Maricopa High School - La Revista Yearbook (Maricopa, CA)

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xx, INDIAN FLASHES STAFF - Dot Mayfield, W'ally Davis, Miss Brown, Adviser: Merna Cordy. Kurt Crittenden, Q. L. Thibodeaux. ,Qncban 3 cwAe:5 eloorffi ofafefifejwlalalaenings For such a small paper, the Indian Flashes seemed filled to overflowing with the latest news. The staff worked long and hard this year to publish the most recent happenings. The mimeographed paper consisted of four pages-news, editorials, sports, and Dot Mayheld and Q. L. Thibodeaux type stencils as Wfally Davis looks on. features-with an editor for each page. The proceeds of the paper went to the La Revista. Eighteen issues were published during the year, two of which were special issues - the Christmas edition and the Sen- ior edition. Merna Cordy and Kurt Crittenden get thc Mimeograph machine ready to print the paper.

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M 1 ,, -- ,f- 'i' ' ,-X Z , LA REVISTA STAFF - Standing: Sally Bennett, Dot Mayfield, Merna Cordy, Ruybe Attebery. Sitting: Marg Walker, Advertising Editorg Lou Fife, Editorg Gene Torigiani, Sports Editorg Miss Elsie Brown, Adviser. win read Mociafmna a muisfalhfd join i fg ' ' We made it! La Revista '55 won high- est national honors - the All-American from NSPA and the AA from NSYA. The staff of La Revista '56 felt a natural pride in their forerunners and a challenge to win these top honors again. They started yearbook sales with a lively skit. They wore Busy at work to complete the yearbook- Rubye Atte- beryg Lou Fife, Editorg Gene Torigiani, Sports Editor, Miss Elsie Brown, Adviser. out shoe leather selling advertisements. They balanced layouts, pasted the dummy, kept the accounts straight, wrote and typed copy, wrote headings, decided which pic- tures to use, and then wrote captions for the pictures. As the deadline approached, the staff worked night and day. Stal? members look at one of the advertising posters- Sally Bennett, Cordy. Marg Walker, Dot Mayfield, Merna N if

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guna! pfayfi . . wud jropdied The Maricopa Unified School Band, di- rected by Leon Carroll, had another ac- tive and successful year as its member- ship made nearly thirty public appear- ances. The total membership reached a high of fifty-eight. During the football season the band played at all home games and rallies. Prominent appearances in the first semes- ter were the Cornerstone Ceremony at the new school and the Oildorado at Taft. The band performed at the final game of Taft College against San Jose and accom- panied their championship team to the Orange Show Bowl Game at San Ber- nardino. The band made its annual appearance in the Taft Christmas Parade and the Maricopa School and Community Christ- mas program, with a part of the band also playing at the Youth Center Talent Show during the holidays. The band marched in Maricopa for the March of Dimes. In April the marching band was honored by leading a division of the Coalinga Golden Anniversary pa- rade and later played in the annual Pub- lic Schools Week program. Appearances in parades at Shafter and Santa Maria closed out the busy year. Being honored with playing in the an- nual Kern County Honor Band were Margaret Walker and Anita Webb. The Cornet trio of Bobby Carroll, Don Hard- castle and Byron Walker made a number of appearances as did the Swing Band. Drum Major of the marching band was Q. I.. Thibodeaux and Joanne Williams was head majorette. The Girls' Glee Club enjoyed an active year, appearing on the Christmas pro- gram, Masonic and Eastern Star installa- tions, assemblies, P.T.A. programs, Com- munity Minstrel Show, Public Schools Week program, exchange asemblies, Bac- calaureate and Commencement. BAND-Standing rear: Lou Fife, Glcnnira Clearwater, Geneva Dahm, Wanda Hall, Ronda Greeson, Mr. Carroll. Seated rear: Martin Mcssinger, Barbara Whit- field, Judy Arnold. Maryann Whitlcmck, Carolyn Lisman. Cherami Flake, Shirley McMenamin, Betty Cunningham, Herman Luther, Judy Carter, Bill Hill, Dennis Xwalkcr, MAJOR AND MAJORETTES -Drum Maior Q. L. Thibodeaux poses between Irma Smith, Joyce Geiger on left, and Jody Williams, Darlene Hainline on the right. ?