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

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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

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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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lntroclucing new students to their teachers and members of the CV student body and performing any service that is for the benefit of most of the students were the duties that were enioyed by Service Club members. Under the sponsorship of Mr. McSwan and officers Stanley Van Gundy, president, Charles Smith, vice-president, Lorna Sorenson, secretary, the club members made it their duty to see that the dis- play cases were kept attractive with pictures of inter- est and trophies won by CV sportsmen in past years. Although the club was newly organized, it had an active membership of 31 students. To the right is the Service Club picture. Left to right: ROW l: Donna Lutes, Kathy Lee, Stanley Van Gundy, Lorna Sorenson, Carol Roggero, Flora Hale. ROW 2: Leo Estel, Ray Torres, Patricia Granados, Angela Bocchino, Beverly Bancroft, Jyl Botsford, Doris Hardage, Joy Oshiki. ROW 3: Tommy Thompson, Charles Woody, Ted Hartnett, Bobby Munoz, Jeanne Emmerling, Bernie Crossthwaite, Mabel Atkinson, Betty Jo Criner. PAGE 62 w- at A The office assistants get a practical knowledge of how an office is run by helping Robbie see that everything moves along smoothly. Left to right are: Wilma Jean Lund, Betty Wooten, Letha Farmer, Virginia Rector, Helen Alvarez, lrene Ruiz, Gloria Meraz, .leanne Emmerling, Julia Garcia, Lupe Romo. Carolyn Brumwell and Virginia Schrock, CV's smiling lunchcheckers, count the take after a hard day's work. The usherettes always had a smile and a program ready for the people who came to see the programs at the CV auditorium. They ushered at the class plays, various school programs, community concerts, and other programs held at the high school by local groups, such as the Lions Club Minstrel Show. When ushering, the girls wore grey skirts and blue sweaters: or, if the occasion was more formal, they wore formals. Carolyn Brumwell was head usherette and Miss Margaret Burns was faculty advisor. ln the picture to the left are: ROW 'l: Pat Mc- Intosh, Pauline Chiriaco, Betty Lendrum, Barbara Allen, Bea Lendrum, BACK ROWS: Carolyn Brum- well, Eileen Heimark, Margit Chiriaco, Sue Van Blari- com, Winifred Moore, Annette Thibault, Kathy Kroe- ger, Miss Burns, Marie Zaboy, Ann Kennedy, Eliza- beth Misenheimer.