrandt Pete Algra
Director of student activities: Bill Verheul
Deans; John Henderson Judy Elkins Jeannie Thompson
Counselors; Robert Lee Sandy Neilsen Larry Lafond Charles Rekosh Harold Eggleston
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Johnny and Jody Rebel
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Hanging out at school
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Queens
 Football Carnival Queen
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 Homecoming Queen
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 Christmas Formal Queen
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 Black History week Queen
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South High School
Sports
 Football |
 Cross Country |
 Basketball |
 Wrestling
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 Baseball
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 Track and Field
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Memorable events of 1973
January 3 - CBS sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner.
January 14 - Elvis Presley does a concert in Hawaii for over a billion people live worldwide.
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January 14 - The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII to complete the NFL's only Perfect Season.
January 20 - U.S. President Richard Nixon is inaugurated for his second term.
January 22 - Former United States President Lyndon B. Johnson dies in San Antonio, Texas.
January 22 - Roe v. Wade: The U.S. Supreme Court overturns state bans on abortion.
January 27 - U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.
March 23 - Watergate scandal: In a letter to Judge John Sirica, Watergate burglar James W. McCord Jr. admits that he and other defendants have been pressured to remain silent about the case. He names Attorney General John Mitchell as 'overall boss' of the operation.
April 4 - The World Trade Center officially opens in New York City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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June 9 - Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winner since 1948.
July 20 - Chinese actor Bruce Lee dies of brain swelling in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.
September 20 - The Battle of the Sexes: Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in a televised tennis match, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
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November 3 - Mariner program: NASA launches Mariner 10 toward Mercury (on March 29, 1974 it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet).
November 17 - Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook."
December 6 - The United States House of Representatives votes 387-35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States; he is sworn in the same day.
SPORTS OF 1973
The 1973 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets, with the A's winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions.
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