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   BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL 
 CLASS OF '79  
HAMPTON, VA 
•• ROLL CALL ••

577 CLASSMATES

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Unverified Addresses
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No Address On File
42
Deceased
THE CLASS OF 1979

Reunion Committee:
Jo Jo Bryant Randolph
Shelley Causey Perry
Jenna Cowan Heuser
Victor Morgan
Steve Vick
Renate Yarborough Sanders

Website Admin:
Steve Vick

CLASS SNAPSHOT
128 of us have added our profiles to the Alumni Directory, so far.

Combined, we have 259 children, 122 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

14 of us served in the U.S. Armed Forces for a combined total of 235 years, including 3 still on active duty.

83 of us spent a combined total of 254 years earning 19 Associates, 55 Bachelors, 15 Masters and 3 Doctorate degrees.

Our most-traveled? One of us has visited 49 U.S. States or Territories, and another has visited 22 foreign countries.

4 of us have birthdays this month, and 8 of us have birthdays in April.

Currently, 9 of us are retired.
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Billboard's Hot 100

Top Songs: 1978-1979
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Number One Hits by Week  |  Top 100 Hits of the Year
 

Billboard's lists have been the music industry's leading indicator of a song's popularity in the U.S. for nearly 50 years. Use the links above to change betweeen the Number One Hits by Week or the Top 100 Hits of the Year as reported by Billboard Magazine for our Senior Year -- 1978-1979.
 
