Were you at Northland in the 1968 school year? Fifty-five years ago, the US population was 200,706,052 people and the average life expectancy was 70.2 years. The median household income was $7,743 and the average new home cost $26,600. It cost less than $2.00 at the local grocery store for a gallon of milk ($1.07) and a dozen eggs ($0.53). A gallon of gasoline was $0.34, less than cost of a current day’s first class postage stamp.
“Funny Girl” was the top grossing movie, followed by “2001: A Space Odyssey”. What? And, we are now in the year 2023! At the Oscar’s Best Actor was won by Rod Steiger and Best Actress went to Katherine Hepburn – Do you remember the names of the movies they won for?
TV Emmy Awards went to “Mission Impossible” for outstanding drama and the best comedy award went to “Get Smart!”. Does anyone watch older re-runs? Check out the list of the top 20 shows today. Top 20 shows of 2022-23
Album of the year was ” By the Time I Get to Phoenix” by Glen Campbell. The 5th Dimension won best Pop Group, and the Record of the Year was “Mrs. Robinson” by Simon and Garfunkel.
In Sports, the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl II, the Boston Celtics won the NBA championship, the Detroit Tigers won the World series, and the USC Trojans won the Rose Bowl in January 1968. And for the first time, the 1968 Summer Olympics (XIX Olympiad) were held in a Latin American country. Do you know which county?
To see what else was going on in the world during 1968, click the link below.
Northland High School had some big events as well. The biggest of which was the first graduating class. The Class of 1968.
Not to mention the first Homecoming Game, Dance and the crowning of the first Homecoming Queen, Brenda Biehl. The Homecoming also heard the first singing of “The Northland Aurora” our Alma Mater.
And just look at these youngsters that were at NHS in 1968, some of our own NHSAF active members and Board members.
Another notable event that school year was the painting of the Viking Head in the school gym.
For more memories, paid members can check out the complete 1968 Valhalla located HERE