Coachella Valley Union High School - La Conchilla Yearbook (Coachella, CA)

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f s irit With Raul Castelo as l , corres- d us amount o p . Barbara Al en The World Friendship Club started this year with a tremen o president, Charlene Nelson, vice-president, Virginia Cortez, recording secretary, ponding secretary, and Herb Pixley, treasurer, the club was always popping with something new. Six members attended the fall conference at U.S.C. The W.F.C. ran the student store, Herb Pixley was manager. Each member worked in the store. Next came the cookie sale, a complete success. The club pre- sented a United Nations Day program which Herb Pixley M.C.'d. ln February at the Date Festival the W. F.C. operated a food booth. They sent S50 to help support a child in India. ln return they received pic- tures and letters from the child besides the satisfaction of being helpful. On March 21 a group traveled to Pepperdine College for a spring conference. As Pan American Day approached, a committee was ap- pointed to arrange the annual program. The club was asked to send a permanent representative to the, Pan American Day Planning Commission to plan a celebration with civic leaders of the valley. C.V. plan- ned to send a busful of kids to the annual convention at Chaffey May 3 to enioy a grand finale. Mr. Peirce, Miss McGaughy, and Mrs. Fisher, spon- club enioy the most successful year sors, helped the it's had. 'n ham as president, Bill Kelley etary and With George Cunni g as vice-president, Nancy Marshall as secr , Ramon Arce as treasurer, Allied Youth had a fairly successful year. They had several thought-provoking lectures on the alcoholic problem. Charles Gibbs, one of the guest speakers, discussed alcoholism and its effects on human beings as automobile drivers. At the beginning of the year a membership drive raised the enrollment by leaps and bounds. A.Y.'s first party was a swimming party in October at the Teitelbaum Ranch. The next main event on their cal- endar was a hike in Tahquitz Canyon in February. The club had tentative plans for another party in the spring. Almost all of the members sent in orders for A.Y. pins early in 1953. er Harlow, as sponsor, helped to keep the group's interest in the club alive and was always l was needed. Coach Rog willing to lend a hand when he p PAGE 60

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- I G Kr lo BUSINESS -- Left to right: SITTING: Jackie Savant Becky Allison. STANDING: Gary Olesen, Annette Thibault, Charlene Nelson, Gail Moore, Carolyn Brumwell. f-1 51 -ADVISGRS - Left to right: Mrs. Leanora R. Furr, Miss Hallie pw McGaughy, Robert Peirce, Newton Stafford. The literary end of the annual was held up by a good many people. Zelma Ballard, the editor, spent many hours at the typewriter preparing copy and identifications. Jim Blocher wrote up all the boys' sports. Charlene Nelson, Gail Moore, Shirley Step- hens, Chuck Yates, Hatton Adams, and Becky Allison helped in writing up activities. With no photography class in 1953, the shutter- bugs had limited experience in picture-taking. Editor Tony Freeman took most of the advertising and back- ground pictures and many of the miscellaneous shots that you see scattered through the annual. Guy Rich- ardson, Jim Jackson, and Bob Roman did much work in the lab developing pictures. E. C. Willis took al- most all the La Conchilla pictures. This was the first time a professional photographer had taken anything except senior portraits. This was necessitated because there was no photography class. Appointed to supervise the work of the staff were: Miss Hallie McGaughy, business, Newton Stafford, photography, Robert Peirce, art, and Mrs. Furr. Miss Burns' Typing II class addressed dozens of letters. But to list everyone who helped the staff out would be an unending job. Thanks to all who helped boost this yearbook. And so, the Annual Staff gives you the culmina- -10 ' if 6 .. 'A -. fi- ls. . tion of a year's hard work - the T953 La Conchilla. W Q ,. ,l Cb ' T -L., Y: O ,nl LITERARY - Left to right: Zelma Ballard, Hatton Adams, Becky Allison, Charlene Nelson, Gail Moore. PAGE 59

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The Future Farmers of America had a very busy year under the guidance of Dick Blocher, president, Frank McSwan, vice-president, Von Pausch, secretary, Paul Talley, treasurer, and Kessler Cummins, sentinel. They attended the Los Angeles County Fair, F.F.A. iudging contest at Pomona, operated a concession booth at the Riverside County Fair, won second prize on their feature booth at the Fair, and sent a repre- sentative to the State F.F.A. Convention in the spring. Besides being busy with their proiect, the Future Farmers had a full social calendar. They sponsored a Sadie Hawkins Dance, took a trip to the mountains to play in the snow with the Future Homemakers in February, and held their annual Parent and Son Banquet in May. During the year the F.F.A. also found time in their busy schedule for field trips, taking an overnight ag- ricultural tour of Imperial Valley in December, and attending the Kellogg Field Day and judging contest in May. The senior members initiated the greenhands by painting their left hands green and making them wear white shirts and ties. Ray House, sponsor of the group, put in many hard hours of work for their benefit. sg z. ,f ,pies 4 ,4 Aff ,ti if . K' A cake and cookie sale in December and a snow party with the Future Farmers in February were only two of the many events enioyed by the Future Home- makers of America this year. Officers of the club were Bonnie Jacobsen, president, first quarter, Wilma Lund, president for the re- mainder ofthe year, Lucy Franco, vice-president, Lois Dodderer, secretary, Barbara Goldring, treasurer, and Cara Lyda Johnson, historian. The club's meetings were held every Monday during the activity period. The Homemakers won second prize in the Riverside County Fair on their booth which featured the theme Looking Toward New Horizons. The girls also won their share of individual prizes, winning in canned goods, 26 firsts, 20 seconds, and 'l'l thirds, in the clothing department - T7 firsts, 13 seconds, and 10 thirds. Social events also included a swimming party with the F.F.A. in May. Mrs. Pauline Herman, home economics teacher, continued as sponsor of the club. PAGE 61