Phoenix Technical High School - Phoenix Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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ABOVE: Waiting for the Battalion to Pass in Reviewf, fLeft to Rightj Dale Svegel, Mascot: SFC Eddie McGrady, Captain Richard Jennings, General Frazer, State Adjutant General: Colonel Miller, Chief of the Arizona Military Districtg Mr. McCullar, Phoenix Union High Schoolg Mr. John D. Kendall, Phoenix Tech: Colonel Cochran, Public Information Officer for the Arizona National Guard. LEFT: Cadet Captain David Mishler receives a rifle marksmanship trophy from Colonel Cochran of the Arizona National Guard. BOTTOM: Inspection! -120-

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eiealeadew 'I-2-3-4, 3-2-I-4 Who for, What for Who're you going To yell for T E C H N I C A L That's the way you spell it Here's the way you yell it Yeah Tech! A CAME WOULD NOT be complete without the neat and trim cheerleaders in their red and silver outfits. They pep up our spirits when the score is low and they keep us cheering for vic- tory. Their Work makes the games much more enjoyable for the students who are on hand to support the teams in victory or defeat. STANDING: fleft to rightj Cecilia Sanchez, Katie Angulo and Edith Long. KNEELING: Patricia Furst and Suzanne Roberts. MISS DOROTHY D. FOLKEL -119-

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Queen of the Tech Cadets BETTY RENEAU Techfs Colo, cmd during a review. b THE R.O.T.C. BATTALION at Phoenix Tech is the only R.O.T.C. Engineer Unit in Phoenix. Technicians are urged to take advantage of the opportunity for military training in high school to prepare them for the service they will be called upon to give in the Army, Navy, Marines or Air Force. Students who achieved positions of leadership this year were Cadet Lieutenant Colonel William Miller, Battalion Commander, Cadet Major john Perry, Battalion Executive Officer, Cadet Captain William Light, Company A Commander, and Cadet Captain Marvin Loos, Battalion Adjutant. The R.O.T.C. program includes classwork as well as drill. The pri- mary aim is good citizenship. As in the regular Army, discipline is stressed and there is instruction in the manual of arms, military courtesy, care of weapons and equipment, tactics and maneuvering. Training is accom- plished through lectures, movies and actual drill. Boys who are R.O.T.C. Cadets are eligible for the Rifle Team. Units from neighboring high schools enter competition on various occasions during the year, but they all cooperate on the Military Ball which is one of the social highlights of the year. Each of the high schools selects a candidate to reign as Queen. Tech's Cadets selected as their can- didate Miss Betty Reneau. The members of the R.O.T.C. take great pride in their contribution to the annual Clothing Drive. This year their efforts helped to bring in 10,750 pounds of clothing for the needy. On duty at Tech as the Commandant is Sergeant First Class Billie L. Stephens. Sergeant Stephens entered the service in 1944 and saw service in the Asiatic Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. He also served as an investigator of war crimes in Korea. Sergeant Stephens is a graduate of Arizona State College at Tempe. - 121 - A Platoon drilling. SFC BILLIE L. STEPHENS