Posted September 25, 2023
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the graduation of the Plymouth High School Class of 1973. Here is a look back at its senior year!
Homecoming
Homecoming 1972 featured:
- Homecoming Court
- Crowning of King & Queen at a pep rally Thursday
- Football victory over Luxemburg-Casco
The arts
Performing opportunities included:
- Band, Chorus, and Glee Club
- Musical “Oklahoma”
- Senior class play “The Diary of Anne Frank”
- “Almost Broadway” talent show
- Solo & ensemble music festivals
Sports
Interscholastic sports for boys included:
- Baseball (State runner-up)
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football (conference champs)
- Golf (conference champs)
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Wrestling
Girls could be part of the Girls Athletic Association, which offered a variety of intramural activities and fielded some teams to play area schools.
Other student activities and extracurriculars included:
- AFS Club
- Art Club
- Cheerleaders
- Chess Club
- Class officers
- Computer Science Club
- Distributive Education Club (DECA)
- Drama Club
- Forensics
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Future Farmers of America
- Future Homemakers of America
- Future Nurses of America
- Future Teachers of America
- German Club
- Glee Club
- Hi-Lights newspaper
- Key Club
- Kippers synchronized swim club
- Library Club
- Mag. Captains
- National Honor Society
- Pantherettes
- Pep Club
- Projection Staff
- Quit Qui Oc yearbook
- Science Club
- Ski Club
- Spanish Club
- Stage Band
- Tri-Hi-Y
PHS staff
The PHS faculty and staff included:
- Principal and assistant principal
- 11 math and science teachers
- 9 English and language teachers
- 7 social studies teachers
- 6 industrial arts teachers
- 5 home economics and agriculture teachers
- 5 guidance counselors
- 4 business teachers
- 4 physical education teachers
- 3 fine arts teachers
- 2 librarians
- 8 maintenance workers
- 4 secretaries
- 9 cooks
Thanks to Quit Qui Oc yearbook and Hi-Lights newspaper for sharing their archives!
Learn more:
• Learn about
PHS in 1997-98.
• Learn about
PHS in 2012-13.
• Visit the
PHS Alumni Information webpage.
• Explore the
District History webpage.
