La Puente High School - Imagaga Yearbook (La Puente, CA)

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NEW LIFE MEMBER of the PTA Donald Butler receuved recognutuon from Mrs Cal Knowlton and congratulatnons from President Mrs Wulluom Pemberton and Pruncupal Foul ID T A OFFICERS dnscussrng future PTA plans were Mrs Wrlluam Pemberton WE EXPAND Our Clrcle of Co operation berng the theme ofthe La Puente Hugh Parent Teachers ASSOCIOTIOD thus year members attempted t promote parent relatlonshnp with the teachers and the school Wuth Mrs Wnlllam Pemberton presndent presldnng over the meetvngs the monthly programs carrued out their theme the areas ofthe co currncular club actuvntres and the music and drama departments As a clzmax on Aprnl 21 parents were guven further oppor tunuty to become acquamted wuth the teachers and the LaPHS currnculum at the annual Open House Assrstnng the presrdent wzth the varuous other actnvrtues of the group were Mrs George Feather vrce presldent Mrs Matt Patrnttu e cordnng secretary Mrs Frank Munoz correspond Ing secretary and Mrs Fred Stemshorn treasurer Besides their successful membershrp drnve the members asslsted wsth the Polvo Clnnuc nnocula tnons at the Community Center served refresh ments at the PR Awards Nrght and College Nnght for yumors and sensors and held a rum mage sale to fnnance thelr welfare work The years end found them sponsoring thenr annual Op Co Op Steak Dunner and actlng as chaperons at the annual Sensor Class All Nlght Party presrdent Mrs Matt Patruttr recordrng secretary and Mrs Cal Knowlton lufe rnembershup charrman PTA PRESIDENT Mrs Wrllaam Pemberton presided at The monthly meetings and co ordunated the many acnvlfiee of l , , , , , P P D ' ' ' ' - , 1 - ' '. A r - .. . . t, . . . , O . . , . . . . I I I 1 , , I I. ' ' in . . I the orgamzatuon. ' I 1 ' I - I r ' I . 1 ' 2 - 1 - 1 I - I -

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FWHM' 'LNG' THOMAS JOHNSON prmclpal of the LaPHS Adult Educatron pro gram ably co ordnnated the actrvltres of the nrght classes and strived to make the school more beneflcual for all pamc patnng students CREATIVE abllntles found an outlet In Angus Relds nnght school crafts class where students worked wnth leather ceramscs lapldary plastnc and lewelry making Adult Ed Thnved FORMED TO ENABLE the cltlzens of the rapidly expandrng La Puente Valley area to earn their hugh school duplomas the Adult Educataon pro gram completed nts thurd year on the LaPHS campus Starting out wuth a small group of more than 200 ID 1956 the helpful program grew by leaps and bounds to reach a hugh enrollment of 1340 determvned students thus year Pruncupal Thomas Johnson wrth the ard of hls efflclent secretary Mrs Roberta ONell sched uled a wrde varuety of courses whlch covered the academuc busuness homemakung shop and communuty servuce fuelds to fut the vartous needs of the students Addltlonal day courses offered were oul pauntung rug makung and chuld study with begmnnng Russian and ABC Stenoscrlpt beung offered for the fnrst tame People of many natlonalvttes were also enrolled to study to be come naturalized citizens of the United States In June at graduatnon exercuses of the-Ir own held IH the aud toruum 43 adult students re celved theur duplomas showung that the expan suon of the Adult Education program was gust one phase of the growth of the LaPHS area DISORDERS In personal cars served as problems for members of Howard Blackman s metal and machine shop class ID the Adult Educatlon program -1 vi-, - . , , , . xx, . . X D t . , D P , . ..1wIa,..,.-. , .4 A ' .M 1-.f , ' X I 1.7 A I 1 I ' I - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . I . - . , . ' I I ' . . . . I . . . . . R , 1 1 1

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To Satisfu Dersonal Needs Of Students NO SCHOOL can be run wsthout an expert Guzdance Department which arms to be concerned wuth the pro gress and well beung ot every snngle student and La Puente Hugh has one ofthe most alert Capably headed by Dnrector ot Guudance Patrick Mauch who was as slsted by the services of 10 able counselors the De partment gunded the destunles ot some 2200 students durlng their tour years at LaPHS While Mr Mauch was busy administering such tests as the battery glven to all Freshmen and transfer students the CAT gnven to all Englush classes the SQT and the Natlonal Merut Qual ntynng Test to tumors and seniors the counselors sympa thetucally attempted to solve student problems whatever they might have been Counselors Wnlluam Sandnson and Mrs Helen Black gave helpful advnce to inexperienced freshmen lnterested sophomores were arded by Counselors Louis Rudder and Mass Ruth Leger whale the establlshed tumors were glven professional help from Counselors Harold Pearce and Mrs Georgia Dells Counselors Mrs Bertha Sprong Harold Pearce and Thomas Johnson answered the sen nors vaned nnqurrues about scholarships and college Mrs Helen DeSnmone and Daniel Ruchard counseled the specnalnzed and P R students respectlvely College Nnght tor lunuors and seniors orlentatuon of exghth graders and pre regvstratzon of LaPHS students early In the year were other actnvntues' organuzed by the department l.aPHS SYMPATHETIC COUNSELING STAFF-Rlchard Rnchards Harold Pearce Georglo Dells Bertha Sprong Thomas Johnson Patnck Mouch Ruth Leger Louis Rudder Helen Black Wllllam Sandlson and Helen DeSlmone helped students choose colleges apply for scholarships fulfull mulntary obligations ad vnsed them concermng grades and course changes and answered the many questlons pertaumng to courses and requxrements tor graduatlon