Hollywood High School - Poinsettia Yearbook (Hollywood, CA)

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! New cadets on the march at the beginning of spring semester. ROTCPVQWJ Worth I0 Congress and PenmCg'0n,' failure ofprogmm 13 assured . . MlSgt. Erwcl on inspection duty. End of the line for the ROTC? Early in the year all the signs pointed that way. The Pentagon seemed to favor a outback in the Reserve OHicers Training Corps program that would eliminate ROTC units from the nation's high schools while continu- ing them in the land-grant and other colleges. An economy-minded Congress appeared only too eager to cut the necessary appropriations for ROTC units in the high schools. The scene was set for ending a program that had been in existence for over 43 years-ever since World War I. But friends of ROTC training put up a battle that saved the day. They were able to point to such units as Hollywood that provided the Army with many career men, and West Point with many top students. The program is to continue, and Holly- wood will be able to carry on one of its great tra- ditions-a crack ROTC unit that has led many young men to choose a military career, and that has proved the value of ROTC in two great national crises- VVorld War II and the Korean WVar. M!Sgt. Robert Erwel was assigned by the Army as ROTC instructor in September, replacing Sgt. McCutcheon who, after a long and honorable tour of duty at Hollywood, retired from the service. Sgt. Erwel soon proved himself an outstanding addition to the faculty and a real inspiration to the boys under his command. At Hollywood, all physically-fit 10B's are re- quired to enroll in ROTC for one semester. A sur- prisingly large number of boys elect to continue with ROTC training throughout their stay in high school. The result has been an excellent military organization that, in competition with other ROTC units in the city's high schools, consistently wins more than its share of honors.

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ETK, the scholarship organization, is so large we had to put some members up in the tree. Space precludes individual identification, but the ins will know who they are, and the uoutsi' wouldn't be any the wiser for seeing the names in print. Francisco Hernandez from Co.sta Rica with AFS Committee members, Susan Riddell, Candy Wells, Sue Uretzky, Stephanie Keehn and Michele Simon. Athletic Association, fobolarfbw organization make progress in 1962-63. . . GAA Lettergirls. Front: Camillia Razo, Geri Claus, Mary Jackson, Molly McGowan, Hear: Heidi Henstra, Jane Adams, Yolanda Veloz, Judy Distarce, Sandy Kardos, Susie Entz. Progressive change and continued achievement are Hollywood watchwords in this 60th anniversary year. Change came about with the reorganization of the Ticket Detail into a chapter of Key Club, a national group organized by Kiwanis. Sponsored by Mr. George Weeks. Key Club continues to supervise admission to all pay events, but now has additional opportunities for service to the school. Stage Crew, directed by Mr. Lamont VVilliams, has greatly im- proved its eiiiciency and skill. Under the quiet yet forceful leader- ship of Sal Genovese, student stage manager, the crew operates a professionally equipped stage-one of the largest in Los Angeles- that is used nearly every night of the week for concerts, ballets, recitals and meetings. ETK, local chapter of the California Scholarship Federation, maintains a daily before-school tutoring service and has organized a quiz team that has successfully challenged other schools. American Field Service Committee has again sponsored a foreign exchange student, Francisco Hernandez of Costa Rica. Sponsored by Mrs. Gloria Brown, Girls Athletic Association offers every girl a chance to pursue a favorite activity, be it volleyball, bowling ,horseback riding or archery, and each year participates in enjoyable playdays with other schools. GAA Cabinet. Yolanda Veloz, Camillia Raza, Donna Weeks, Heidi activities of the Girls' Athletic Association, planning for playdays, Henstra, Geri Claus, Linda Smith, Susie Entz, Nancy jackson, Molly securing the archery range and the bowling alley, keeping thc McGowan. These are the girls who direct the many and varied records straight for volleyball and baseball teams.

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'Wa ur 1 x lj ll u Cadet Colonel Hanley and cadet officers. Cadet oficers and ,stay-55 under Cadet Major Collins Best Platoon, commanded by Cadet Lieutenant Khalation, at Parade Rest. -5 3' it Cadet Lieutenant Kelsey and tlie First Platoon of A Company. 3 Staff under command of Cadet Colonel Hanley. Best Company, under Cadet Captain Sliehan, will compete for All-City honors' to be held during .spring semester. 41