Top 100 Hits of 1978
Rank Song Artist
1 Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb
2 Night Fever Bee Gees
3 You Light Up My Life Debby Boone
4 Stayin' Alive Bee Gees
5 Kiss You All Over Exile
6 How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
7 Baby Come Back Player
8 (Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibb
9 Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey
10 Three Times A Lady Commodores
11 Grease Frankie Valli
12 I Go Crazy Paul Davis
13 You're The One That I Want John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
14 Emotion Samantha Sang
15 Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton
16 Miss You Rolling Stones
17 Just The Way You Are Billy Joel
18 With A Little Luck Wings
19 If I Can't Have You Yvonne Elliman
20 Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Chic
21 Feels So Good Chuck Mangione
22 Hot Child In The City Nick Gilder
23 Love Is Like Oxygen Sweet
24 It's A Heartache Bonnie Tyler
25 We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You Queen
26 Baker Street Gerry Rafferty
27 Can't Smile Without You Barry Manilow
28 Too Much, Too Little, Too Late Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
29 Dance With Me Peter Brown
30 Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Meat Loaf
31 Jack And Jill Raydio
32 Take A Chance On Me Abba
33 Sometimes When We Touch Dan Hill
34 Last Dance Donna Summer
35 Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John
36 Hot Blooded Foreigner
37 You're In My Heart Rod Stewart
38 The Closer I Get To You Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
39 Dust In The Wind Kansas
40 Magnet And Steel Walter Egan
41 Short People Randy Newman
42 Use Ta Be My Girl O'Jays
43 Our Love Natalie Cole
44 Love Will Find A Way Pablo Cruise
45 An Everlasting Love Andy Gibb
46 Love Is In The Air John Paul Young
47 Goodbye Girl David Gates
48 Slip Slidin' Away Paul Simon
49 The Groove Line Heatwave
50 Thunder Island Jay Ferguson
51 Imaginary Lover Atlanta Rhythm Section
52 Still The Same Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
53 My Angel Baby Toby Beau
54 Disco Inferno Trammps
55 On Broadway George Benson
56 Come Sail Away Styx
57 Back In Love Again L.T.D.
58 This Time I'm In It For Love Player
59 You Belong To Me Carly Simon
60 Here You Come Again Dolly Parton
61 Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt
62 Peg Steely Dan
63 You Needed Me Anne Murray
64 Shame Evelyn "Champagne" King
65 Reminiscing Little River Band
66 Count On Me Jefferson Starship
67 Baby Hold On Eddie Money
68 Hey Deanie Shaun Cassidy
69 Summer Nights John Travolta and Olivia Newton-john
70 What's Your Name Lynyrd Skynyrd
71 Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle
72 Because The Night Patti Smith
73 Every Kinda People Robert Palmer
74 Copacabana Barry Manilow
75 Always And Forever Heatwave
76 You And I Rick James
77 Serpentine Fire Earth, Wind and Fire
78 Sentimental Lady Bob Welch
79 Falling LeBlanc and Carr
80 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Santa Esmeralda
81 Bluer Than Blue Michael Johnson
82 Running On Empty Jackson Browne
83 Whenever I Call You "Friend" Kenny Loggins
84 Fool (If You Think It's Over) Chris Rea
85 Get Off Foxy
86 Sweet Talking Woman Electric Light Orchestra
87 Life's Been Good Joe Walsh
88 I Love The Night Life Alicia Bridges
89 You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy
90 It's So Easy Linda Ronstadt
91 Native New Yorker Odyssey
92 Flashlight Parliament
93 Don't Look Back Boston
94 Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra
95 I Can't Stand The Rain Eruption
96 Ebony Eyes Bob Welch
97 The Name Of The Game Abba
98 We're All Alone Rita Coolidge
99 Hollywood Nights Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
100 Deacon Blues Steely Dan
Top 100 Hits of 1979
Rank Song Artist
1 My Sharona The Knack
2 Bad Girls Donna Summer
3 Le Freak Chic
4 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy Rod Stewart
5 Reunited Peaches and Herb
6 I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
7 Hot Stuff Donna Summer
8 Y.M.C.A. Village People
9 Ring My Bell Anita Ward
10 Sad Eyes Robert John
11 Too Much Heaven Bee Gees
12 MacArthur Park Donna Summer
13 When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook
14 Makin' It David Naughton
15 Fire Pointer Sisters
16 Tragedy Bee Gees
17 A Little More Love Olivia Newton-John
18 Heart Of Glass Blondie
19 What A Fool Believes Doobie Brothers
20 Good Times Chic
21 You Don't Bring Me Flowers Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
22 Knock On Wood Amii Stewart
23 Stumblin' In Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman
24 Lead Me On Maxine Nightingale
25 Shake Your Body Jacksons
26 Don't Cry Out Loud Melissa Manchester
27 The Logical Song Supertramp
28 My Life Billy Joel
29 Just When I Needed You Most Randy Vanwarmer
30 You Can't Change That Raydio
31 Shake Your Groove Thing Peaches and Herb
32 I'll Never Love This Way Again Dionne Warwick
33 Love You Inside Out Bee Gees
34 I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick
35 The Main Event (Fight) Barbra Streisand
36 Mama Can't Buy You Love Elton John
37 I Was Made For Dancin' Leif Garrett
38 After The Love Has Gone Earth, Wind and Fire
39 Heaven Knows Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams
40 The Gambler Kenny Rogers
41 Lotta Love Nicolette Larson
42 Lady Little River Band
43 Heaven Must Have Sent You Bonnie Pointer
44 Hold The Line Toto
45 He's The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge
46 Sharing The Night Together Dr. Hook
47 She Believes In Me Kenny Rogers
48 In The Navy Village People
49 Music Box Dancer Frank Mills
50 The Devil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels Band
51 Gold John Stewart
52 Goodnight Tonight Wings
53 We Are Family Sister Sledge
54 Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Bad Company
55 Every 1's A Winner Hot Chocolate
56 Take Me Home Cher
57 Boogie Wonderland Earth, Wind and Fire
58 (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away Andy Gibb
59 What You Won't Do For Love Bobby Caldwell
60 New York Groove Ace Frehley
61 Sultans Of Swing Dire Straits
62 I Want Your Love Chic
63 Chuck E's In Love Rickie Lee Jones
64 I Love The Night Life Alicia Bridges
65 Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now McFadden and Whitehead
66 Lonesome Loser Little River Band
67 Renegade Styx
68 Love Is The Answer England Dan and John Ford Coley
69 Got To Be Real Cheryl Lynn
70 Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez
71 Shine A Little Love Electric Light Orchestra
72 I Just Fall In Love Again Anne Murray
73 Shake It Ian Matthews
74 I Was Made For Lovin' You Kiss
75 I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli
76 Disco Nights G.Q.
77 Ooh Baby Baby Linda Ronstadt
78 September Earth, Wind and Fire
79 Time Passages Al Stewart
80 Rise Herb Alpert
81 Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra
82 Promises Eric Clapton
83 Get Used To It Roger Voudouris
84 How Much I Feel Ambrosia
85 Suspicions Eddie Rabbitt
86 You Take My Breath Away Rex Smith
87 How You Gonna See Me Now Alice Cooper
88 Double Vision Foreigner
89 Every Time I Think Of You Babys
90 I Got My Mind Made Up Instant Funk
91 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
92 Bad Case Of Lovin' You Robert Palmer
93 Somewhere In The Night Barry Manilow
94 We've Got Tonite Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
95 Dance The Night Away Van Halen
96 Dancing Shoes Nigel Olsson
97 The Boss Diana Ross
98 Sail On Commodores
99 I Do Love You G.Q.
100 Strange Way Firefall
 


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WHERE ARE WE?

Classmates in the U.S.
 Alabama 1 
 Arizona 2 
 Arkansas 1 
 California 4 
 Colorado 4 
 Connecticut 1 
 District of Columbia 3 
 Florida 12 
 Georgia 11 
 Idaho 1 
 Illinois 2 
 Kentucky 2 
 Louisiana 1 
 Maryland 12 
 Massachusetts 2 
 Minnesota 1 
 Mississippi 1 
 New Hampshire 1 
 New Jersey 2 
 New Mexico 1 
 North Carolina 19 
 Ohio 2 
 Pennsylvania 1 
 South Carolina 3 
 Tennessee 1 
 Texas 4 
 Virginia 261 
 Washington 1 
 West Virginia 1 
 Wisconsin 1 

Classmates Abroad:
 Denmark 1 

U.S. ARMED FORCES
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 Eur/Afr/Mideast 1 

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