Hemet High School - Tahquitz Yearbook (Hemet, CA)

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To Miss Elizabelh McKelvey, loved by all who have known her, we of fhe annual sfaff wish fo dedi- cafe fhis l95I Tahguifz. Our recognifion goes 'ro Miss McKelvey nof only because of her beloved personalify and lengfh of service, buf for The greaf variefy of subiecfs she has faughf and fhe many acfivifies she has supervised. Transferring from Knox College af Galesburo, Illinois, Miss McKelvey received her Bachelor of Arfs from Occidenfal College, Los Angeles, where she won fhe honor of membership in Phi Befa Kappa, nafional scholasfic honor sociefy. Her feaching career began af Palo Verde, near Blyfhe, where she was an insfrucfor for four years. Anofher year was spenf af Fillmore previous fo her coming fo l-lemef high school. As a newcomer fo l-lemef in I924, Miss McKelvey soon made a place for herself in a variefy of school acfivifies. l-ler ready smile and encouraging bif of advice have been in demand for many years now. We find fhaf she has af one fime or anofher been advisor for pracfically every organizafion in school. Girls' League, Sfudenf Council, girls' afhlefics, California Scholarship Federafion, have all received her help, and she has also served as annual advisor, cafeferia man- if Mm --'a ager, and sponsor for every class in school, from soph- omore on fhrough senior! Many of The junior classes of fhe pasf would have mef disasfer in fheir planning and preparafion for fhe Junior-Senior banguef, had if nof been for Miss McKelveyg and fhe C.S.F. sfudenfs of I-lemef high school have none ofher fhan Miss McKelvey fo fhank for fheir enioyable week-end frips fo such places as Boulder Dam an-d Sanfa Barbara. Nor should' Miss McKelvey's feaching abilify go wifhouf nofice, for if has been demonsfrafed in nearly every subiecf. This versafile insfrucfor has faughf everyfhing from coolcing fo biology, including chemisfry, Lafin, dramafics, mafhemaf- ics, physical educafion, and even a sevenfh grade home-room! Yes, Miss McKelvey has served fhis school long and well. She has become a fradifion af l-lemef high, and Hemef High has in refurn become a parf of her. To fhe sfudenfs of fhe pa sf she is a cherished memory of a friend and feacher. To us of fhe presenf, she is fhe feacher wifhouf whom mafhemafics would be buf a maze of figures and wifhouf whose presonco H.U.l-LS. would nof be quife fhe same. No maffer whaf fhe iob. you do your share, Miss McKelvey. We can only do ours by saying Thank you. ,4 It ' ,fff ' , ,iff , 5154 - , j I ' - 55557103 '

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c oreword God bless America, land lhal I love. Now more 'rhan al any olher lime we realize how much we love Jrhis wonderlul America ol ours. As we loolc al her beaufilul lields, wind-swepl plains, and her rushing mounlain slreams, we lcnow we can never lei ger go. She is a parl ol every one ol us. To us she represenls all The ideals 'rhal we hold ear. We are somelimes shorl-sighled and loolm only al Jrhe ihings which are near lo us. And lhal, for us here in l-lemel Valley, would almosl be enough. For we are lorlunale enough lo live in one ol the mosl plenlilul and beaulilul spols in America. Bul as lime moves on, so musl we. We musl be willing and eager lo pass Jrhrough lhe Jrhreshold which reveals io us lhe scope ol America. We will all leave behind us many memories and we, of rhe l95l Tahquilz slall, have Tried lo bring Them logelher lor you, so Thar in days lo come you will never lorgel The many happy hours you have spenl al l-lemel Union l-ligh School. Hemel Senior High School. l I X A Sade V 'Ill' ' X lv g f c.,,, ,

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3 X 6 2 ff 4: Fr . ,I Rushmore Nafional Monumenf, Black Hills, Soufh Dekoha. ' S Table gf Contents Hue Classroom, page 8 Hwe Seniors, Juniors, Sopnonfiores, page 20 Sporlrs, page 32 Adivifies, page 46 Hue Junior High, page 64 ine Cornmunify, page 80 Ii5l