Alhambra High School - Alhambran Yearbook (Alhambra, CA)

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W' Dick Vols, Mel Nutter, Dick Lynch, Gary Marshall, Don Hooker, Bill Sheehan, and John Perkins form the front rank of the sixth period thundering herd gym class as it descends on the photographer. Jumping Jacks, Push-Ups, Burpies Separate Men from Boys. Participation for all . . . This is the goal of the Boys' Physical Education Department. Basketball courts, gym equipment, and the new iuice machine replace textbooks as the tools of education. Work- ing together plus team spirit plus physical exercise equals a healthy, well-rounded individual. Gym also has less obvious benefits. Running laps is great for conditioning. Outdoor sports make sun- tan easy for all to attain. Names required on trunks and tennis shoes teach proper English and spell' Locker combinations . . . the drinking yy , 17 ,-J' fyajff q , W LW ' I ff I ,iid ii, ,ff , 9 i jj I' M fountain line . . . getting towels . . . stumbling through fruit iuice cans to the showers . . . trying to locate one of the coaches.. .All call for physical and mental skill and endurance. Fierce but friendly competition in football, baseball, basket- ball, volleyball, and fighting for good locker . . . The rainy days of inside gym . . . The puzzled question, llAm I on team two or team six? . . . Gym classes show that daily participation in out- door sports makes a happier, healthier student. 5 dp jf., V! . ' BOYS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION Ilefr to nghtl Mr. W, Hessl, Mr, W. Boyd, Mr. C. McFare VV 09 Mr. J. Patrick, Mr. E. Sowers. Aff f of

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Calypso, Rook 'n' Roll, Jazz, Popular, Classical - usio for Every Taste GIRLS' GLEE lleft to rightl Row l: Bonnie Kersey, Sharon Price, Christine Ware, Kathy lVlcGinnis, .lean Vullo, Evelyn Jessup, Sue Thies, Jackie DeBer nordi, Kathleen Abel, Lucille Robb, Carol Knight. Row 2: Cynthia Anderson, Carolyn Lanenga, Ann Baxter, Joyce Lietz, Gay McGee, Sandra Moulton Row 3 Felice Taylor, Patty Laub, Beverly Duvardo, Barbara Hyde, Emily Hernandez, Bonnie Bixby, Martha Francone, Mary Beach. The Music Department. . . lots ot work and lots ot tun. The industriousness ot the two lone managers ot the Mu- sic Department . . . the Tri-School Honor Band Concert . . . the orchestra and the band assemblies . . . our band marching and strutting on the tootloall tield . . . other events which may be recalled with pride. The lack ot man-power replaced with increased energy ond vigor . . . l'All right, people, once again, was heard over and over . . . the musical Christmas assembly . . . the annual Spring Music Festival appeared to be pertection to the audience. A new class, the mixed glee club . . . that A Cappella skating party. Our busy band in request at all sorts ot functions . . . nobody would have dared to splash mud on those new band uniforms . . . full ot pride, our band goes marching on. Swing or sweet, our Music De- partment otters music as we like it. 20 MUSIC fleft to right' Mr, R. Hogan Mr. R, Sheridan.

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,E X X . f, V 5 , f ti ,' Position-Posture, Principgl' ALIS Everythy MW ,,,, ,,:,,, . WM Xt I ff if H gli 5 IL I s is fit ff . llj,r9,'g-llll mi --'-' 2 :EEE ,jf Iqqqwlqqzz ' W --', iliil 3, ff ,.. Q NW l ' U . 4 744 Wx GIRLS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION tlef tcgi ht! Mrs. M. Thorntonifi, Mrs, G, l-loheisal, Miss Alf M Nollac, Mrs. H. McGarry, Miss N. Morrison, Mrs. M. Vincent. From team sports come cooperation, obedience . . . from dance poise, self-assurance . . . from posture instruction better appearance, agility . . . main obiectives of Girls' Physical Education Department . . . Learning to dress in fifteen minutes, although it takes one hour at home. . . improving the mind by remembering clean clothes on Monday morn- ings . . . developing an interest in math formulas by struggles with basket combinations . . . minor results of this department. . . Min. That gaining interest in the annual posture contest . . . participation and enthusiasm from three high schools . . . the advance from best girl in the squad to best in class, then to best in period and further on to best in school . . . Then, keener competition as best of the city narrows down to select few . . . and finally Posture Queen . . . meanwhile all girls become posture-conscious . . . Thirty-five minutes per day, five days per week, 36 weeks per year, four years per high school career . . . devoted to building healthy in- dividuals . .. If you have perfect posture, do o few shoulder exercises as Florence Broccio, Karolyn Bartlett, and Carolyn Mays are, but keep a careful eye on yourself, 22