San Rafael High School - Searchlight Yearbook (San Rafael, CA)

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FRESI-IMAN YEAR On the opening day of school in September, l944, a mighty timid group of freshmen walked into the halls ofS.R.H.S.'I'hese freshmen turned out to be the largest frosh class in San Rafael's history and also the best. The annual Frosh Re- ception went over with a bang as did every other activity that we, as frosh, had anything to do with. Don Collins was S. B. Prexy for our first semester inside the walls. The Varsity Football team brought home a championship and topped it off by beating Tam 20 to 12. We proved that we were the best class in school by win- ning a war bond drive contest. We benefited from the contest by winning the 585.00 first prize. With the help of Mr. Tardy, Dot Simon, and Dot Cooper, we printed our own frosh newspaper, the Green Pea. During our frosh year San Rafael lost its beloved Major Cuffe. An assembly was held in his honor and all students wishing to attend his funeral were excused from school. Three new organizations were formed. The Nu Beta Sigma or Music Club, the Rally Committee, and the Yell Leaders' School. Bill Baglietto was S. B. Prexy during the spring semester. The C track team, composed of frosh, came in second place in the N. B. L. SOPHOMORE YEAR It was a very different group of students who started their sophomore year from those that had begun their freshman year, meek and timid. All timidness had been replaced by bold confidence. Maybe you remember Nave, Sabbatini 6 Co. or better yet those twin terrors oi the halls, Harry Thorn- ton and Bob Thorsen! Franco Guidici was S. B. Prexy during the fall semester. The Varsity Football team took second place in the N. B. I.. and whipped Tam 14 to 6. Leo Andrade was elected class. prexy and held the office for both semesters. The Sophomore Class paper, the Sophomore Buzz, was edited by Elmer Swanton, who did a grand job. A hayride to McNears Beach was held in order that we might enjoy the money we earned as frosh, selling war bonds. MP5 SENIOR CLASS We did all right in collecting old clothes in a drive to help the people of Europe. Dick Caletti was Student Body Prexy in the spring semester. We sold candy in the cafeteria in order to make some money for the class treasury. Everybody remembers the horrible results of the various club initiationsg especially the scalped members of the Sportsmen. During the spring we had a small-pox scare and all the students were vaccinated. We came in first in the San Rafael City School Bond Drive contest. The bond issue was passed. Our mighty mite C track team brought home a track championship from the N. B. L. held at St. Helena. Those getting gold track shoes were: Rich Nave, Frank Sabbatini, Harry Thornton, Buck Azevedo, Orson Dee, and Bob Weber. JUNIOR YEAR Our junior year started off with an almost all-junior par- ticipation on the B football team and won the N.B.L. cham- pionship. Our Varsity team, after going through an extremely bad year, ended the season in grand style, trouncing Tam for the seventh straight year, with a score of 12 to 7. Rich Guidici was Student Body Prexy for the fall semester. Don Walling led us as Iunior Prexy during the fall semes- ter. Mr. Gulick was appointed adviser to the junior class, to continue as such through our senior year. Our fall semester was a sad one, in that we lost Mr. James Haynes, a teacher whom everyone liked and admired, and two of our fellow classmates, Iim Hurt and Iack West, both through automobile accidents. We helped in raising funds for the Searchlight by selling magazine, subscriptions. Dave Ford was elected Student Body prexy for the spring semester. We thought him to be one of our best and wittiest prexys in our school's history. For the spring semester, Frank Fradelizio was elected to lead us. Our senior sweaters arrived, pearl-grey and red, with a '48 block. At the annual Barn Dance, sponsored by the Ra Ravas, a red model T was given as the door prize. Dick Mathews, a prominent junior, won the N.B.L. tennis singles championship.

