Carol Andrews by Olivia Tinsley
Carol Andrews (1969-1973)
Carol Andrews, a 1973 graduate of Cascade High School, is now a CPA working out of the Snohomish, Washington area. After exploring the world, she got an accounting degree at the University of Washington. She lived in Australia and that was her first taste out of Everett. She’s happily married with two sons of her and two stepsons. Her husband, a former graduate of the rival Everett High School, also taught at Cascade while her two step sons went to Everett and her two sons have recently graduated from Jackson High School. She has a lot of ties to the Everett School District. While also being a CPA, she serves on the school board out of the Mill Creek District. She is halfway through her 6-year term. On a more personal note, she enjoys spending time with her family and working out, even though working out forces her to wake up early.
While attending Cascade, it seemed apparent to her that “The School of Pride” stood proud to its title. Football games, basketball games, and pep assemblies were where you had to be! It didn’t matter who you were, what you were involved in, or if you really cared, activities involving sports and school pride were what made Carol’s experience at Cascade magnificent. Although she cruised around Colby and saw each and every one of her friends each night she did, the big hangout spot was Herfy’s Burgers by the Boeing Company. Everybody met up at Herfy’s, hung out, and enjoyed the rest of the night while cruising around the social hub of the Everett area. Luckily though, gas was cheap and only $.35 cents a gallon. Dances were completely different then they are today. Floral Hall at Forest Park was the spot. Live bands played, some were good, some were bad, but the dances were great. Classes though were different then they are today. Everybody really didn’t want to be there. She spent time outside of gen. ed. classes learning how to type and analyze current popular songs being played at that time. The goal though of most students was to at least get a high school diploma and go work in the workforce.
Although Everett didn’t have much going on, it was still its early stages of development into an “All-American City”. Everett had just got the full of effects of a mini-recession that was going on. Boeing, the dominant workplace of Everett, was getting hit the hardest, causing the city to come to a screeching halt. Production almost shut down, and that could have changed the face of Everett as we know it. News though did travel easily but it was surely a priority when the Watergate incident occurred. Everyone in Everett knew about it. Everyone also knew about the Vietnam War being over along with the military draft and the decision to have abortions was a huge issue that surfaced in Everett.
Cascade was a traditional high school that had pep assemblies, school dances, and school spirit back in the 70's that carried out till now. The main differences between now and then are the honors classes. Now a days we have classes that you choose yourself, but back then there was an assigned group of students that were the honors students and only they took the challenging classes. They experienced a different type of fun by cruising Colby to run into friends, and nowadays we go to each other’s houses to hangout, and communicate with our cell phones, which they didn't have back then.
Carol Andrews, a 1973 graduate of Cascade High School, is now a CPA working out of the Snohomish, Washington area. After exploring the world, she got an accounting degree at the University of Washington. She lived in Australia and that was her first taste out of Everett. She’s happily married with two sons of her and two stepsons. Her husband, a former graduate of the rival Everett High School, also taught at Cascade while her two step sons went to Everett and her two sons have recently graduated from Jackson High School. She has a lot of ties to the Everett School District. While also being a CPA, she serves on the school board out of the Mill Creek District. She is halfway through her 6-year term. On a more personal note, she enjoys spending time with her family and working out, even though working out forces her to wake up early.
While attending Cascade, it seemed apparent to her that “The School of Pride” stood proud to its title. Football games, basketball games, and pep assemblies were where you had to be! It didn’t matter who you were, what you were involved in, or if you really cared, activities involving sports and school pride were what made Carol’s experience at Cascade magnificent. Although she cruised around Colby and saw each and every one of her friends each night she did, the big hangout spot was Herfy’s Burgers by the Boeing Company. Everybody met up at Herfy’s, hung out, and enjoyed the rest of the night while cruising around the social hub of the Everett area. Luckily though, gas was cheap and only $.35 cents a gallon. Dances were completely different then they are today. Floral Hall at Forest Park was the spot. Live bands played, some were good, some were bad, but the dances were great. Classes though were different then they are today. Everybody really didn’t want to be there. She spent time outside of gen. ed. classes learning how to type and analyze current popular songs being played at that time. The goal though of most students was to at least get a high school diploma and go work in the workforce.
Although Everett didn’t have much going on, it was still its early stages of development into an “All-American City”. Everett had just got the full of effects of a mini-recession that was going on. Boeing, the dominant workplace of Everett, was getting hit the hardest, causing the city to come to a screeching halt. Production almost shut down, and that could have changed the face of Everett as we know it. News though did travel easily but it was surely a priority when the Watergate incident occurred. Everyone in Everett knew about it. Everyone also knew about the Vietnam War being over along with the military draft and the decision to have abortions was a huge issue that surfaced in Everett.
Cascade was a traditional high school that had pep assemblies, school dances, and school spirit back in the 70's that carried out till now. The main differences between now and then are the honors classes. Now a days we have classes that you choose yourself, but back then there was an assigned group of students that were the honors students and only they took the challenging classes. They experienced a different type of fun by cruising Colby to run into friends, and nowadays we go to each other’s houses to hangout, and communicate with our cell phones, which they didn't have back then.