ASC Confab at South Gate High School
March 22 report from Wilmington notes more than 70 student leaders attended the California Association of Kent Councils Convention at South Gate High School. Delegates from Downey and Banning included Carl Lindsay and Jeanne Sudduth among others. Downey hosted new Les Torcheres initiates and Bank of America Achievement Award winners at the same event.
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Wilmington
Banning High School
Anuial California Association of Kent Councils
Th Gate High School
Mning
Carl Lindsay
Stumi
Bryan Coy
Jeanne Sudduth
Margaret Ant
Winnie Lou Wale
Anaheim High Seeks Prize for One Act Play
Anaheim Union High School Drama Club will send five cast members to Pasadena Playhouse One-Act Play Tournament on March 24 with veterans Ronnie Legg Leah Gerber Mary Jo Duncan Jerry Farrow and Pat Dear The club seeks another prize after last year's Balcony Scene earned an excellent rating.
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Anaheim
Anaheim Union High School Drama Club
Pink Dress
Pasadena Playhouse
Ronnie Legg
Leah Gerber
Mary Jo Duncan
Jerry Farrow
Pat Dear
Excelsior and Jordan FBLA to Meet at Local High Schools
NORWALK March 22 plans are underway at Excelsior High for a joint meeting with Jordan High School FBLA executive committees. Excelsior members include Rozella Long Marie Monroe Caral Sorensen Marilyn Mortensen Darlene Stuart Katie Thomas Peggy Mills Dorothy Bowman Andy Van Dyk Marshall Hall Charlene Nelson. Senior problems classes toured the Norwalk Sheriff's Station and heard a talk from Sergeant Detective Claude Everly as county government is the quarter’s focus.
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Norwalk
Excelsior High School
Jordan High School
Future Business Leaders of America
Excelsior
Rozella Long
Marie Monroe
Caral Sorensen
Marilyn Mortensen
Darlene Stuart
Katie Thomas
Peggy Mills
Dorothy Bowman
Andy van Dyk
Marshall Hall
FBLA
Marriage of Nannette at Lynwood High on April 3 and 4
Lynwood High School presents The Marriage of Nannette an operetta with gypsy tambourines and cast including Helen Dowell Beverly Hogard Nancy Jean Beckwith Richard Porter Mary Grace Alberti Don Nassir Gilbert Willison Sharon Thomas Charlene Haslap Joanne Astier Don Clubb Wayne Ames and others April 3 at 2 30 p m and April 4 at 8 p m in Lynwood.
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Lynwood
Nannette
Lynwood High School
Frederick
Duke D'Antin
Heloise
Helen Dowell
Beverly Hogard
Nancy Jean Beckwith
Richard Porter
Mary Grace Alberti
Don Nassir
Gilbert Willison
Sharon Thomas
Charlene Haslap
Joanne Astier
Don Clubb
Wayne Ames
Charles Hildebrandt
Bob Fenner
Darrell du
Aid Offered Beach Pupils Aid Offered Beach Pupils
Huntington Beach March 22 Applications for Huntington Beach Assistance League and Orange Coast College scholarships are being accepted at Huntington Heath High School. The League offers a $200 grant for students with a B average and need. The Jennie S Crutcher Foundation sponsors a $100 award for first year at Orange Coast College based on scholarship, need, and activities. Previous recipients include Warren Meinhardt 49 Beatrice Loope 50 and Rachael Espinosa 51.
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Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach Assistance League
Orange Coast College
Huntington Heath High School
Jennie S. Crutcher Foundation
Wakanda Talent Show Postponed by Illness at Narbonne High
Narbonne High School postponed the Wakanda talent show for four weeks due to director Miss Alice Sturdy’s illness. Principal Earl Bennett announced the student and faculty entertainment will be held in April. Dancers in the rhythmics group, led by Doris Richardson, said three of five dances are near completion. Narbonne students Betty Donne Barbara Paulsen Donna Wolf and Muriel Gately represented the school at USC Women’s Day panels.
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Lomita
Wakanda
Narbonne High School
Alice Sturdy
Earl Bennett
Doris Richardson
University of Southern California
Narbonne
Betty Donne
Barbara Paulsen
Donna Wolf
Muriel Gately
Downey Fashion Models Selected for City Show
Downey March 22 models for a Downey High fashion show on March 26 were chosen under Simplicity Pattern Co. The selected finalists include Mary Jo Benoit, Charlotte Bean, Donna Dickson, Dawn Kyees, Wilma Plesser, Georgia Lobaugh, Alyn Wolff, Helen Sesvi, Janet Bornholdt, Barbara Vickers, Carol Karirude, Judy Mason, Verna Kessloff, Betty Gray, Janet Ziler, Ginger Norcross, Gaye Sanders, Sdiene Longwell, Carel Damoras, Mary Macon, Sue Rowe, Jane Pasqua, and Paddy Baird.