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BARBARA ZIEGLER ROBERT THORSEN IEANNE WARNER FRANK SABBATINI IOAN WOLTERS RICHARD NAVE ALICE WESTLUND CHARLES HUDDLESTON MARGIE OWEN BILL RIEGELHUTH LORRAINE WIC!-IT CARTOON Members of the senior class whose pictures are not here. include: Charles Hubbard. Russell Reynolds, Purdum Rug- qles, Neil Cunningham. Edward Dullura. and Arthur Hughes. EVELYN Al-'I-'ONSO DOROTHY COOPER LLOYD SMITH MOLLIE ANN STEIN BETTY ARNOLD JACKIE MILLER RAY REED THERESA STANALAND DOLORES ENGEN CAROL DE LA MONTANYA JAMES FRUSH WAVA POAGUE

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HISTORY ' '9- Under the direction of Dave Ford, our student body Con- stitution was revamped and brought up to date. Dave created a new student body office called the Commissioner of Social Affairs whose duty was to see that there was always some- thing doing socially. Millard Everhart was appointed first commissioner. The Ra Ravas went on a weekend snow trip to Soda Springs. After the trip was over, there were a few girls seen limping around the halls. During the course of the year, the girls voted to do away with uniform sweaters and to wear colored sweaters. Early in Iune, the Iunior-Senior Prom was given by the juniors. lt was held in the gym and was entitled Prom in Pastel. SENIOR YEAR When school opened on that eventful day in September. l947, we found the student body under the able leadership of President Rich Nave. Our student body started operating un- der the new 1947 Constitution. Under this Constitution, the Student Council, a body composed of the student body officers and each of the class presidents, is the main governing body, the senate taking second place. So far, we think this new sys- tem has worked well. George Grasso made a very capable senior class presi- dent in the fall. A noon dance was held by the class to boost its treasury funds. The end of a favorable football season saw the valiant Bulldogs go down fighting before the league-leading Tam ln- diansg our first loss to Tarn in seven years. The final score of the massacre was Tam 32, San Rafael 7. The Tam-San Rafael Inter-School Relations Committee was formed and drew up a Constitution, with the purpose in view of bettering relations between the two schools, and to provide money to pay for damages to either school incurred in the past. The Tam-San Rafael Exchange Dance held the night following the Big Game was one of the projects sponsored by the committee. Eight seniors were chosen to take the Pepsi-Cola Scholar- ship examination in December. Those chosen were: Christine Christensen, Ed Gardner, Harold Hildebrant, Wayne Ken' nedy, Dick Mathews, Iulia Rice, Kathleen Vereker, and len' sen Young. The Block SR was reorganized through the efforts of Mr. Miller. Don Walling was elected prexy. In December, eight representatives of our student body went to Santa Rosa for the North Bay League meeting that was held there. The class of '49 decided to have green and white as their senior colors. Christmas was saddened as far as San Rafael High School was concerned, for on that day our beloved gym custodian, Mr. Ray Hill, passed on. ln Ianuary the Sportsmen started the leap year off right with a turn-about dance. Lloyd Smith was elected spring student body 'president after a hotly contested election which the student body de- cided was run off illegally. A re-election was held, and the results were almost identical with the first results. The best dance of the year, at this writing, was the annual formal Cotton Ball, mutually sponsored by the Ra Ravas and the Les Couts, and held at Masonic Hall. Ed Gardner was elected president of the senior class for the spring semester. Our B basketball team won the undisputed champion ship of the North Bay League. The championship first string was composed of the following seniors: Frank Sabbatini, Iacf: Vallee, Rich Nave, Leo Andrade, and Charlie Huddleston. A Cleanup Committee was formed to improve our grounds. A panel discussion that turned into a debate was held be- fore the student body twice on the question: ls a student court necessary in San Rafael High School: and, if so, how will it work? Those participating in it were: Student Body President Lloyd Smith, chairman: proponents: Ed Gardner, Wanda Dun- can, and lane Shields: opponents: Clyde Bradley, Bruno Fran- chetti, and Ray Reed. On Monday, March 15, the halls of S.R.H.S. were nearly deserted as a great majority of the students went to San Francisco to see the Freedom Train. The Iunior-Senior Ball was given under the auspices of the San Rafael High School P.-T.A. Bill Hunt, Iunior prexy, and Ed Gardner, Senior prexy, were general chairmen for the ball. Our Senior Class, differing from all previous senior classes, will be the first class to graduate on the turf. We leave with the threat of the draft and the possibility of war hanging over our heads. To you, the new up-and-coming seniors, we leave the re' sponsibility of holding up the reputation of S.R.H.S. and we wish you the best of luck. lf you follow in our footsteps, you can't miss! ln spite of our being glad to graduate, we leave ye olde institution with lumps in our throats and aches in our hearts.