A real Christmas party with a tree and everything. There was this one kid whose family didn't believe in secular celebrations of Christmas, so he didn't come that day. Somehow his parents resisted the urge for a lawsuit.
I think it was second grade we memorized the Bible passage from Luke on the nativity.
Our PE Coach took us boys aside in 6th grade or so, and told us to ask our fathers about athletic supporters. He said it was important for us to get one, and our Dads would explain. Back then, everyone had a Dad.
Sex education was non-existent, except in the vaguest terms during science class. "Male mammals fertilize the egg inside the female, and the young are gestated inside the mother. Ask your parents to help you understand."
When we were a bit older, us boys would go the bathroom at every gas station we were at, with the hope of getting a condom. Gas station bathrooms (not all, but some) were the only places we knew to get one, and it was a big deal to own a condom. The idea that they would one day be available in school was too outlandish to even be considered.
We had *real* holidays....Veterans Day/Armistice Day...Flag day with lots of reciting of American patriots verses and song.
No, MLK day .....no Ramadan.
We had Christmas parties at school too and our Christmas programs consisted of each grade singing 3 Christmas carols all verses. We were also taught all the patriotic American songs and American folk songs. We were taught songs like The Erie Canal, The Streets of Loredo and many purely American songs. It was wonderful. I still remember them. We also rode on that “shelf” in the back seat where the speakers were. The dog rode there too.