Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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Lumbos Fly Sky High The most active club at Blair this year was undoubtedly the Lunar Lumbo Club. This group of high- spirited students met morning, noon, and night in an all-out attempt to raise the school spirit to an all-time high. But their efforts did not stop at Blair High School. These persever- ing youths raised thousands of dollars through unceasing hard work, and donated it to deserving institutions around the globe. Ac- tivities such as the potted plant sale helped raise money to send care packages overseas. Certainly, the incredible success of the Lunar Lumbos would have been enhanced two-fold had their courageous leader Al Perlstein remained at Blair for the entire year. However, he received a Lunar Lumbo Grant to mine rock in Peru. As the Lunar Lumbos prepare to graduate this year, Blair prepares to lose the finest students ever to grace its colorful campus. And stories of what they accomplished here at Blair will be handed down from generation to generation, and the legend of the Lunar Lumbos will be engraved in all of our hearts for eternity. -Michael Mclntosh 54 i s l CENTER: FRONT: Karen Fisher, SECOND ROW: Donna Beaudet, Ramoan Grubbs, Rose Levy, Jackie Hendrix, and Scott Hudson. THIRD ROW: Kevin Clancy, David Nack, Peter Lee, Jamie Kennedy, Bruce Williams, Steve Mills, Michael Mclntosh, and Todd Mclntyre. ABOVE: Lunar Lumbians Rick 'Bong' Mac- Pherson, 'Straw Dog' Nack, 'High Dog' Williams, 'Crash' Mclntosh, and 'Scooter' Cherniss take time out from their daily chores. LEFT: A typical Lunar Lumbo secret meeting, where top-ranking officials of the club discuss plans for future fund raisers. LUNAR LUMBO 49

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ABOVE: FRONT ROW: Carolina Jones, Victor Crisanty, Jaime Salinas, Mr. Ybarra. SECOND ROW: Carlos Uccles, Lucia Martin- ez, Alejandro Martinez. THIRD ROW: Hector Salinas, Guadalupe Falcon, Maria Avila, Javier Frausto. FOURTH ROW: Socorro 48 LASA M Millan, Jose Chavez, Jaime Munoz. FIFTH ROW: Jose Munoz, Arnoldo Ramon, Ronal Mukul. SIXTH ROW: Carlos Lizcano, Roja Bizquierra, Carlos Frausto. SEVENTH ROW: Roberto Vega, Elizabeth Soto, Elisa Arteaga. LASA Gives Identity The Latin American Student Association had as its main purpose the improvement of the scholastic achievement of its members and the development of Latin-American cultural awareness. The highlight of the year was the annual Latin Ball when the graduating seniors were honored and scholarships were awarded. CLUB OFFICERS President ............ Guadalupe Falcon Vice President ....... Adalberto Pena Secretary .......... ........ E lisa Arteaga Treasurer ................... Roberto Vega Q-ai , , .M .s,.:,....--ff ff an-M ABOVE: Manuel Tretto tries to decide between two drawings for the mural. TOP LEFT: One of the club's projects this year was painting a mural. Here Rosa Martinez and Danny Mitchell look over the different mural designs.

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FALL OFFICERS President ...,.......... Michael Gradney Vice President ...... Dee Dee Huerta Secretary ...................... Pat Cervera Treasurer ........... Sandra Villagomez SPRING OFFICERS President ................ Patrick Cervera Vice President .......... Ruben Landa Secretary ......... ..... L illian Gomez Treasurer .................. Christine Ortiz Annual Ball A Success Mecha, a club for many of Blair High School's Chicano students enjoyed another successful year. The objective of the club was to bring Mexican American students together and to improve the situa- tion of the Chicano student as a whole. The fund raisers this year in- cluded two car washes, a disco which is a large dancing party, and in the spring, the club held its annual Chicano Ball, a gala event attended by many students. The Mexican American holiday of Cinco de Mayo was also celebrated by the club members 50 MECHA TOP: FRONT ROW: Sandra iChanat Villa Gomez, Laura Arredondo. SECOND ROW: Annette tHuertal Stone, Mona tBingoi Mit- chell, Deseree fChinital Ponce, Priscilla QBoo Bool Adame, Mr. Maya, Leticia fBubblesl Martinez, Lola fTubesl Macias, Eleanor fSparkyl Garcia. THIRD ROW: Denise tFlacal Romero, Gloria Valadez, Lillian tChatai Gomez, Mary fLiI-angell Martinez, Olivia fGordal Alderette, Liz fSpankyl Ruiz, Mary fMousiei Ruiz, Terry tBambii Ruiz. FOURTH ROW: Rudy Valdez, Celina tSnowyl Barraga- to, Anthony Lucerno, Alfred Gutierrez, Freddy Valenzuela. FIFTH ROW: Mike flndiol Ortiz, Arthur fFocol Castaneda, Tony fPopeyel Montanez, George Nino, Felix fFlacol Gomez. BACK ROW: Hector fFlacol Gutierrez, Pat iChinoJ Cervera. ABOVE: The Mecha Club met quite often during the year. Here is Patrick Cervera addressing the club members during an important meeting, ABOVE LEFT: Right before the Mecha meeting starts there's sometimes enough time to eat lunch. Here Arthur Casteneda takes advantage of those few extra minutes.