East Bakersfield High School - Sierran Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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SENIORS Nonny Thomas, Mary Wilkerson, Muril Clift, Chick Fero, Bill Gates, David Mann, Fred Phillips, Ronny Roy, and Larry Shaw. Finally, the fourteen nominees were screened fur- ther, given individual attention by all faculty mem- bers, and were narrowed down to three males and three females. The outcome was kept secret, even to the winners themselves, until the 1960 Sierran wa of-ficially pre- sented. , : V i- g MURIL CLIFT Student Body President . . . CSF . . . Football, Basket- ball, and Baseball . . . Awards Commissioner ... Ex- ecutive Council . . . Boy ' s State ... a most deserving OUTSTANDING SENIOR. CHICK FERO FRED PHILLIPS Most Outstanding and Inspirational in Cross Country Junior and Senior Class President . . . Executive Coun ... Top Miler ... Key Club . . . Varsity Club . . . cil . . . Basketball . . . Foreign Exchange Student . . IRC . . . natural choice for OUTSTANDING SENIOR. CSF . . . Key Club . . . Varsity Club ... in all ways OUTSTANDING SENIOR. an OUTSTANDING SENIOR.

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OUT5TANDINQ As March rolled around, thoughts turned to the selection of the six Outstanding Senior classmen. The Senior Class Council proposed a list of candi- dates they deemed eligible for nomination. This was forwarded to the scholarship committee where the nominee qualifications, both academic and extra- curricular, were reviewed. The list was then reduced to fourteen semi-finalists. This half-way point was attained by Connie Benton, Alma Don AAcArthur, Loneta Pettit, Janie Quarnstrom, Deanna Thomas, CONNIE BENTON Student Body Yell Leader . . . Legislo IRC . . . JSA . . . Las Vivas TriHi- ' . . . Rally Club . . . CSF . . . AFS . choice for OUTSTANDING SENIOR. jnanimous JANIE QUAPNSTPOM CSF President . . . Gold Seal on diploma . . . Bank of America winner . . . AFS . . . Honor Bond . . . Swim- ming . . . Science Fair aword ... Las Vivas Tri-Hi-Y . . . Class Council . . . FTA . . . « logical choice for OUTSTANDING SENIOR. DEANNA THOMAS Student Body Secretary . . . CSF . . . Maiorette . . . Sigma Gamma Tri-Hi-Y . . . ICC . . . Legislative Coun- cil .. . Bank of America winner . . . Delegate to CASE . . . completely worthy of being an OUTSTANDING SENIOR.

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Bank of America Award wir Thomas, Fine Arts; Janie Qua Wilkerson, Liberal Arts. from left to right are: Nonny n, Math and Science; and Mary Life-time CSF Gold Seal Winners are first row, left to right: Dav Mann, Larry Shaw and Bill Gates. Second row: Jay Pauly, Jani Carol Sanders and Mary Wilkerson. Two Daughters of American Revolution Award finalists, left t right: Alma Don McArthur and Joan Lieberman, winner. Not pic tured is Deanna Thomas. AWARD WINNERS Among the various numbered school honors wei the coveted scholastic awards of Gold Seal, Girl on Boy State, Bonk of America Awards, and Daughter of the American Revolution Award. Each of thes was won by an outstanding senior student who ranged in the top scholastic bracket, active in school organizations, and possessed the qualities of lead- ership and citizenship. Muril Clift and Connie Benton — EB ' s delegates to Boys ' and Girls ' State, discuss the events in which they participated in their re- spective delegation duties.