Avenal High School - La Neva Yearbook (Avenal, CA)

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BLEE EL B THE GLEE CLUB appeared for the first time ofthe 1952-'53 year on the Avenal High School Radio Program for KNGS. Soon after, a recording of Thanksgiving music was prepared for Coalinga Station KMBZ. They appeared, in November, before the Avenal Wioznens Club and in December at the an- nual Christmas Program. The Glee Club added a bit of Easter Spirit to the T. V. VARIETIES SHOW with some well chosen numbers including Easter Paradel' and The Holy Cityf, This year's Glee Club was directed by Kenneth Woesner with Mary- beth Lyles as accompanist Marybeth Lyles Accompanist and Ken Woesner Director FRONT ROW Left to Right Lois Wayne Beverly Abney Cletus Bowles Qally McGeorge Connie Leonard Audrey Bilbrey Mary Massengale Bar bara Bowles MIDDLE ROW Ada Henry Pat Horton uanita Larrea Myrna Allen Gustine Haws Mary urls Louise Davis oanne Sievert BACK ROW Leta Barcomb Marcma Horton Norma Bryant Glenda Biclcley Sharon Ihnen Carol Small Lena Boland Janice ohnson Rosalind Northey Glenna Browning 7 V 7 Z 3 1 7 L' 5 7 ! 7 - . 1 , ,J , , , J, ,J - Z K V S 9 , , , . J , , .

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Under the able clxrectnon of Kenneth Woesner the band enjoyed a banner year with the largest number of students ln the h1story of AHS partxclpatxng The band performed at one football game after be1ng rained out of the only other home game of the season The ram turned the band IHIO a group of soaked spectators at the annual High School Day in the L A Coliseum m November Not a note was played' The pep band was actxve durmg the basketball season along wnth the drum major and majorettes Addmg to the l1st of band appearances were the Chnstmas Program the Kmgs and Tu lare Counties MUSIC Festlval where the band rece1ved a superlor ratmg rn both prepared and slghtread numbers The largest perform ance was the Band and Talent Show T V VARIETIES sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce in March To end an excellent year the band played for the graduatxon ceremony of the Semors of Avenal High School DRUM MAJOR LESLIE BUCKNER H Mm l W fwfr JVM twwjp WA Majorettes Pat Horton Dons Green Betty Brewer Reba Northey Audrey Bxlbrey Kay Long I A ,, FQ! V V' Q xjllo 1 Qy y g A . y. Q 1 rf N Wd 5 6 y J D I ef T V l v . lp y . V A I X J , - L Q 1 K 'TJJ K yy MV X M M1 - , H 1 y 4 X Mel i D . '3 t 1' 6 V 'IA

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Q 8 0 0 EXPERT .... ' .... I. ' L . LEFT TO RIGHT: L. Havens, D. Paclcwood, E. Sand ers, D. Phillips, D. Simnitt, M. McLain, G. Myers, T Burleson, R. Kelley, F. Farmer, E. Dixon. MR. HOLVE AWARDS ROY KELLEY WITH A MEDAL Company A 103rd Battalion of C.C.C. consists of a small but diligent group of 13 men. Rifle marlcsmanship has been the by-word of the past year. Every man qualified as a marlcsman or better. There are three expert rifle- men in the company. The year was climaxecl by a second place win in an area match with Porterville, Lemoore, and Reedley High Schools. L A Q n :lv a. READY-AIM-FIRE!