The Golden Eagle-Our Mascot

The golden eagle has been a gem among species in North America for many years.  It is a strikingly beautiful animal with fabulous sweeping feathers, a golden tipped neck and strong and powerful talons.

To the Paxon High School student, it was our mascot and we loved the golden eagle!

Our  school mascot,  represented to us the soaring and powerful animal with beautiful plumage and strong and snatching talons.    It was worn on t-shirts, sweat shirts and we carried it in our hands, on our folders and loved it's images in our year books.

The golden eagle has the ability to be agile,  fly with power and soar with beauty.  It is like our class of 1971.... strong, agile, resiliant, powerful and one of beauty.

Paxon Class of '71 First Post

Greetings to all Paxon High Graduates of 1971! This site is about Paxon High School Graduates of 1971 in Jacksonville, Florida.

We're excited to have our own blog and want to be able to share a variety of things with you.  Please check back often and we'll keep you up-to-date with all of our up and coming events!

Our School-  Paxon High School

The Current Name of the School-  Paxon  School for Advanced Studies

Our Colors-  Navy and Gold

Our Mascot- The Golden Eagle

The Current Address of the School- 3239 Norman E Thagard Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32254-1766
(Named in honor of astronaut,  Norman Thagard,  a graduate of Paxon High School).


The Current Phone Number of the School- Phone: (904) 693-7583 

Welcome

Welcome to the Paxon High School, Class  of 1971 website.  

Our "year" was a fine time in history.  Some say it "could" have been the beginning of the digital age because it was the time in which the microprocessor was invented!  At that time, we did not even care about the microprocessor!

A Few Facts:

•  The cost of living in 1971 was at a yearly rate of 4.3%
• The average cost of a house was only $25,000
• An average income was a mere $10,600
• It cost only $150.00 to rent a place
• A gallon of gas cost  $.40
• United States postage stamps cost $.08
• Going to the movies cost only $1.50!

What a day in which we survived high school!  Here are some events that you might remember:

• Walt Disney World opened in Florida in October!
• The Vietnam war was ongoing
• Greenpeace came into being
• Federal Express was started by Fred Smith( Not from Paxon!)
• The voting age was lowered to 18 when the 26th Amendment to the Consitution was ratified! We were only a year away from voting!
• No more cigarette ads on television

Our Movies were:

•  Love Story
• Summer of '42
• The French Connection

Popular Musicians and Music:

• James Taylor
• The Jackson 5
• The Osmonds
• John Lennon
• Marvin Gaye
• The Doors
• The Who
• Tony Orlando and Dawn
• The Mama and the Papas

Television Programs that We Loved:

•  Mary Tyler Moore
• The Odd Couple 
• The Partridge Family
• All My Children

Other Interesting Facts:

• It was the year of the first CAT scanner
• Apollo 14 landed on the moon
• The first soft contact lens become available
• The first microprocessor is invented
• Sharp invents a pocket calculator
• The floppy disk is invented by IBM
• The first email and ultimately "chat room" occurs

The President of the USA was Richard Nixon

(Appreciation to the people history-com for the above information).