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Downey
Downey High
Simplicity Pattern Co
Mary Jo Benoit
Charlotte Bean
Donna Dickson
Dawn Kyees
Wilma Plesser
Georgia Lobaugh
Alyn Wolff
Helen Sesvi
Janet Bornholdt
Barbara Vickers
Carol Karirude
Judy Mason
Verna Kessloff
Betty Gray
Janet Ziler
Ginger Norcross
Gaye Sanders
Sdiene
Boys to Discuss Girls at Assembly at Huntington Beach High
Huntington Beach High School hosts a Girls League assembly on March 26 at 12 20 p m in the auditorium. The discussion topic What Type of Girl Da Boys Like will be led by student body president Jim Boelker with panelists Robert Schumaker Kipp Herreid Joe Wigginton and Bill Boswell.
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Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach High School
Jim Boelker
Robert Schu‘maker
Kipp Herreid
Joe Wigginton
Bill Boswell
Excelsior Junior Wins Speech Contest at Norwalk Lions
Norwalk March 22 Jimye Duffle a Excelsior High School junior won top honors at the Norwalk Lions Club speaking contest on the topic Learning to Live Together. Larry Sipes and Carolyn Scott tied for second place as guests of the dinner meeting attended by members and entrants’ parents. Oliver B. Prickett will speak March 24 at 9 15 a m for Huntington Beach High School drama I students. Prickett also works with Pasadena Playhouse as publicity director and as a motion picture and television actor.
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Norwalk
Jimye Duffle
Excelsior High School
Norwalk Lions Club
Tsing
Larry Sipes
Carolyn Scott
Huntington Beach
Oliver B. Prickett
Huntington Beach High School
Drama I
Prickett
Pasadena Playhouse
Junior-Senior Prom at Huntington Beach Planned
Prom planning is under way at Huntington Beach High School for April 4 in Huntington Beach Memorial Hall from 8:30 to 11:30 PM. Committees include entertainment led by Bob Schumaker and Morris Pulsifer, refreshments by Mildred Ellis and Bernice Van Patton, decorations by Beverly Seelig and Peggy Hamn, with Pat Bigelow in charge of publicity.
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Huntington Beach
Huntington ‘Beach
Junior GAA at Lomita Elects Narbonne Leaders
Narbonne High School seventh to ninth grade girls in the Junior GAA elected Nancy Lou Maxwell as president Mary Grafe as vice president Carol Yumiba as secretary and Carolyn Goad as equipment manager. A California Association of Student Councils meeting at South Gate High School was attended by five Narbonne representatives Don Bruton Bottle Schweitzer Manuel Murietta Richard Ray and Elaine Sorenson.
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Lomita
Narbonne High School
Nancy Lou Maxwell
Mary Grafe
Carol Yumiba
Carolyn Goad
California Association of Student Councils
South Gate High School
Narbonine
Don Bruton
Bottle Schweitzer
Manuel Murietta
Richard Ray
Elainel Sorenson
Two Compton Girls Honored for Achievements
COMPTON March 22 Two Compton High School girls were honored this week. Frances Schaafsma received the Compton Business and Professional Women's Club award of 100 dollars. Elaine Privat was chosen to represent Compton as secretary for a day. Elaine will visit the Knudsen Creamery to perform secretary duties for a day. Frances is a music major and aims to teach. Elaine will represent Compton High School on National Secretary Day, sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Secretary Association. She will travel to Knudsen Creamery to shadow a secretary. WILMINGTON March 22 Representatives from all Los Angeles area high schools voted to raise school lunches by five cents a serving, totaling 30 cents. The plan to raise prices was temporarily abandoned due to criticism. The board also voted to cover cafeteria non-utility and administrative expenses from non-revenue funds to keep the system out of further losses.
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Compton
Frances Schaafsma
Compton Business and Professional Women
Elaine Privat
Frances
Mimirathenian
Geles City
Board of Education
Compton High Wins Speech Awards at Lynwood Meet
Compton High School won the sweepstakes at a novice speech tournament hosted by Lynwood High School. Twenty six Compton students participated with Alhambra High taking second. first place awards went to Carol Knight extemporaneous speaking Pat Swalve oral reading Norma Williams oratorical interpretation and Lyman Leifan after dinner speaking.
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Compton
Compton High School
Lynwood High School
Alhambra High
Newman Club Trip to Mission San Juan Capistrano
Members of the Newman Club at Compton College toured the San Juan Capistrano Mission. A future picnic at Anaheim Park and a horseback riding party are planned by the Catholic organization.
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Compton
Newman Club
Compton College
San Juan Capistrano Mission
Anaheim Park
All Southern California Junior College Volleyball Playday at Compton College
Girls from 18 junior colleges gathered at Compton College for the All Southern California Junior College Volleyball Playday sponsored by the Women’s Athletic Association. Director Dr. Craig Thomas and Dean Esther Conrad welcomed the visitors as the 19th annual WAA banquet was planned for March 28.
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Compton
Southern California
Compton College
Women’s Athletic Association
Craig Thomas
Esther Conrad
WAA
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